Caring For Your Roses In January
As we see in another year, January is a quieter month for your roses and your garden in general. The recent spell of freezing temperatures will have put your roses into their dormant state, so now is the time to prune them if you haven’t already.
Keep reading to see what else our Rosarians will be doing with their roses during January.
Save Ripe Hips For Local Wildlife
Rose Hips are a nutrient-rich source of food for birds and other small animals through the winter and play a key part in local biodiversity through the winter months.
Leaving any ripe hips on your plant throughout January will attract more birds to your garden and provide a vital winter food source for local wildlife. However, if your hips have started to turn brown and mushy, it is best to remove them.
If you would like to learn more about rose hips, click here
Prune Your Shrub Roses
January and February are the best months of the year to prune your shrub roses and any climbing and rambling roses that you didn’t get around to in December.
These varieties all need pruning using different techniques, but the most important step with any of them is to make sure you remove any dead, damaged or diseased wood and any wood that looks particularly weak.
For a full breakdown of how to prune your different varieties of roses, Click Here
Plant Your Bare Roots
Planting your bare roots in January means the rose will stay dormant for a couple of months after it has been planted. This allows the rose to put all of its energy into establishing strong roots before the flowering season.
If you receive your bare root rose while the ground is frozen, you can store it in a bucket of water or compost until the ground has thawed enough for you to plant it.
Want to learn more about planting a bare root rose?
Click here to watch our step-by-step video
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