There's nothing better than the smell of fragrant roses
in your garden.
They're are classic flower and come in heaps of colors,
but they do need a lot of love.
We'll cover planting, growing, pruning, and maintenance
so you can have a garden full of blooming good roses.
There are two main seasons for planting roses, winter
and summer.
When you plant in winter, the rose will be dormant.
When you plant in summer, they will be in full growth
and often near flowering.
There's a huge range of roses available.
There's hybrid tea, which is one flower on a single stem,
or floribunda, which is a cluster of flowers.
There are climbers.
They grow over two meters, and come with both hybrid tea
and floribunda flower types.
There's English, or modern old-fashioned roses, specially
bred with great fragrance, flower form,
and continuous flowering.
And there's flower carpet roses, which
are great groundcover with masses of blooms.
If you're not sure what you're after
or what's best for your garden, just
come into the Mitre 10 Garden Center,
have a look at what's available, and have a chat to us.
Roses love a sunny area sheltered from strong winds,
and will growth in garden beds, pots, or containers.
Rich and well-drained soil is the key.
Grab some of this rose and shrub mix.
It's got heaps of nutrients to give them the best start.
Adding a little bit of seaweed tonic
is also great for root development and general plant
health.
So now we've found a good spot to plant our rose.
Dig a hole a bit bigger than the pot,
then add in a good dose of rose mix
and work it through the existing soil.
When you get the rose in the ground, first of all
we're going to check the height of our pot
with the depth of our hole.
Now I'm really happy with that.
Just give the pot a light squeeze
to check that it's not root bound.
This one feels all right.
If it is root bound, it's a good idea
to just give it a light teasing when it comes out of the pot.
And we're just going to back fill with some of our topsoil,
and add some of our rose mix.
Pat it in gently around the base, making sure
not to bring the soil up around the trunk,
as this can cause diseases.
Then at a stake for support, and secure it with some ties.
And finally, water in well.
With roses, deep watering is most effective, especially
on those hotter summer days.
Avoid wetting the leaves, as it can spread fungal disease.
To get the best out of them, feed in spring and summer
when they're actively growing.
Grab some of this rose food, which has the ideal NPK ratio--
with a little bit of extra potassium,
K, for those awesome flowers that we're after.
When it comes to spraying, in spring and summer sprite
fortnightly with an insecticide-fungicide
combination to prevent pests and disease,
and a foliage feed like seaweed tonic.
In winter, use liquid copper and conqueror oil once a month
to prevent scale, redmite, and other fungal problems
in spring.
And once in June, use a lime sulfur spray,
which encourages defoliation and protects the stems from scale,
moss, and lichen.
Some common rose pests are mites or aphids.
Be sure to check the underside of the leaves for them.
And look out for black spot and rust.
If you spot any of these, just head in the store,
and we'll sort you out with the right product.
If you're not sure what you're looking at, just take a photo
and bring it in.
Get onto pruning in July or August,
when the plants are dormant.
Don't worry if there are still a few flowers left.
It's better to sacrifice them to encourage
a good bloom next year.
So the first thing you'll want to make sure you've got
is a good pair of sharp [INAUDIBLE],,
and we're going to take out the dead wood.
A wee tip.
Dip your [INAUDIBLE] in some methylated spirits or bleach
to prevent spreading diseases from other plants.
Don't be shy to cut branches back by about half,
making all cuts on an angle, sloping away from buds.
Thin out the center of the plant and get rid of any woody growth
to let air flow through.
Remove any diseased branches, and be
sure to collect and dispose of all cuttings
to stop any disease spreading.
Now it's time for you to get out in the garden
and have a go at growing your own roses.
With a few of these tips up your sleeve,
you'll have your garden blooming with color
and looking beautiful, easy as.
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