I've never worked with Roses before....HELP!
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:25 pm
As an anniversary present earlier this week, my husband gave me a Jackson and Perkins grandiflora rose bush (well, it's more like a twig, so I have had to use my imagination ). I am hopefully planting it (and 4 other grandifloras that I picked out) in a couple days and I want to make sure that I don't do anything wrong in the process. The plot that I am tilling up is on a SW facing wall of my house. It gets full sun from around 11am until dusk. This used to be my husbands family farm corn/produce field, so I know it is good soil, consisting of dark, rich soil and sand. It will be 18' long and 5' 6" deep (although it could be made deeper if necessary). I have found so much information online, much of which is contradicting. My main questions are How far away from the house should I plant them, How far apart from each other should I plant them, and should I "cage" them with the top portion of a tomato cage in order to supply support for the heavy bunches it will produce? Some useful information is that the box says that they grow between 4-5 feet. Thanks in advance for your help.