Receiving Delivery Of Your Bare Root Roses

When you order bare root roses from us, they won't look like much, but once planted they will become a beautiful and blooming rose plant.

Here's what to do when you receive your bare root order, and how to care for and plant your roses.

Check all your roses have arrived

We pack bare root roses very tightly together, usually in one parcel. Because of this, it can often seem as though there are only one or two roses when there are in fact more.

If you have ordered more than one rose, please ensure you remove the packaging and the string to be sure that all of your roses are there. If you do have any issues, please get in touch.

Don't get rid of the packaging just yet, you might want to use it to store your roots!

A bare root delivery in packaging

Decide when you want to plant your roses

Here at Apuldram Roses, we recommend planting as soon as possible, particularly with bare root roses. Sadly however, we all know that the British weather doesn't always permit this!

Should frozen or waterlogged ground prevent you from planting strait away, bare root roses will survive happily in a cool place for around 3 weeks, providing their roots are kept damp in their packaging.

To keep the roots damp during storage, open the packaging, water the roots and re-seal the packaging.

Empty pots ready for winter planting

Leaving your bare roots for longer

If you cannot plant your roses in the first few weeks and won't be able to keep the roots damp, if you're travelling or going away. We suggest heeling them into a trench with some soil around the roots until you return.

Make a small trench in your garden or a larger pot, and cover the roots in soil. This should keep them protected and stop them from going dry. Once you're back, you can transfer them into their new home.

A small trench for your bare root roses

Cover the roots in damp soil and pat down gently.

Bare root rose advice

You should receive instructions for planting and pruning with your order but you can find more expert rose advice and rose care information on our website, or you can get in touch with us.

We also offer regular rose care workshops, check out our events to see our workshop schedule.