Here’s the new workspace for my rose bushes. I will plant them alongside the fence so that when it matures, it will create a nice border of various colored roses. The hardest part of planting these roses is the arduous task of digging into the ground. You MUST dig at least 1.5-2 feet into the ground to allow for proper water drainage. It was somewhat difficult, as I kept hitting large stones which I needed to clean out. Basically, I dug 2 feet deep and about 1.5 feet in square dimensions for each rose bush. Then I took the soil and tilled it until it showed the same consistency as store-bought garden soil. I dropped in the rose bushes and filled in the holes. I also purchased 7 bags of cheap top-soil from Home Depot (on sale for 0.98 cents for a 40 lb. bag!). I split each bag to cover the top portions of each rose bush hole and created a nice mound on top for each plant. I watered in heavily for the first watering (about 2 gallons per rose bush). Check out the pictures below!
The workspace.
It’s not a joke digging these holes!
Planted and topped with soil.
1 of the 14 rose plants.
Garden of Harris 