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Enjoy Rose Gardening
The rose. It has been the subject of many
a poem, prose and song. It has been one
of the many symbols of beauty, love and
female sexuality. It has warmed and won
hearts all over.
But before a rose becomes a bloom that
has the power over many, it has to begin
somewhere as a plain and innocent bud,
unnoticed and enjoying its life along
with the other buds.
It is here in the rose garden where it
all starts. Where the roses live until
they are ready to be let go. Here is
where the rose gardener toils and toils
and toils until he is ready to let go.
But for him it is not tiring work. The
gardener enjoys both the trip and the
destination.
Rose gardening is an activity that can
serve lots of purposes. Some go into it
mainly for profit, as there is always a
demand for roses. Probably because roses
are one of the most popular flowers there
are, famed for their beauty and smell.
Some find them therapeutic and relaxing;
tending to something which grows into
beauty gives some people the feeling of
accomplishment and fulfillment. Others
find rose gardening, or just plain
gardening a delight within itself.
Whatever it is your purpose for doing
rose gardening, if you’re still a
beginner, you have to know a few things
first. Rose gardening is not a simple
task, you don’t happen to notice
roses grow just about anywhere,
don’t you? These are delicate
flowers which require your attention and
dedication.
First thing in rose gardening, you have
to choose what variety of rose it is that
you want to plant. But you can’t
just pick any variety. You have to take
into consideration factors like growing
conditions, garden size etc.
After picking the rose variety that you
want to plant, you have to prepare your
spot. Rose gardening involves picking and
preparing a good site and bed for
plantation. A good site should ideally
receive six hours of sun a day, or at
least a good dose of sun in the morning
and shade in the afternoon. Adequately
drained soil is a must, poor drainage or
“wet feet” will be death for
your flowers. Although roses would do
well in most soil types, having a high
organic content will be better. Do check
the pH levels of your soil, 6.0 –
7.0 would be good.
One of the highlight events in your rose
gardening is planting. If you’re
planning to use bare root roses in your
rose gardening, try to purchase them as
close as possible to your planting time.
Soak these first in water for 8 to 12
hours to help rehydrate the plant. You
must also “sweat” the canes
after planting them into the soil to
avoid drying the canes up. There are
different methods of doing this, most
growers just put a moist brown paper bag
over the canes.
Potted roses are easier to plant and are
ready for planting the whole season. You
just take it out of the container and put
it in a hole deep enough to accommodate
the root ball. Same with box roses,
although it generally recommended that
you remove the cardboard box first
(because the instructions might say
otherwise).
After you have prepared and planted, your
rose gardening activities will mainly
consist of mulching, pruning, fertilizing
and of course, watering. You just have to
prepare a rose gardening plan for these
things. It would be good to research on
the needs of the variety of rose that you
have chosen.
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