When you look outside it's grey and wet and it's not the most attractive time to work in the garden. Yet the end of October/beginning of November is the perfect time to plant roses! By planting now, you’ll enjoy beautiful roses in early spring.

Only for gardeners with a green thumb? With this step-by-step plan everyone can plant roses!

1 Choose a suitable rose and place

Start by picking your favorite kind of rose. Then decide whether you opt for a rose grown in a pot or a bare root rose. The bare root roses are grown in full soil and are cheaper to buy. Once chosen, it’s time to choose a good spot. Roses like a sunny, not too dry spot. Also make sure they have enough space to grow.

Tip: never plant a rose in a place where one was planted before. This will prevent diseases and food shortage.

2 Planting hole

After finding a suitable spot, make a planting hole that is spacious enough. At least 50 by 50 centimeters. Plant the rose sufficiently deep so that the grafting point (that is where the green stems come out of the root) is at least five centimeters below ground level. This prevents it from freezing.

3 Cover the roots with sand

Mix the excavated soil with soil improver for roses (rose soil).

4 Press the soil and water the roses

Press the soil well and directly water the rose abundantly. Make sure you water the roses well, especially in the first weeks. This ensures that the roots have the chance to grow.

Do not plant in case of frost

Roses can be planted from October to April. Make sure you don’t plant when temperatures come under zero degrees.

Functional and colourful gadgets

A dirty job in this wet period of the year? Wear suitable gardening gloves to get this job done and use a shovel to dig out easily. Combine functional with a colourful print.