GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Position to receive at least half a day (6 hours) of sun

• Keep plants moist before and after planting

• Do not plant around established tree and shrub roots

• Select a well-drained soil medium

• Water in well after planting and mulch soil surface

• Avoid rocky, coarse soils and badly drained soils,
  build up beds to improve drainage

• Avoid old rose beds unless new soil has been added

• For mass effect spacing between bush roses can be
  as little as you like, but ideally 50cm apart

PREPARATION

• Prepare the soil a few weeks before planting with organic
  matter or well rotted compost

WATERING

• Water regularly via deep soaking especially
  after planting or watering foliage at night

FEEDING

• Use a well reputed balanced fertiliser and feed in
  September, December and late February

PRUNING

• Removing spent blooms will encourage more flowers.

• Trim long growth to ensure good regrowth and more flowers.

• Prune established plants in winter, removing dead branches
  and approximately 60% in height

 

Knight’s Roses are proud to be the Australian Agents for some of the world’s most renowned rose breeders, these include
Harkness of England, James Cocker and Sons of Scotland, Rosen-Tantau of Germany and Guillot Roses of France.