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Planting Drift® Roses

Follo w the se si mp le st eps to plan t your Dri ft® ros e!

Step 1: Pick a Sunny Place to Plant

Your ro se bu sh wi ll need at le ast 6 hours of su n ea ch da y, so choo se a su nn y

spot to pl an t.

Step 2: Dig a Large Hole

Di g a h ole sli ghtly lar ger than t he cont ain er. Wor k th e soi l at t he bo tt om of

the hole wi th your sh ovel so t hat i t is l oose and aera ted.

Step 3: Remove Rose from its Container

Remove the D ri ft® R ose fr om i ts container. Use your h ands to gent ly lo osen

the roo ts at the bo ttom of t he pl an t.

Step 4: Plant your Rose in Ground

Place the plan t in the h ole, en s u ri ng that the base of t he pl an t is le vel wi th

the soi l.

Step 5: Fill in Soil around Plant

Ad d s oi l b ac k to the hole aroun d the pla nt. Cru mble the soi l so th at i t i s n ice

and a erat ed. If desire d, m ulch aro un d the plant.

Step 6: Water Rose until Established

Wa ter y our Drift® Ro se t hor ou ghly aroun d the bas e of the plan t, a llowi ng i t

to so ak in. Re pe at as n eces sar y. Fo r the nex t couple o f weeks, che ck in a nd

wa ter t he pl an t as ne eded to en sur e it stays heal thy.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Planting Drift® Roses Fo l lo w the se si mple ste ps to plan t yo ur Dri f t® r ose ! Step 1: Pick a Sunny Place to Plant Y our r o se bu sh wi ll ne ed a t le ast 6 ho urs o f su n ea ch da y, so ch oo se a su nn y s po t to pl an t. Step 2: Dig a Large Hole Di g a h ol e sli gh tl y la r ger th an the con tain er. Wor k th e soil a t the bo ttom o f th e ho le wi th your sh o v e l so tha t i t i s l oo se and aera te d.
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Pruning Drift® Roses Fo l lo w the se si mple ste ps to pr une yo ur Dri f t® ro se ! Step 1: Know the proper time Pr une yo ur ro se b ush in e ar l y sprin g, n ever in the f al l an d ne ver in the w in te r. C he ck your r ose bu sh fro m ti me to tim e a s sprin g mo ves a l on g and w h en you star t to see ne w s h oo ts gro win g f rom th e cane s on yo ur ro se b us h, th a t’s a goo d si gn tha t i t i s tim e to pr une .
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B ef ore cu ttin g, lo o k do wn th e ste m of the r ose you a re wan tin g to ge t ri d o f an d l oo k for a fi ve- le af le t se t ( fi ve f ul l le a ve s to ge ther) . You wan t to ma ke yo ur cu t ju st ab o ve th e fi rst fi ve - le af le t se t th a t you see . Step 3. Make the cut M a ke th e cu t ju st abo ve the f ir st fi ve -l eaf l e t se t an d con tinue cu ttin g ou t th e s pen t bl oo ms un til yo u ar e ha ppy wi th ho w yo ur ro se b ush lo o ks.
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Fertilizing Drift® Roses A re you won de rin g wh en you sh ou ld ferti liz e your r oses? Th e goo d ne ws is th a t Dri f t® R o se s wi ll pe rf orm be au ti ful l y e ven wi tho u t ferti lizin g! H o we ver , i f you ch oo se to gi ve them an a ddi ti onal b oo st, i t' s ver y impo r tan t no t to f er ti liz e un ti l af ter th e ro se s ar e establ ish ed an d go th ro u gh on e b lo om cyc le . Here are some additional tips: 1 .