Plant Pots
How To Plant Potted Roses
It wasn’t too long ago that no serious rosarian would even
consider having a potted rose on their property except for,
maybe, last minute emergencies where they had run out of space
but couldn’t resist buying just one more plant.
Times have changed and potted roses have a place in the lives of
condo and apartment dwellers, city slickers who live in areas
where there isn’t a tree in sight, and anyone who has a spot on
their lawn or garden in need of the beauty that only a rose can
deliver.
Not all roses are good candidates for growing in pots. The
following varieties have been found to do best. Feel free to try
any variety that you want, even climbers, and see how they make
out.
All that Jazz
Ballerina
Blush Noisette
Bonica
Cecile Brunner
Clotilde Soupert
Green Rose
Gruss an Aachen
Hannah Gordon
Hermosa
Katharina Zeimet
Mrs. Oakley Fisher
Peace
Perfume Delight
Precious Platinum
Sea Foam
Sexy Rexy
Souvenir de la Malmaison
Stanwell Perpetual
The Fairy
Valentine
Whiskey Mac
Planting potted roses is a relatively easy task as long as you
do your planting in the Spring after any chance of a frost is
long past. If you live in climate zone 6, or warmer, then hold
off planting until autumn when the ravages of July and August
are far behind.
When you’re ready to plant, choose an appropriate sized
container with drainage holes. Make sure that the container has
enough room for your plant to grow without having to transplant
frequently.
Fill the container with garden soil that has some compost or
organic fertilizer mixed in.
Dig a hole that’s a bit bigger than the root ball, knock the
rose loose from its shipping container, and plant it.
Dig a shallow trench or moat around the base of the plant to
hold water, and water well.
Potted roses are susceptible to the same diseases as garden
roses are, and they require feeding, pruning and all of the
other rose care basics. Potted roses aren’t less work or
responsibility for you, they are simply more space-saving than a
regular rose garden is. Don’t treat your roses as if they were
ordinary potted plants or you will lose them.
People are constantly asking if they can grow potted plants
indoors. The answer is: “maybe, but it’s a risky proposition”.
That’s because roses need high humidity and a lot of direct
sunlight. High humidity conditions do not usually exist inside
of most airconditioned homes these days. However, if you live in
a hot, steamy area, and you don’t have air conditioning, then
you can probably get away with it as long as you pick a sunny
spot.
Of all the rose varieties that are likely to survive indoors,
miniature roses are your best bet. Miniature roses are actual
roses which have been bred to grow into small and compact plants
with equally small flowers. They do very well in pots and are
quite beautiful
About the Author
Angie Noack is a home and garden strategist with a sharp edge
for technology. With her unique ability to combine these two
skills, she’s able to help gardeners save time and increase
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Where can I find low cost Plant Containers and Pots on the Internet?
Now that I live in an apartment, with a patio, I long to have a garden again as I did in at my old home. I’m on a limited income, do not drive now because of my disability, and have been looking on the internet for containers and pots for planting. Why are they so expensive? Medium size pots regularly sell for over $100! I can’t understand it especially for the ones made of low cost materials.
Do you have a good resource for low cost containers and pots? I’d love to know about it. I’m not too concerned with their appearance, just function, I can embellish them. I’m so anxious to start planting. Thanks to anyone who can offer a suggestion. 
A restaurant saved their ex-large size tin cans (about 1 gal) for me that I’ve painted and decorated but they limit me on size. Looking particularly for larger containers for plants that grow larger, even maybe to plant tomatoes. Thanks for your help!
If there is a flea market or yard sale close to you, try them. You can usually pick them up fairly cheap. See if you have a freecycle.com in your area, and if not, start one. The purpose is to keep things out of landfills and dumps by giving to someone else what you may no longer want or need. I’ve gotten a lot of great things like leaf blowers, tables, clothes with the tags still on them, oriental rug… all free. Plus, I’ve been able to get rid of a lot of things and give them to people that want them. You can also do a post and state that you are wanting a particular item (like flower pots!). Or, go to the store in the off season and you can usually get them reasonably. You can also try making your own. Recycle some of your plastic containers (maybe old plastic coffee containers) and punch a hole in the bottom for drainage. Stencil them or decorate however you want. My plants didn’t suffer at all through the winter, being inside. My aloe has two babies, my mother-in-law tongue has one! I wouldn’t pay anywhere near $100 for a container for them. Just make sure they have good lighting, and you should do fine without spending a fortune!
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