As you are lifting, you may find some roots that resist. Rather than tugging and ripping the plant out of the soil, use clean pruners to clip away these roots at the deepest point you can reach. Ready to put that rose in its new place? If you wound up with a large ball of soil, put your dug-up plant on a tarp, and drag it over to its new location or ferry it over in a wheelbarrow. If the plant is a manageable size for you, just carry it to its new spot.
Gently loosen the soil at the base of the root ball to free up the roots. Then, spread those over the cone of soil that you made. This encourages the roots to grow out rather than binding up or growing straight down. Plan on trimming the rose to two-thirds of its original size. Then, fill in around the plant with a mixture of the existing soil and well-rotted compost.
Fill the hole the rest of the way and water again. Keep a close eye on your plant, and plan to give it more water than you would normally. Start by providing the same amount of water as you have in the past, but if you notice any wilting, increase the amount by half. If you moved it during the summer, you might even want to give the foliage a good misting in the morning as well. Hopefully, this guide helped you to move your rose to the right spot. If so, you might want to expand your rose-growing knowledge with one of our other guides, starting with these:.
Kristine Lofgren is a writer, photographer, reader, and gardening lover from outside Portland, Oregon. She was raised in the Utah desert, and made her way to the rainforests of the Pacific Northwest with her husband and two dogs in Her passion is focused these days on growing ornamental edibles, and foraging for food in the urban and suburban landscape. Thank you so much for all your info, this has been very helpful. We are planning to move a rose this weekend.
We live in British Columbia, Canada. I would like to plant lavender on each side of the rose. Can I do this, and will the rose survive? The location is sun most of the day. Thank you so much. Sure, this is a good time of year to transplant and the rose should be fine if you follow the steps described above. Roses and lavender do well together, but keep in mind that lavender prefers slightly drier soil than roses.
That means you can either leave several feet between the plants and give the rose a little extra moisture, or just water to suit the rose. Most lavender do fine with a little extra water. Photo by Kristine Lofgren. Facebook Twitter Pinterest About Kristine Lofgren Kristine Lofgren is a writer, photographer, reader, and gardening lover from outside Portland, Oregon. More Posts Request Store Credit. Heirloom Roses. Skip to Content. Compare Products. Click Here For Details. Heirloom's Own Products Fertilizers Treatments.
Transplant or Move a Rose Bush. Two Methods for Transplanting Roses Dormant Transplanting The best time to transplant a rose is in early spring when the rose is still dormant. Timing is everything. Wait until all threat of frost or freezing weather has passed. Reduce plant size. Cut the rose canes back to 10 to 12 inches and remove all foliage, if there is any. Dig a new hole. Make sure that there is good drainage. If the water has drained out, you have a good spot. If not, select another place.
Remove the rose. Dig far enough away from the root ball so that roots are not damaged. The goal is to take as many of the roots as possible. Gently transfer it to the new hole. If the plant is large, it can be helpful to drag it to the hole on a tarp. In winter the many hair roots die and decompose creating natural compost.
It is usually very clear when roses do need to be re-potted. This will be due to the fact that the soil in the containers is depleted or has become hard and there is not enough aeration around the roots. Generally, roses can be re-potted every three years and it may also become necessary if a rose has outgrown its container. An alternative, when it is too awkward to re-pot a particular rose, is to push a strong stick into the potting soil several times, wiggling it around to create tunnels.
Fill the tunnels with compost or an enriched potting soil mix.
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