Plant your roses now for a floral spring

FALLBROOK – January and February are excellent months for planting roses in this area. Roses planted now have plenty of time and mild conditions to establish their root systems and form relationships with soil fungi so they can become real show stoppers in the garden as early as May. A wide selection of roses are available this month and next at local nurseries. Many nurseries and retail suppliers have websites where one can order roses. These plants tend to be fresher, as they come from the source.

Whatever their source, roses usually arrive “bare root,” potted, or packaged. Bare root p...