Time to plant new roses in your garden

What a roller coaster ride we’ve been having. Although daytime highs have ranged from 50’s to 60’s, they’ve still been as much as 10 degrees below normal. Night temps at or below 32 degrees – some nights with hard freezes – have certainly put some non-rose plants at risk.

And the recent rains are certainly promising but aren’t anywhere close to what is needed to solve our years-long drought. The cold temps and rain result in colder than usual ground which further delays root activity and plant growth.

There is no specific timeline for winter rose care, but there are general time frames. For ou...