#it's an ever growing field and you need to do tons of research to try and keep up to date with things

[bunji-enthusiast]

Yarnaby's Runaway

request by @jessicawesker83, hello!! finally got this done, I really like doing this one.

The sudden jolt of waking up from an unsettling, cold sleep left you disoriented. The sterile, suffocating smell of the lab was overwhelming, and the blaring white lights overhead felt like a spotlight searching for something you couldn’t quite place. The last thing you remembered was being on a field trip with your classmates, touring a science museum—or was it a research facility? No, that didn’t seem right now. As your eyes opened fully, you realized the absence of any familiar faces. In fact, there was no one at all. The place was eerily quiet, only interrupted by the occasional hum of machinery and distant, unintelligible voices.

You tried to move but found your body sluggish, your muscles stiff, as though they had been frozen in time. Your breath quickened. Where am I?

You bolted upright, panic sinking in as the reality of the cold, metal surroundings hit you like a ton of bricks. Rows of metal tables lined the walls, covered in sheets and strange equipment you had never seen before. It wasn’t a field trip anymore. I need to get out of here.

Shakily, you pushed yourself to your feet, unsure of how you even ended up in such a place. As you made your way toward the exit, you felt the ground tremble beneath your feet—something large, something heavy, moving nearby. You instinctively ducked behind a table, eyes wide with fear. You heard the shuffle of footsteps, clumsy yet unmistakably large, growing nearer. 

Then, from the shadows, you saw it.

A massive, strange lion-like creature lay on a pile of discarded bodies. The sight made your stomach churn, a mix of confusion and disgust flooding your mind. The bodies—were they... human? Some still bore the remnants of clothing, others marked with deep gashes and wounds. It wasn’t the bodies themselves that caught your eye, though, but the creature sleeping atop them.

Its fur was unlike anything you had ever seen—vibrant, multicolored yarn that looked almost cartoonish. The creature’s mane, wild and untamed, was a garish blend of hues, stretching across the floor. And though it resembled a lion in size and shape, it had no tail. Instead, its limbs seemed to stretch and twist with every movement, its paws resembling the features of an old ragdoll, only much darker.

You hid behind the nearest table, your breath catching in your throat as you slowly realized that this thing, this monster, was the very reason you were here. You had been kidnapped. Taken, like all those who had disappeared. And now, it is coming for you.

You squeezed your eyes shut, trying to steady your breathing. You had to find a way out of here. Slowly, cautiously, you peered around the corner to see the creature stirring, sniffing the air with a soft, almost playful sound.

It sniffed the air again. A low growl rumbled from its throat, and its massive eyes flickered open. There was a strange innocence behind them, a playful gleam that didn’t match the bloodstained scene around it. Was it looking for me?

The creature’s nostrils flared as it sniffed again, its gaze now scanning the area. Slowly, it rose, its massive frame looming over the dead bodies, the yarn of its fur bristling as it moved. You froze, your heart pounding in your chest.

What do I do?

A shiver ran down your spine as the creature began moving toward you, its steps heavy and deliberate. Every inch of its monstrous form seemed to radiate an eerie calm, despite the death surrounding it. You couldn’t help but think that it wasn’t entirely bad, and wasn't fully malevolent in its intentions. It seemed almost... sad? No, you couldn’t think that way. Not now.

You swallowed hard, trying to steady your shaking hands. You didn’t have much time. You needed to move.

The creature’s gaze shifted, and you could feel it locking onto your position. It grinned, a wide, toothy grin that split its face in a way that wasn’t natural. Three sharp, triangular fangs jutted from its opening, a disturbing juxtaposition to the otherwise innocent look in its eyes. 

It’s coming. I need to hide.

But it was too late. As you tried to sneak away, a sharp paw shot out from the shadows, and the next thing you knew, you were on the cold floor, pinned down by the creature’s weight. Your scream caught in your throat as the creature’s massive claws dug into the ground next to you, its grin widening.

it purred, a low, gravelly hum. 

You struggled, panic flooding your body as you squirmed under the creature’s grasp. Its limbs were far stronger than you expected, and though it was playful, you could feel an unsettling sense of power in its every move. It was toying with you, like a cat with a mouse.

“You... you’re not going to eat me, right?” you gasped, trying to push against its heavy paw.

Yarnaby’s head tilted slightly, his massive, cartoony eyes narrowing as if considering your question. He mused the thought, though his head shifted, as if he were coherently saying no. 

Before you could respond, the creature scooped you up in one swift motion, lifting you as though you weighed nothing. It carried you through the dimly lit corridors, the sounds of your heartbeat pounding in your ears. As you were whisked past walls lined with strange symbols and flickering lights, you couldn’t help but notice the unsettling quiet that seemed to hang in the air. Where were the others? Had they escaped, or...?

The answer came in the form of another disturbing sight—this one much worse. The farther you went, the more you saw the true horror of this place. The experiments. The dark, twisted creations of the Doctor. It was clear now. You weren’t in a research facility anymore. You were in a prison.

The last thing you saw before being thrown into a cold, dark cell was Yarnaby’s eyes—a mixture of sorrow and the distant echoes of something long forgotten. You didn’t know what it was about the creature that made you feel both terrified and sorry for it at the same time.

As you slumped against the cold metal bars, a distant voice echoed from behind you.

“Yarnaby,” the voice said, cold and calculating, “bring it here.”

Yarnaby looked down at you with those big, innocent eyes once more, his grin softening for the briefest of moments.

The creature stepped back, giving you a little more space before his monstrous grin reappeared.

As if he truly spoke, the thought hadn’t escaped your mind. ‘Doctor will fix you soon’ 

Yarnaby whimpered softly, before turning away. 

But even as you were left in the cold dark, you couldn’t shake the feeling that Yarnaby wasn’t like the others. There was something different about him. Something more... human.

And though you were trapped in this nightmare, deep down, you knew he was, in some strange, twisted way, a protector.

At least, that’s what the jingle of his name told you.

[corinescorner]

How to be a System Ally

This can be a post for both non-systems and systems! We all should be educated on how to be an ally for the community! It's aimed towards non-systems, though.

Educate yourselves. Before engaging, you should learn about systems and plurality. Different types of systems exist, and come in many, many different ways. Terms llike headmates, switching, co-consciousness, etc. should be learned before interacting!

Read about experiences: Follow blogs, watch videos, or read posts from systems who share their journeys.

Avoid assumptions: Not every system is the same, and their internal experiences and why they even exist can widely vary.

Use correct language! Ask about pronouns, names, or terms that the system may use. They can vary between each system, or even each alter.

Respect system-specific terms: If a system describes themselves as a way that's unfamiliar, instead of calling them fake or lying, take time to understand what it means. Ask questions, do research.

Don't assume every system view their system or plurality as a negative or a problem. Some systems see it as apart of their identity, regardless of how they formed.

Respect boundaries and autonomy. Like anyone else, systems have boundaries, and it's extremely important to respect them. Some systems are more open than others, but don't assume that every system should talk about their inner world.

If you're not sure who's fronting, ask before assuming! Some systems may let you know, but others may prefer to keep it private. Respect both.

Never, ever pressure a system to switch for another alter to interact with. Or in general. Switching isn't a performance, and asking is very invasive.

If a system requests to be treated as individuals between alters, respect that. Don't treat them as a singular identity unless they prefer it. Ask questions.

Validate their experiences. Systems face a ton of invalidation, both from the outside work and even in their own community. As an ally, you should validate every experience.

Believe them. If a system tells you about their experiences being a system, believe them. Don't question their legitimacy or dismiss their reality.

Acknowledge the diversity in systemhood. Whether a system formed due to trauma or not, their experiences are valid as a plural or system. Don't engage in debates that question the validity of "real" systems.

Support how they view their system. Some view it as a disorder, while some view it as their identity. Support how they see themselves without your own judgement.

Many systems, particularly the ones formed from trauma, can be sensitive to certain topics. Ask about what topics they would like to avoid, and respect it. Avoid triggering language; slurs, stereotypes, or graphic descriptions of trauma can be harmful.

Avoid intrusive questions. Questions about how often they switch or what their trauma history is are often invasive. If they want to share, they will.

Amplify system voices. Share content, posts, or messages from systems who are advocating!

Correct misinformation. Gently guide a person to the correct information. Remember, misinformation generally comes from lack of education, so pointing them to the right direction can help.

Offer support, not pity. Systems don't inherently need rescue or pity. Don't be the "hero" of systems. Listen without judgement, listen without trying to "fix" things. Celebrate their strengths instead of focusing on their weaknesses.

Support a system automony. Systems are allowed to make nonconventional choices for their system. Whether it's delaying recovery, purposely splitting, creating alters, etc. They are allowed to make these choices.

Continue to educate yourself. Plurality is a diverse and growing field of discussion. Keep up with new conversations and research.

I hope this is able to help people who are newer to the system community or what to help advocate for their system friends!

[zipstidbits]

hi zip! 👋 i'm just really curious about how you got into astrophysics 👀 and what careers interest you in that field if you don't mind sharing ☺️ i just think it's so cool, but like, in the way of someone who knows absolutely nothing about astrophysics except that it's probably really hard and also rockets 😛🚀 have a lovely day! 💞

hi zesty!!!!! thanks so much for asking, i don't mind sharing at all :))))

how i got into astrophysics:

both my parents are second-generation americans so education/college was always The Big Goal growing up. this translated to my parents really emphasizing math and science skills and i got really interested in science this way. (the post-cold war american cultural emphasis on science as a whole probably contributed to this as well, lmao.)

i ended up momentarily ditching the science dream because i started struggling with math in middle school. i can do it, but my adhd means i struggle to hold numbers in my head (do mental math) and sometimes i can be slow/need to write things out more than others/make silly mistakes/and then get bogged down by imposter syndrome. this was like 10+ years ago so i had zero diagnoses and minimal support so i hopped onto the anti-math train.

i never stopped liking science though. i want to know everything and imo, science contains the answers to everything and is how we'll learn all that is unknown right now. once i hit high school and science class started having a shit ton more math i started to view math differently. it became the whole 'the enemy (math) of my enemy (the unknown) is my friend' thing. thankfully, math, when applied to physics concepts, makes more sense than when in a pure math class, so this became a very doable arrangement.

i also started consuming a lot more pop-science/science in the news around this time. neil degrasse tyson, the one astrophysics class i took in high school, and my dad who played a lot of star trek and pbs space videos on youtube to bond with me opened my mind to the most beautiful thing ever (space). i just think it's the coolest thing ever and the unknowns are so cool and i want to know what's going on up there so bad!!!!

this (and some spite*) led me to apply to college for a BS in physics. doing just physics and not astrophysics was sort of a safety net because i thought i'd really like particle physics too but it turns out quantum mechanics is evil and fucked up so i chose to stick with astrophysics as my concentration, lmao.

*i felt like a lot of my peers in high school assumed i couldn't do this because i wasn't naturally good at math/physics and i took a little more time and effort (i spent a lot of early mornings and afternoons in help sessions, lmao) and a part of me wanted to prove them wrong.

then, this past fall/winter, i applied for a bunch of astrophysics phd programs because i've thankfully got a BS degree and i've made my mind up on what i want to do in life (study/learn about space). i got rejected from 7 out of the 8 schools i applied to which was terrible in the moment but great now because i didn't really have to choose what program to accept, lmaoooooooooooo.

careers that interest me:

i very much enjoy teaching (i was a teaching assistant this year) and i would really like to continue it. i could probably do that in most research jobs by mentoring others in a lab/research setting but also being a professor sounds really cool and appealing to me since i could do research and traditional teaching, lmao.

i'm kind of willing to give most astrophysics research jobs a try, i think? the only line i'd really draw is i don't want to work anywhere near the american military-industrial complex for moral reasons

thank you again for asking zesty!!!! sorry for rambling so much and i hope you have a lovely day as well!!! <33333

[saturdaynightghostclub]

Toady FAQ!

Hey y’all! I get a lot of the same questions (both on Tiktok and here in the bog), so I thought I’d answer a bunch of em at once! As always, if you have questions not listed here, I’m happy to chat :)

Are you going to upload/continue the 90s series? (Alternatively: Upload the 90s series. You should upload it to Tumblr. Continue the 90s series.)

With all the love in the world, no. At least not for the moment—ask me again in 6 months!

Writing that series ended up being super stressful, and I’m not super eager to get back in there at the moment. I’m worried I’d continue to carry that stress and that I’d grow to resent the story, which is not at all what I want! I also don’t want to be 8 chapters into a new piece of writing and still have people asking about the 90s series, which I hope is understandable.

By all means, save the posts from Tiktok so you can revisit them. Just please don’t post them anywhere :)

Do you have Spotify? Can you make a playlist of all the songs you used in your Tiktoks?

I’ve thought about this question a lot, and basically: you tell me.

I have a Spotify account, but haven’t shared it for privacy reasons. However, if enough people wanted it, I could be persuaded to change my username and share my playlists :)

I do think it’s fun to have music to go along with a story, and it’s actually the one thing I miss about Tiktok. So the other option would be to maybe post chapters as audio posts with the text underneath, if I can figure out how to do that?

Basically: you tell me what you think, and I’ll do it!

Will your next story feature XYZ?

It depends on your request (and, honestly, the tone in which you ask it). I’m more than happy to consider requests and suggestions, but I have two stipulations:

1. There are certain perspectives and lived experiences from which I simply cannot write accurately; if you’re asking me to write about the experiences of a marginalized group, consider that I might not be the person to portray them. On top of being in a privileged position myself, I’m also just not an experienced enough writer to properly research and depict experiences so inherently different from my own. I can definitely try my best to recommend other writers, but know that, in all things, my knowledge is limited to my own exposure and experience.

2. I cannot possibly make everyone happy. If I took every request I received, I’d end up with a disaster of a story that I wouldn’t even feel like I’d written. I need to retain some creative freedom in order for this to feel worth doing, so while I welcome suggestions please don’t be offended if I don’t take every one I see!

Any advice for people who want to major in English? What are you doing with your degree?

Yes!

Find your niche. Mine was American lit, specifically the weird stuff. The weirder the better—American Gothic, true crime journalism, 19th-century Spiritualism—you name it, I’ve written about it. If you can find a subgenre of literature that you LOVE, nothing you read or write will feel like work.

Don’t edit, rewrite! Print your draft and go over it in red pen, then re-type it with your corrections. I swear by this!

Don’t limit yourself, ever! Take classes on fantasy, sci-fi, children’s lit, climate crisis fiction, religious texts, whatever you can find. You will be better for it!

Everyone is wrong. There’s a TON you can do with an English degree. I worked in finance straight out of college—I knew nothing about business, but my degree taught me to communicate effectively and synthesize information from different sources. You have valuable skills, you just need to learn to market them! Now I’m working in my field and it’s great, but it was never the only option.

DO A STORY ABOUT X IN Y TIME PERIOD SET IN THIS SPECIFIC TOWN!

Beloved, stop yelling at me.

Can I use this as a writing prompt/write my own story/create fanart using these characters?

YES! Knock yourself out, I only ask that you tag me in the final product so I can see your lovely work and hype you up :)

Do you have book/movie/show recs that are similar to your work?

That depends! Send me a specific request (ie: MMCs with similar vibes to Jasper Stevens) and I’ll try my best to recommend you something. If I can’t think of anything, we’ll crowdsource!

[krackerz1]

Your Guide to the Creative advertising agency in bangalore for 2025.

Bangalore's advertising scene is exploding! More businesses need creative minds than ever before. Picking the right ad agency can feel like a huge task. But killer advertising is a must to stand out today. This guide shows you how to find the perfect creative advertising agency in Bangalore come 2025.

Why Bangalore is a Hotspot for Creative Advertising Agencies

Bangalore isn't just India's Silicon Valley; it's also an advertising powerhouse. Several factors helped make it so popular. Let's look at them.

Bangalore's Thriving Startup Ecosystem

Startups are everywhere in Bangalore. This boom creates a huge demand for cool marketing and branding. New companies need to make a splash, so agencies thrive here. The need for fresh ideas is always high.

The Rise of Digital Marketing in Bangalore

Digital marketing is taking over, and Bangalore is leading the charge. Businesses realize online ads are crucial. Bangalore agencies know how to use SEO, social media, and more to reach the right people. This digital focus boosts the creative ad scene.

A Hub for Talent and Innovation

Bangalore has tons of smart, creative people. The city's known for innovation. Talented designers, writers, and strategists flock here, making it a great place for ad agencies to grow.

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Creative ad agencies do a lot more than just make ads. They offer a range of services to help businesses grow. Check out some core offerings.

Branding and Identity Development

A brand is more than just a logo. It's also about how people see your business. Agencies help create logos, brand messaging, and guidelines. They make sure everything looks and feels consistent. This builds trust with customers.

Digital Marketing and Social Media Management

Agencies handle SEO, PPC ads, and social media. They create content, run campaigns, and analyze results. They keep your brand visible online. Good social media management can transform your business.

Content Creation and Storytelling

Content is king! Agencies create blog posts, videos, and graphics. They tell your brand's story in a way that grabs attention. Great storytelling connects with people on an emotional level.

Campaign Strategy and Execution

Before launching any ad, agencies do market research. They plan media buys and manage entire campaigns. Their goal is to get the best results for your budget. A smart strategy is key to advertising success.

What to Look for When Choosing an Agency in 2025

Picking the right agency is tough. Think about these things when you are ready to choose an agency in 2025.

Industry Expertise and Specialization

Does the agency know your industry? Look for one with experience in your field. They'll understand your customers and competitors better. This can lead to more effective ads.

Portfolio and Case Studies

Check out the agency's past work. Do you like what you see? Look at their case studies to see if they got good results for other clients. A strong portfolio is a good sign.

Client Testimonials and Reviews

What do other clients say about the agency? Read testimonials and reviews online. This gives you a sense of their reputation. Positive feedback is always a plus.

Innovation and Adaptability

Advertising changes fast. Make sure the agency stays ahead of the curve. Do they use new tech and try new things? An innovative agency will keep your ads fresh and relevant.

Trends Shaping Creative Advertising in 2025

The future of advertising is exciting. Here are some trends you should know.

The Rise of AI in Advertising

AI is changing how ads are made and targeted. It helps agencies understand data and create personalized ads. AI can even write ad copy!

Personalized and Data-Driven Advertising

People want ads that speak to them.ad agency in bangalore use data to create personalized experiences. This means showing the right ad to the right person at the right time.

The Metaverse and Immersive Experiences

The metaverse is a whole new world for advertising. Imagine ads in virtual reality or augmented reality. These immersive experiences could change how people interact with brands.

Sustainability and Ethical Advertising

More people care about the environment. Brands need to be responsible and eco-friendly. Ethical advertising is becoming more important. This means being honest and transparent in your ads.

Budget Considerations for Hiring an Advertising Agency

How much should you spend on an ad agency? Here's a breakdown of costs and budgets.

Understanding Agency Pricing Models

Agencies charge in different ways. Some use hourly rates, while others charge per project. Retainers are another common option. Know what you're paying for.

Setting a Realistic Budget

Think about your business goals and marketing needs. How much can you afford to spend? Set a budget that makes sense for your situation. Don't overspend.

Negotiating and Evaluating Proposals

Get proposals from multiple agencies. Compare their pricing and services. Don't be afraid to negotiate. Choose the agency that offers the best value.

Conclusion

Picking the perfect creative advertising agency in Bangalore is super important. This guide will help you weigh your options. Make smart choices. Bangalore's ad scene is only getting bigger, so there will be so many opportunities for businesses that want to invest in their brands.

[tameblog]

You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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[ramestoryworld]

You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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[tumibaba]

You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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[romaleen]

You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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[shelyold]

You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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[iammeandmy]

You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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You know the saying: Location, location, location! As is the case with choosing a house, of all the decisions you make when deciding to add a rose to your garden, perhaps the most important is placement. And when gardeners complain that roses are too fussy, it’s often just because they’ve put them in the wrong place. Hey, you’d be miserable, too, if someone plopped you somewhere that you didn’t like and wished you luck. If you really want disease-free plants with big, prolific blossoms (and of course you do!), you need to find the perfect spot in your yard. Every yard has its own microclimates, and finding an ideal one can make all the difference. While an unsuitable area may cause your plant to struggle constantly, a well-picked location will help your rose to thrive. Now that I’ve driven the point home, let me explain exactly what I mean by the right location. Here’s what we’ll go over in the coming guide: How to Pick the Perfect Spot for Roses There are a few basic elements that you need to keep in mind. Let’s check them out. Sun Exposure Sun exposure is important. If your bush needs full sun, then you must pick a location with full sun. That means more than six hours of direct sunlight each day. Some roses can get by with partial sun, which is defined as somewhere between three and six hours of exposure per day. Be sure to do your research so you will know what yours needs. Don’t be tempted to try and make do with slightly less sun than your selected variety requires. If you do, you can bet the farm that you’ll encounter fungal diseases or unimpressive flowering in the future, if not both. But it’s not just a matter of picking a spot that receives the right number of hours of sun per day. The timing of that sun exposure matters, too. Some diseases, like powdery mildew, settle into plants that have moisture on the foliage in the morning. To counter this, choose a location that will receive direct morning sun to dry off the dew. Spacing Picture the great rose gardens of the world. Almost all of them are in places that are wide open, without a ton of shade or crowding from other bushes, trees, or buildings. The ground is usually flat or slightly sloped, and they aren’t crowded, so the plants have ample air circulation around them. In other words, given the ideal location, they have plenty of space. In Portland, Oregon, the International Rose Test Garden is on a slope facing east (remember my tip about early morning sunlight?) with none of the region’s ever-present Douglas fir trees blocking the light or reducing airflow. Each plant has a good amount of space around it – they generally aren’t crowded by other roses or nearby plants of other varieties. That’s the kind of situation we’re talking about. You probably don’t have a huge, sloping field with eastern exposure available for your roses, but you can do your best to give them the right conditions nonetheless. That means planting away from trees and large bushes, as well as giving them room between any buildings or other structures like fences. For shrub roses (referring to their growth habit in this case, not the category of plants), I prefer to plant diagonally or randomly rather than in organized lines, to give them plenty of space on all sides without taking up a ton of room. That’s not to say that you should entirely avoid growing a climbing variety against your wall, or a ground cover bunched up against some other bushes. Just make sure you pick a type that can handle that kind of environment. It’s also fine to position them in groupings with other plants. Just pick other types of plants with a shorter stature, and be sure to choose varieties that won’t crowd them out. You should also remember that your selected Rosa, fresh from the nursery, will eventually become much larger than it is when you plant it. You might be thinking that you’ll keep a bush that grows eight feet wide a bit smaller through pruning, so that it can fit in a seven-foot spot. Don’t do it. Roses never do as well if you try to force them to stay smaller than they naturally want to grow. Usually, flowering is the first thing to be compromised in this situation. Eventually, you’ll find yourself either disappointed in your plant’s poor performance, or you’ll be frustrated by how often it seems to reach out and snag you by the shirt. Read plant tags and do the research to understand how big your selected variety will eventually grow, and space it accordingly. Protection While you want them to have plenty of space and sun exposure, you don’t want your plants to be hit by lots of harsh wind either. Strong winds can cause them to shift back and forth, which loosens the stem in the soil and can weaken the plant. Winter wind can also damage the tips of the canes, which may reduce flowering in the following season. Wind also causes plants to dry out more quickly, which means you’ll need to water them more often to keep them happy. So while you don’t want them to be blocked by nearby structures or plants, a little protection from the wind is ideal. That means planting somewhere where trees will block the wind, but not so close that they will shade or crowd them. Or you could plant near your home or a wall, so long as they aren’t placed so close that there isn’t good air circulation and sun exposure available. Soil At the most fundamental level, Rosa species need loamy, fertile, well-draining soil. That means not too much clay, and not too much sand. The soil should have a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Not many people have this type of soil available naturally, and if you do, when can I move in? But seriously, the rest of us have to create it by amending what we have. If your soil isn’t too far off, you can work in some well-rotted compost to improve the situation. Compost improves both sandy and clay soils. If you decide to amend your soil, my top tip is to dig as large a hole as possible. You really can’t overdo it. Then, mix your native soil and the compost together so that it feels loose and loamy, and refill the hole. Otherwise, raised beds filled with purchased soil are an excellent option. That way, you can create the exact type of soil that your plants need. While we’re talking about soil, if you’ve already grown something in the Rosa genus in a given spot within the past few years, don’t plant another there. Crop rotation is always an excellent idea for vegetable gardens, but it applies here, too. The Right Spot Makes All the Difference Picking the right spot is arguably the most important factor in growing roses successfully. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve helped at least a dozen friends move a languishing rose to a different place in their gardens. More often than not, they started taking off in their new location. But you don’t have to go through the same growing pains. Hopefully, this guide made you feel confident in finding exactly the right spot to make your roses thrive. If so, we’d love it if you’d come back and share photos of your no-doubt jubilant roses. And feel free to reach out with any questions as well. Once you put your plant in the ground, next comes the challenge of caring for your rose bush. We have some excellent guides to help you with that: © Ask the Experts, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. See our TOS for more details. Originally published July 21st, 2021. Last updated February 9th, 2025. 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