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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Thomas Rutter

How to plant bare-root roses – and fill your backyard with fragrant blooms this summer

Close up of pink roses in bloom.

Roses are surely the most timeless of all flowers. Never have they been out of favor or fashion. Fragrant, colorful blooms add romance and beauty to any backyard or container display. If you are thinking about rose garden ideas this year, consider growing roses from bare-root stock instead of buying roses as pot plants. 

Bare-root roses are often preferred by gardeners for their affordability, with a wide range of reasonably priced dormant plants available to purchase through the winter months. 

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