Rose Guide
When to Plant Roses
Plant bare-root roses while dormant in late winter or early spring. Container-grown roses can be planted almost any time the soil is workable, though spring and fall are ideal.
Bare-root roses arrive dormant and must go in the ground during that dormant window — late winter to early spring in most climates, or fall in mild-winter regions. Their roots establish before top growth begins.
Container roses carry their own root ball and can be planted through the growing season, but they establish most easily in the milder, moister conditions of spring and autumn. Avoid planting into the peak of summer heat if you can, and water new plants faithfully through their first season.