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Unpacking Your Bare Root Roses

Caring For Your Roses After Delivery: Bare Root Roses

 Your New Bare Root Roses from Treloar Roses have arrived! 
We’re thrilled you’ve chosen to grow with us. Your bare root roses may have spent several days in transit, which is perfectly fine—but they’ll appreciate a little refreshment upon arrival. To give your roses the best start, we recommend tending to them on the day they’re delivered.
Here’s how to get started:
  1. Prepare bucket of water
  2. Unpack promptly see below – Carefully remove your roses from their packaging.
  3. Soak the roots – Place them in a bucket of water for 24 - 48 hours to rehydrate.
  4. Prepare your planting site – Choose a sunny spot with well-draining soil.
  5. Plant with care – Follow our planting guide to ensure healthy growth.
  6. Water well – Give them a generous drink after planting.
Your roses are ready to thrive—thank you for planting with Treloar Roses!

 
WHAT TO DO ON ARRIVAL

 

TIPS

  • Larger orders will arrive in a horizontal box with the roots wrapped in wet newspaper. If your roses arrive without peat moss, just skip step five.

 

  • When separating the bundles be careful that you are only cut the outer string holding all the roses together. If you have multiples of one variety, the plants from this variety will be bundled together but may only have one tag. Therefore, some roses in the bundle will not be tagged. We recommend keeping the bundled variety together until it is time to plant. 

 

  • Leave the plants in the bucket of water for 24 to 48 hours. Only remove them when planting.  They can stay there till the weekend without concern if placed in a cool dark spot. But keep an eye on the water level to make sure the roots are covered; you do not want the roots to become dry at any stage.

 

CONCERNS WITH YOUR DELIVERY

If you have any concerns with the quality of the plants or contents of the delivery, take a photo of your concern and contact our office within 24 hours of delivery or the next working day. While you are waiting for a response from us keep the roses soaking in the water.

Please note that not all roses have green stems. Some have red, purple, and even brown stems. Also, the size and number of stems on arrival does not determine the quality of the rose.

 

WHAT TO DO NEXT

We recommend watching our planting demonstration, click here.