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Roses are fragile plants.

Depending on where you live, winter can be really harsh for them.

Garden centers sell a lot of very expensive protection.

But no need to break the bank! Nothing beats the natural.

There are some easy tips to protect your roses from the cold without spending money unnecessarily.

here are the 3 best tips to protect any type of rose bush for the whole winter. Look :

Before putting in place any natural protection against the cold, remember to cut dry flowers and prune any stems that are too high.

Stop putting fertilizer around 2 months before the first frost so as not to stimulate growth in cold weather.

1. For shrub roses

Just before the first frost of the season, sprinkle wood chips, shredded bark, or chopped leaves around the base of the plant.

If you live in an area with relatively mild winters, put just a mulch on the base of the plant, about 10 cm.

This insulates the soil to maintain a regular temperature despite the alternation of freezing and thawing.

This thick mulch is especially important when there is no snow cover to protect the plants.

If winter temperatures regularly drop below freezing, apply mulch.

Also remember to add after each gel to increase the mound.

In the end, the mulch should cover most of the bush.

Hybrid or freshly transplanted roses are the most fragile in the face of frost.

You can make a sturdy cover for them with cardboard or plastic bottles that you fill with mulch.

2. For shrub roses

What you need:

- stakes

- burlap

- string

- organic mulch

STEP 1

Shrub roses are vulnerable to the cold, so they should be helped to cope with winter.

Start by placing 4 stakes in the ground around the trunk of the rose bush without straying too far from the roots.

2ND STEP

Wrap a strip of burlap around the stakes and tie it with string. This will serve as a protective barrier.

Then fill the middle with an insulating layer of shredded dry leaves. The rose bush is now protected from strong winds.

3. For climbing roses

Climbing roses are particularly vulnerable to cold wind in winter.

They need special attention in areas where frost is regular.

Wrap the stems with burlap or untie them from their trellis for lay horizontally on the ground.

Cover them with a mulch of leaves, wood chips or soil.

4. For potted roses

If your roses are in a pot, you just need to wrap canvas around the pot or bubble wrap to insulate it. Protect the foot with mulch. If possible, also insulate the bottom of the pot with a styrofoam sheet, especially if you live in areas where frost is persistent.

Results

And There you go ! Your roses are now naturally protected from the cold :-)

They are all set to take the onslaught of winter!

Do not hesitate to put additional layers of mulch after each big frost.

If it snows, leave the snow cover in place, it will act as a natural insulator.

Your turn...

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