Overwintering Roses

Reflecting today on the rose garden that I installed last spring. I’ve never been great with roses in the past so I was slightly intimidated from trying them, especially when I thought about adding an entire garden. Regardless of my past experiences I decided to go for it and put one in. This space was so ugly and weeded and I wanted something to hide the wheelchair ramp and this seems like the perfect option. The decision to put in roses seemed better then any other flowers because there were already several other types of perennials and roses seemed like the best option. Here is a little progression of what I had to work with. Currently I am working on winterizing the rose garden. Since I’m new to caring for them I’m still learning. I’m working on removing the leaves right now and this is to prevent disease overwintering. The next step will be to prune them.