Grow Roses in Containers 

I've just been given a climbing rose plant here in England, UK called 'Pauls scarlet climber' following the death of my brother Paul. Therefore I am really keen to care and nurture it. This video was really useful and informative without being over the top. I am going to plant it into a large container and can't wait to see it (hopefully) thrive. Thank you

Hey I'm growing several in 5 gallon pots and they are growing GREAT...with pots you have the added advantage of being able to move the pot around to several different locations when the summer sun gets too intense....in in TN and have 5 in pots right now almost ready to bloom....

What I really really like about Jason is that he always answers the questions that are asked ! Thank you so much.😁

You are an excellent teacher because as soon as I go down into the comments to ask a question or see if there is an answer you move on to what I'm about to ask!!

Jason - I’ve researched the heck out of available content (podcasts, RU-vid Channels, etc.) for rose channels, and yours is truly the best. I love that you alternate practical advice with historical references, imagery of different rose types, etc. You’re a great teacher and I hope you will keep it up!

Great video as always. Hello from Ireland 🇮🇪🍀

All your class-videos are just great 👍 thank you. I wish I were lesser in years and could enjoy gardening as I used to. Love it as much as nature. Bless you.

Thank you!!! Just the information I have been LOOKING FOR👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Jason, you're the best. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your highly informative presentations.

Very informative. I'm very pleased with your video.

Very helpful as I've been looking up whether to change the pot of my rose. So glad you brought up the miniature rose at the end because that is exactly what I have. I was really hoping you would show how to change the pot in the video, bummer...Do you have a video of that? And I read that the plant might be in shock if I change the pot? Please help! 😀

I love all your videos. Always so helpful!

It Seems that as long as my selection at the nursery isn't root bound it wont hurt to let it stay in the pot for awhile.i admit to making several purchases in a mad quest for more roses only to find little time to plant on the weekend.😄

Jason, you're the best.

Great video. I am undecided between rose varieties for a very large container and now I am confident to try things out in pots first. Question: what variety is the white rose in your video i.e. shrub, hybrid tea etc and does it have a name? It is really pretty and looks super healthy. I had previously read that roses can’t be potted on like this, but you are the proof of the pudding (so to speak) that they can.

I have a lot of potted roses. The only down size is that they need more frequent watering.

Love your videos. I started out growing several new, small hybrid teas in large 20-25 gallon root pouch or smart pots, thinking they would be getting pretty big and that they needed large pots, eventually. Also, there is a lot of different information online, saying to use at least 15 gallon pots for hybrids or floribundas, etc. Do you think it is better to start off with small rose plants in small pots and transfer them every year to larger pots? Is there an advantage to this? I am noticing they are producing more, but blooms are smaller. I like your idea in the video..Also, some are foruniana root , and some info states they hate being repotted or disturbed, so I did not want to keep repotting. Thaks for all your info.

I am a beginner with roses and these videos are so helpful! What is a good brand or type of fertelizer for potting my roses?

I propagated some old old roses from cuttings & kept them in pots (I move a lot) my question is , do roses prefer cool roots? Should I surround the pot with some kind of insulation, like wet burlap. They don’t need water but they still suffer. These roses were 12 yrs old. I’m in CA and we have hot dry summers and it’s getting hotter. Thx for the great info ❤️

This is The most helpful video on roses in containers. You do Super videos. Thank you !!! Can I order from you?

Very well presented with much information! Thank you for your knowledge and time.

@Fraser Valley Rose Farm Jason kiss on your cheek. Thank you ! Just wonderful sharing...--- X mOuah xoxox

Please kindly let me know if u r doing shipping all over the world ..love ur roses ..I keep watching ur videos for a while .. thank you

I was wondering how to make a rose tree topiary. Can you make a video on this?

most grower here in Italy suggest that once the rose is in large container, say their "final destination", will be useful to sort of revamp their soil by using organic amendment early in the season scrping the firt few inches of soil and then go on with sort of chemical topdresser for the growing season. What will you suggest? Thanks!

This is SO HELPFUL!!! Thank you, Jason! What about bare root roses I get from online? Do I start with a smaller pot until it’s more established to move up to a larger pot? Is there more advantage to plant bare root directly into a large pot (ie. 20” 10 gal)?

I propagated my late Grandmothers roses before we sold their house this spring. I have 4 plants and they are all starting to bloom, but it’s August and I still have them inside. I dont really think I’ll put them outside until next year so they can get well established and I’m probably going to keep them potted as long as I can. I really don’t want to move them outside and have them get pests or disease. I’ll winter them somehow, but realistically, any idea how long can I grow roses inside under a grow light? And can they be winterized in the dark like a potted tree, or do they still need some light during that dormant time?

Jason, what's your opinion on putting multiple roses in one container? It really gives out a fuller look but i can imagine there are plenty of drawbacks, but maybe if you treat both of them like one plant when pruning its fine? And they'll obviously have to be of the same height and vigor

Thank you 😀

Surely it is very helpful presentation! Just one question, can I use sphagnum moss for roses?

Thank you so much for very informative video❤️ I have one Question about Roses in the container. I Live in zone 7 in UK 🇬🇧 I have planted Rose in the container this year, do they need winter protection?

Thanks!

Very good

I've seen other gardening videos that discuss the importance of not using potting soil that contains peat because of the environmental impact. Why do you use peat and what other options are there for people who don't want to use peat?

How do I survive the plant thro the winter till next season

Thank you! If I want to plant rose in pot permanently, what will be the final size of pot you recommend? Say for a floribunda rose 3-4’ high

I have quite a few of fabric pots of different sizes. Can I permanently plant a newly purchased 1 gallon size Hybrid Tea rose into a 7 gallon fabric pot and just filling it with potting soil with peat moss and perlite added?

Hi, can I grow my rose in a big container forever or do I REALY need to put it in the ground later on, thank you

Fraser I bought two roses I potted them in10 in pots they are doing well but I do realize they need to be in bigger pot which I did not have at the time., can I transplant them now they have buds on them. You can see already they need bigger pots one is Chicago peace ,and blue girl. Pease help as soon as possible

Good morning Jason. Is there a type of rose in particular that’s good for keeping in a pot not moving it again please? Nick Harr.

I just got a miniature rose plant. And my bedroom is very bright gets full sun all day. how often should I water it? and fertilize it I just got it Thursday.

Why not start in a large 10 or 15 gallon pot?

Is that white rose an iceberg floribunda?

Hi pleaseeeee help me.... i just planted a bunch of rose in the ground and they aren’t flowering 😞

I'm trying to get my wissiria bush to bloom it will not bloom help please .

I bought some mini roses at the flower section of the grocery store, their are in small pots, and today, flowers were droopy so idk why. They were set out only to receive morning sun in patio, but is that too much? Is it transplant shock, they are used to being inside all day?

I have never seen a potting mixture without soil. I buy EBstone rose potting mix, is that okay?

I wish I could LOVE this video instead of just like it - finally someone who supports my love of container growing hehe 😍 Awesome video with great information, thank you!!

Thank you for the video!!! I appreciate your job, effort! It’s so nice to see a men so into flowers. Romantic! 🌹

An excellent presentation, thank you.

I grow 8 roses in very large containers for the past 6 years and they are doing fine. I do top dress them every spring with fresh compost or manure. Thanks for the extra tips.

Very good and informative video!! Loved your approach and philosophy about gardening!! Ans also use as a metaphor for our lives, and our changes 🌹🤍

Yay Jason! I'm re-visiting this video and others you've gifted upon the world. This year I've experimented w keeping a Zone 6 rose (I'm 5), and a few others, in the cold greenhouse we built - I'm too new to growing roses with intention to really know whether my zone 6 rose will make it . The soil is frozen hard - I've watered during the warmest period a month ago but its been hovering within 20 of zero for a while. I'll receive SO many roses come spring that will stay in containers for at least a while because of your excellent advice. If only because designing a garden is complex - and arranging pots helps to envision the world that we are creating. Warmest regards Jennie

So well explained everything about container rose gardening, exactly what I was going to ask and some more. Thank you so much. You are one of the few best rose gurus, Jason :)

At least four of my five in-ground roses have come down with crown gall. ☹️ I’ve been digging them up, throwing them out, and removing as much of the surrounding soil as possible to spread around monocots that are impervious to crown gall, mainly yuccas and agaves where I am. I will replace the missing soil with native soil, but apparently the crown gall bacteria can survive for years and I doubt I’ll be able to remove it all. So…looking into growing roses in pots! Glad that several commenters have had success with it.

excellent presentation as usual. Precise, concise, and to the point. Organized and not rambling. Thank you. 💕🌹🌷

Making a recap Thanks for teach me how to do it, I’m proud of my 6 roses in containers from minis to climbers to hybrids your tips were fundamental for me.

Good topic to cover. Containers certainly can increase one’s options, but in the end the 🌹 is always right. I put a Violet’s Pride tea rose tree in a large pot on our patio as a focal point. But the rose was unhappy🥀 for a couple of reasons. ( 1.)The patio’s microclime was much too hot a due south exposure with almost full sun-it mimics growing zone 9 or 10. (2.) Bugs made a beeline for the rose. Three different pests converged at once: aphids, sawfly and some kind of caterpillar 🐛. The rose was suffering so much I moved it out of its heavy pot and planted it in a shadier spot by some rhododendrons. It’s much happier now!

My Graham Thomas gave me a seedling and I wanted to grow her in a pot, but wasn’t sure. With all of your wonderful information I will! Thank you!

WE got into growing roses in a big way while still in the US. WE had a lucky encounter one Saturday am with a Rosarian volunteer, a member of the the Rosarian Society sitting at a table at a nursery to give advice, such a happy day that turned out to be....the Rosarian Society is a great org for hobbyists. He gave us solid advice on which variety of the different colors grew best in Houston, TX and how to grow them in huge planter boxes. Now living outside the US I have roses I have had in pots 10 yrs....we spray insecticide, fertilize regularly, we deadhead and I have roses to cut for indoors all year. I am in the tropics but this can be done anyplace that does not freeze. This area used to have rose farms with cut roses for export to the USA, while the last nurseries were still here we bought their varieties so our roses are well suited to this climate and soil...we were assured by their commercial use. I have not yet had to root prune them....mine are now in 18in diameter 30 inch tall pots. THis area is volcanic fast draining soil we just added leaf mulch...no need to buy anything in this coffee growing region. We do a bit of top dressing each year.SUmmer sun we do water daily. I also have a magnolia tree that age in a pot a bit larger. I do root prune and repot same size every third year. It blooms well several times a year. I also grow bamboo as a potted wall for privacy all along a large upstairs terrace. These do,have to be repottted yearly and separated.

This guy is without doubt the best teacher. . . . . .

Yes, definitely Jason. Particularly with limited garden space. Thank you for this advice.

Best info of all ... Thanks to share such a great knowledge ..Newcastle AU

Thank you. I live in the deep southern United States and without afternoon shade, my rose blossoms will wither. Plus it will require much more watering. I love your channel. It will be my guide all year long.

Thanks for the video, as I have just recently started to grow roses in pots this was very interesting to me. One problem which has come up for me is how to effectively keep the rose-pots cool, as mine are placed in a rather sunny spot, and on hot days I noticed the pots being heated up considerably. One of the roses had actually stopped growing for a while until I noticed the problem, right now I have them sitting with their original pots inside the much larger intended final planting pots, and the space around them stuffed with moist moss. That works very well to keep them cool for now, but once re-potting time comes, I am wondering how else to go about it. Only idea I have is to get even bigger pots and keep going with the moss stuffing around them - any other good options?

I have a knockout rose in a large talavera pot in the front of my house in Texas for five years. Blooms beautifully every year.

You have the most informative videos. Thank you

thanks for the information..i love roses. very informative video.

Dear Jason, thank you so very much for sharing your vast knowledge. I have found gardening this season and because of your guidance, it is now a real passion of mine. Your way of clearly explaining things, thoroughly,thoughtfully, focused on the issue at hand, has been a wonderful resource for me in this journey as a beginner gardener. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and thank for guiding me on this journey. All the best. Sofia.

How do I winter them over ? In the same pot in a unheated shed ? Mighty cold here in Canada 🇨🇦 any advice most appreciated thank you we enjoy your videos

I’m agreeing with other subs on here. You have quickly become my go-to-guy expert on roses. I’ve studied much and your common-sense approach just makes sense to me! I thank you Sit.

Thanks for sharing your experience. Appreciate it very much.

I am a bit confused about wintering over for potted roses. Can you expound ? Are you suggesting to simply line the pots up in a row under an eve or do yo bury them? Water, how much and how often? I have a small unseated greenhouse. Some days in winter it will be 90 degrees F or 28 C but it does go below freezing at night. Is that too extreme? Thanks, Doug

Thanks a lot for this video! I’m going to keep my hot chocolate in the nursery for a year before upgrading it to a larger container 😁

Hi there, I just bought my first apartment and I have a small balcony, where the previous owner left a trellis on the wall. I'd really love to grow a climbing rose there. Is it possible to plant a climbing rose in a narrow-ish rectangular box? I say narrow as my balcony is super small so I'd like to keep it flush against the wall against the trellis as much as possible. I live in London, by the way so if you recommend any English climbing roses that would be great. Thanks.

I use 20+ gal pots for long term storage of my big bare root roses. I figure those should last them most of their life and then maybe move to a half barrel

Thanks for the great info! I’m zone 5 and just starting out with roses. I will bring the potted rose in the unheated garage but need to know, should I continue to water over winter?

I've been growing roses in pots, using organic fertilizer, and they do beautifully. UNTIL WINTER here in Zone 6b (NE Indiana ) Even some of the roses that I've planted in the ground have a hard time during winter. Any thoughts? Thanks !!

Hi Jason. Thanks so much for your great videos. I recently moved to a new place where I have a garden :) I have a dozen hybrid teas in 10 gallons pots and they been in there for about 3 years. They were originally bare roots. Its autumn now in Australia and I would like to put them in the ground. Should I convert them back to bare root before transferring them or keep the root ball intact. Thank u again

Hello nice video on Rose's what's better to grow in a pot the mini one or a full size roese. N do they come bk every year, I have a balcony , I was thinking about getting one but the store person said after a while they need to be in the ground, n they will not come bk , is that true. 😀

Thank you I'm a beginner. Great information I didn't know I could leave my roses in the planter and then put it in a pot. I always thought u had to take it totally of the nursery pot. Lol..thxs so much.🌷🌹

Thank you for giving us useful information I I love watching your videos I am form London here the weather has changed a lot roses are not as healthy as they used to be before I follow your tips and I think they are really good 😊 thank you

Insightful thanks

hi, I'm new friend, I love plants too, thanks for sharing ^^

Thank you! I have been growing Roses for decades...in various places from Mid-Atlantic to Maine. I am currently in Pittsburgh and planted a few Hybrid Musks and Climbers when I came several years ago, but it's likely I will be leaving the area in the Autumn. So anything I have bought this year has been put into Pots. Mostly Hetbs but also two plants of DANAE and one JULIA CHILD. They are growing and thriving. (PS) I only use Fish Tea as fertilizer and foliar feed ) The Roses already in the Ground will be dug up and potted. I've also grown Bay Laurels, Figs and Meyer Lemons very well in Pots. Including a Meyer Lemon that produced lovely ripe fruit in a Bay Window on a Maine island in Winter! Important to keep overwintering potted Trees and Shrubs watered - but not much! - during Winter. And I wrap them for wind protection as well as huddle them against a protected corner - the Kitchen Porch is almost a room...

What is the best depth of pot to use for roses to keep my them In containers SMILES

Thank you. I learned a lot from you about my new mini rose Bush. I can't wait to enjoy her now.

I have not had much luck with coco peat (the common non soil type here) so I went back to using normal soil inside pots. Maybe I didn't get the fertilization right for coco peat but soil has been easier for me so far.

So helpful! Thank you!!! :)

Jason, I like the very clear and to the point knowledge and advise also info you always give us. Thank you!

Hi Jasón, I hope you can find the time to quickly answer my question but first I want to say I’m obsessed with your channel and how you explain things, you are amazing! My question is: what pot size would I need for a climber, specifically Zephirine Drouhin rose to reach its full potential? Thank you in advanced - Jordana S.

Thank you Jason! I am growing roses in pots and need to have wisdom in potting into larger containers. I don't know how I missed this video earlier, but wisdom found me and now I can make a better decision on pots.

Hi Jason. I have a sceptre’d Isle in pot in Toronto. Will it survive if kept on my balcony over the winter? I don’t have a shed or garage unfortunately. Looking forward to you wise input ❤

Hi! I'm new to your channel, i have several roses in my yard and it's in container, how many times do i need to put slow releasing fertilizer? Is it once a month! Hope to have an answer , thanks! By the way i'm from the Philippines

Brilliant tutorial!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👌👌👌🌸🌸🌸

Brilliant advice. Thank you so much! I never realised I don't have to make a final decision on which rose(s) to grow in ground... I can just get the options and grow them in pots and see how I feel about them!

Hi Jason Thank you for your very informative teaching on roses in containers. Do you know how to deal with die back also what causes die back. Thank you From Australia QLD GoldCoast Blessings to you and your family 🕊💐

Thank you Jason! I've had good luck with my Don Juan it it's first year in a large container. I'm planning to start my bare root roses that i'll get in early spring in 5 gallon Home Depot containers in our little half hoop greenhouse - and its true that now I'm leaning toward keeping them more mobile. I also really love the height of container roses. I'm going to experiment with one larger container with 3 roses in it - maybe Munstead Wood. I wonder how large a container would make sense for the 3 roses? Thanks again and warmest regards Jennie

Thanks for this video it was really helpful. I grow roses in pots and live in Ireland. I bought one last year from a local garden centre and it hasn't flowered at all this year, it has new growth but it's not even making buds. Is there anything I can do for it, to make it flower?

I just received a miniature cordona rose in a pot. I live in the south eastern corridor in New Jersey. Can this plant be potted outside make it through the winter time? I really enjoyed your video. Very informative. Thank you. 😊