Rosa Ville de Chine - Shrub Rose

To plant your rose, work the soil to a depth of 25 cm (10in) by crumbling the soil and placing a base amendment such as bonemeal at the bottom of the planting hole. Position your plant, removed from its pot, by covering the top of the root ball with 3 cm (1in) of soil, fill in the hole and water generously to remove any air pockets. During dry weather, it is necessary to water regularly for a few weeks to facilitate root growth.  Remember to provide your rose with special rose fertiliser that stimulates flowering. To achieve abundant flowering in your roses, it is necessary to regularly bend and tie the branches. Each bend leads to lateral growth that ends with a cluster of flowers. Do not hesitate to use this technique, you will be rewarded.

Roses are often spotted or unsightly at the end of summer, but it is not a problem for their development. These spots are not harmful to the rose, it is a natural phenomenon.