Photo: Antique Rose
Our antique rose bush was massively prolific in blooming this year. I captured a few buds for your viewing pleasure:
My challenge will be transplanting this from San Antonio to Central Texas when the time comes to sell the house. We don’t want to transplant until we’re done painting the house, because it will be placed near the house.
It’s a lovely rose. Does it smell? To move it do this:
When autumn comes, cut it back and dig it up with a generous amount of soil to protect the roots. Keep it in a box or pail. The soil needs to be samp but not soaking wet. If you keep the plant out of the cold, it’ll survive nicely until you can plant it in early spring. Make sure you add some loam or clay to the planting hole. That helps keep the rose supplied with nurtients.
Good luck with moving it.
Cat, I don’t have a very good nose, but I’ve never detected an aroma with these. Thank you for the transplanting instructions — they will be most helpful!