David Austin Roses- bare root or potted?

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Which is best to go for?

Bare root are cheaper .honestly don’t think it makes a difference, I’ve ordered both and not noticed any difference in establishment. Bare root you plant between Oct and April, container any time.

I’ve also heeled in bare root roses when they’ve arrived and it’s been inconvenient to pl ant them.

It's bareroot season now...

I buy bareroot 90% of the time as they are cheaper and so I can get more roses.

DA are not the only roses out there either. My Gabriel Oak has been such a disappointment this year(lovely blooms but such an ugly, sprawling, diseased plant) that I have ordered only non-DAs this year. Trevor White and Style have lots. I love Sam McGready roses, Kordes, others, too. Many of the classic 19th century roses are my best performers.

If you, or your lucky recipient, are not practised gardeners, or won’t be planting the rose in the ground, then a potted plant, arriving in the Spring, will be easier. There’s maybe not an enormous amount of point to receiving a bare root rose in the middle of winter, if someone has to go out in the freezing cold to transfer it to a pot. (Unless you need an excuse to hang out in your cosy greenhouse.)

If you know what you’re doing and have ground to plant in, then bare root is excellent.

Is the end result better with barefoot or is there not much in it?

Save money and buy bareroot, especially at this time of year when the plants are dormant.

What is the knowledge level of the person who will be caring for the rose, OP?

And what are the conditions in which it will be kept?

These are the things that generally determine whether a plant thrives or not.

I put in both this year at different times, march bare root and June potted. They both look a similar size now. From an ease point of view potted roses are far easier to plant. But bare roots are fine once you read the instructions. I’ve just ordered a load more bare roots as they are doing 15% off at the moment.

Not completely inexperienced gardener but def not experienced. More or a very low maintenance gardener( easy perennials) who does research well when planting something new.

I prefer to plant bare root as I find the roots to be much stronger. The weaker, softer roots of container roses might be damaged this time of year.

There s the added benefit of not adding to our plastic pile. Most of the fthese pots cannot be recycled.

Go bareroot then. Roses are easy, they just need adequate water. Don't forget to soak the roots in a bucket for a few hours, add some manure and / or chopped banana peels and or / used tea bags to the hole. A dollop of ericacious compost- not necessary but helpful. Water well once in and ideally mulch with a bit of bark or compost or similar (not manure).

Oh and if you are looking for a great DA I can't recommend Lady of Shallot or Gertrude Jekyll highly enough.

Ericaceous? I always thought roses preferred a clay soil. My 5 bare root DA roses came today. They look great. If I had bought pots, I would have only got 4 for the same money. . I love their roses, think if Desert Island Discs ever wanted a nondescript woman on their show, their catalogue would be my book of choice,

I’ve had both from DA (the pot was DH at the garden centre). You need to be moderately careful to plant a bareroot at the proper depth but mine (planted in April) grew like flipping weeds through the summer!

I love their roses, think if Desert Island Discs ever wanted a nondescript woman on their show, their catalogue would be my book of choice

Oh yes!