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The roses in the raised beds Tyler & I built in the early spring are doing quite well. I wanted to show in the photos below the progression of these roses.
Bare Root “Betty Boop” Floribunda
Pictured here is a photo of one of two “Betty Boop” that arrived at the end ofFebruary along with two “LavaGlut” and two “Scentimental” roses. All are floribundas.
These roses were chosen by my wife. She loves lots of color in the garden.
Notice the excellent root structure of this specimen. I did not plant these immediately upon arrival, so I soaked then in 5 gallon buckets of water to keep them hydrated a few days prior to planting.
Early March, the raised bed was constructed and filled with my own recipe “rose soil mix” and the roses were planted.
Mid May –
As you can see the roses are doing quite well. Lots of blooms and color in the garden.
“Scentimental”
Taken: 5/24/11
LavaGlut or LavaFlow (they have changed the name)Taken: 5/16/2011
“Betty Boop”
“Betty Boop”Taken: 5/2/11
My wife took this photo which won a 2nd place ribbon at the Birmingham Rose Show!
My wife took this photo which won a 2nd place ribbon at the Birmingham Rose Show!
Raised bed rose gardening has allowed me to better control the soil and increase drainage in the rose beds. It seems that we are producing far superior blooms with this method.
The Redneck Rosarian 
>Wow,they look terrific. I may have to try this.
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>Your raised beds are gorgeous. I cant believe the roots on that better boop. wowzers.
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>I've put some roses in some raised beds this year. I hope they do as well as yours!
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