STEP BY STEP

1 Soak the roots of your new roses in water for a few hours before planting to give them a chance to rehydrate.

2 Pick a spot that is ideally in full sun with plenty of room for roots and foliage to grow. Dig a hole.

3 Pop mycorrhizal fungi in the bucket of water to coat the rose roots or sprinkle it into the dug hole.

4 Prep with well-rotted manure. Add the plant, backfill the hole with soil, firm in, then water thoroughly.