2) Make a mound. Once you have a suitable hole, place a cone-
shaped mound of soil in the center of the rose whose dimensions
roughly match the cone defined by the roots. (If it is a potted
plant, don't do this step.) 3) Place the rose into the hole. Try
to make sure the roots are straight and evenly distributed
around the hole. If it is a potted rose, check to make sure the
roots aren't encircling the rose. 4) Ammend poor soil. If you
live where the soil is very high in peat, pure sand and gravel,
or limestone, consider digging out a hole about three feet in
diameter and two feet deep and planting the rose in that hole.
Use imported 'rose soil' in the hole. Most people, however, can
add things to improve the soil. Gypsum will loosen heavy clays;
so will compost. Lime will help neutralize acid soils. Sandy
soils can be made usable by adding lots of good compost.
Sometimes mixing twenty or thirty percent good potting soil in
with native soil can give roses a good start. In ammending soil
keep in mind that where