From Central AR: Well Met!

[xXanderx]

Hello, everyone!

I'm brand-new to the gardening forums world, although I've been a lurker here (and a few other sites) for some time now. I'd love to do as the prompt says and tell you all about my garden, but I haven't started it yet! Talking about myself seems dull, too...Aside from mentioning that i'm in zone 8a

In any case, I've started the process of looking for a nice miniature rose to get the ball rolling - my grandmother, girlfriend, uncle, and great-uncle are all experienced rose-growers, so I can't wait to join the club.

All of the information I've compiled thus far is on bare-root roses, but it looks like the one I have my eye on right now is sold banded. So, here's my first stupid question! Do roses that are sold banded require any special planting procedure? For instance, I know that bare-root roses need to be kept in water if there's a delay between receiving and planting (I assume that this isn't the case for banded roses, but better safe than sorry)

Thanks for reading, and I'm excited to be a part of this community!

 

[Sheal]

Welcome xXanderx. Your garden is going to look lovely when it's full of roses. There are a number of members that share your interest and will enjoy swapping tips.

 

[xXanderx]

Thank you, Sheal!

 

[IcyBC]

Welcome on board!

I had a mini rose plant once, and my son gave it to me for Mother's Day. It came in a tiny pot and didn't do well inside the house so I planted it in my garden, and it took with great success. It gave me blooms during the first year but by the second year it only had three flowers. I am not quite sure if it would come back this 2016 summer. I love mini roses!

 

[Trellum]

Hi there and welcome to the forum! Glad to read you finally decided to jump in and join us Looking forward to getting to know you through your posts! =D I am sure you will find this forum super useful, because we actually have a lot rose growers over here

 

[Fernsdaddy]

Welcome to the forum, Roses can be great fun to grow.

 

[Becky]

Hello and welcome aboard!

 

[xXanderx]

Thanks for the responses, everyone!