I kind of wish that when bagged roses die, their canes would rot, sort of like lettuce does. That way, people wouldn't take the rotted messes home. When our S gets roses, and puts them out, at least half the canes are dead. Solid black and no bud eyes with any intention of swelling. (And sometimes they are three packs. Three is not better.) One of the saddest years was when HD got in two thousand bagged roses and left them exposed on their outside cement slab as temps dropped to -8F and then tried to sell them.

This is a very old thread. The information about Agriculture Canada being responsible for issuance of phytosanitary certificates in Canada is incorrect, as are the service charges listed. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), Plant Health Division is the certifying authority and has been for decades. The link above will take you to the CFIA's Area and Regional Offices page, From there select the Region and on the next page look for the local offices link, Look for the local office that you think will be closest to the port of entry you wish to cross at. At the border itself, you will be dealing with Canadian Border Services Officers who are responsible for all inspections of goods including plants at the border on the Canadian side. If they have questions or concerns that you can't answer, they will contact the CFIA to conduct a technical inspection. On the US side, phytosanitary certificates are most often issued by State Inspectors on behalf of the USDA. https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/SA_Export The officers you will deal with at the border on the US side are employed by US Customs and Border Protection Service. If you have import questions on the American side, contact the USDA's Plant Protection and Quarantine Service: Import Requirements for Plants and Plant Products Telephone: (301) 851-2046 You should also be aware, that you should check with the port of entry going either direction just to make certain that they will allow plant inspections. The major crossings should be fine, but if you wish to use one of the smaller crossings, make certain to call ahead to check about service and times. It is not all that complex if you do your homework. The key is making the proper enquiries, planning and making certain that you have your import/export ducks (roses) in a row before you attempt to cross the border. If you fail to do it right you will be refused entry, or your plants seized depending on the problem. Cheers, Rick

In the fall dig a hole in a flower bed and cover the dug soil and the hole with mulch. This method will give you a place to put the plants until you can plant them. A better way is mail order your roses in the the fall and to tell them to deliver them in october. Dig a trench in a flower bed and place the bundle of roses in the hole. Then cover them up with soil. Mark both ends of the bundle so you know where they are. In the spring just dig them up and plant. They will be as green as the day you recieved them!

Erika, over here, which may not be of much use to you, I prefer to plant potted roses as I get quite large ones and it gives me a semi established look right away. I think that's what you want too?... I'm prepared to pay more for that... in fact I've just planted up a small hedge and whilst some of the rose bushes are taller than others, I feel I've got a whole year's start on bare roots if I had planted those in November. However, bare roots are easier to plant if you need a lot of roses, and cheaper of course...