They can be grown in all parts of Minnesota. Shrub and old-fashioned roses are useful in landscape plantings around the home. Selected shrub roses are more disease resistant and may require less winter protection than hybrid tea roses. Climbers are effective when grown on an arbor or fence. The hybrid teas, floribundas, miniatures, and grandifloras are the focus of this fact sheet and require special culture and are best planted in specially prepared beds.
Roses prefer a well-drained, fertile, loamy soil at least two feet deep.
Air movement through the foliage is desirable to keep it dry. Foliage that is moist for long periods is likely to become infected by disease organisms. Before you buy rose plants, decide where you want to use them and acquaint yourself with the many different classes of roses. There are hundreds of named rose varieties from which to choose. You can learn much by studying rose catalogs.