Our roses are shipped from California, where our partners at Weeks' Roses create some of the very finest roses on the market. Many rose growers are sited in Florida or California, where mild temperatures and long growing seasons spur on some of the best cities for growing roses. However, you don't have to live a mile from the Rose Parade to grow amazing roses. Let's look at what makes a good zone for rose growing: Wide open spaces. Areas like southern California and the San Antonio region create great roses in part because they have wide, flat spaces with little shade. Precipitation: Roses need regular watering and consistent moisture in the soil, and places that receive around two inches of water each week fill that need. Long, sunny days. Clear skies make for bold blooms, and allow roses to dry out after those drenching rains. While these factors contribute to our amazing rose producers' success, roses aren't the realm of only temperate states. Irrigation and soil amendments can make places in the Midwest and South perfectly suitable for rose gardening, and advancements like Fortuniana rootstock make gardening in hot places possible. Grandiflora roses typically thrive in Zones 3 and above. For northern gardeners, try cold-friendly landscape roses like our Freedom Roses, which flourish easily, even after frigid winters.