Advice on roses

[Bill HH]

I have been given 2 handsome roses for my birthday and they are in 2 containers I estimate 15 litres each. My problem is the place I want to plant them will be occupied until the autumn.
Will they survive in these pots until then? They have grown and flowered in the pots and look very healthy.

[Nicos]

I don't see why not.
...not that I know much about roses!
Make sure they are well watered and fed....maybe keep them out of full sun ( if we ever get a summer!)
If they hadn't been bought for you, they might have been kept in those pots for several more weeks.

Nice pressies by the way!

[starloc]

They say on David Austin that they will be fine for at least 6 weeks in the delivered pot from them,

But I have had some bare root ones i bought, planted in b&q compost in morisons flower buckets for 4 years now no fertiliser for 3 years , this year they were only growing slowly last year they were fine , I added rose food and moved them out of thee shade into full sun and they are growing fine again, ready to be planted instead of ignored.

[bend1pa]

They will be fine in those pots. Just ensure that in warm/hot spells that the soil does not dry out. Push a finger down into the first inch of soil as a moisture check. If they get mildew that's one sign that the roots are getting dry too often. Also spray every 2 weeks with a fungicide for black spot. Feed once a month with liquid fertilizer, such as Miracle Gro or tomato feed.

[Thelma Sanders]

I've only just planted out my DA roses
When they were delivered the beds weren't ready so I bunged them in supermarket flower buckets. They are now a ouple of feet tall - with flowers on.