Rose cover for the winter

Choosing the right rose cover

There are different options of yours Roses to protect from frost in winter.

• Pile up some earth around the grafting point of the roses to protect them from frost in winter.
• A layer of bark mulch, which you pile around the rose stem, is also suitable as a rose cover.
• A layer of leaves, which you weigh down with a little soil, serves the same purpose.
• You can provide the upper part of the rose with additional winter protection.


Winterize climbing roses

All roses, including climbing roses, have to be winterized. With this measure remains ...

• However, only use rose covers that allow adequate air circulation, such as jute or fleece.
• Also, remove the rose cover as early as possible.

Winter protection for your plants

To avoid frost damage to the popular plants, you can protect them with rose protection in winter. This is especially true for roses that were only planted in autumn.

• Protect your roses, and all other foliage-losing plants, from stress cracks in winter by wrapping the crown and the plant stem.
• Use a light, light and air permeable fleece material or jute for this.
• If you cultivate your roses as potted plants, the plant container must also be equipped with a protective fleece so that the ball of the earth does not freeze through.
• You can get rose covers in stores that have been specially made for this purpose. In most cases, the fleece hoods have zippers, making them very easy to use. This means that you can also easily provide large plants with winter protection.