Patio Standard Rose 'Alfie Boe'

Before planting, plunge bare root plants into a bucket of water for half an hour to rehydrate.

When pruning, make sure that your secateurs are clean and sharp to prevent squashing stems and introducing disease.

Add mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help the plant establish quicker.

Trim old flower stems to shape early each spring, just  before new growth starts.

• Pick the right container for your rose - half barrels are a great choice, but any large pot with good drainage holes is perfect.
• Roses love sunshine and should receive sun for at least half the day, so position the pot with this in mind, remembering to position it before filling with compost as it may be too heavy to move once planted up.
• Use a loam-based compost with 10 – 20% multi-purpose compost added. Make sure that the mix does not include any type of granular or time release fertiliser as this may burn the roots.
• Feed twice for more blooms. Late-March/April and again Late July.
• Prune lightly to deadhead, shape, and control disease.
• Transplant into a larger container if you notice a decrease in blooms, and every 2 – 3 years to refresh the soil.
• It is important that container-grown plants do not dry out – water regularly.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. Pre-ordered items will be sent as soon as possible after the date quoted and we'll generally ship your entire order with your pre-ordered items. When your order is dispatched, we'll send you another email with details of how to track it.

Most orders are sent on a fully-tracked courier service with Yodel. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, no signature is required, and our courier is asked to leave your order in a safe place on your property.

We'll send a tracking link when we dispatch your order, so you know when its due to arrive. Please note, once delivered we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your property. If you have any specific delivery instructions, please let us know - there's an option to enter a short message for the courier at the checkout.

Smaller, lighter, single-item orders may be sent through the post with Royal Mail - in which case no tracking is available.

Our experienced nursery team will always send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive when you plant them, so although most plants are very tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme frosts or heatwaves, we avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme weather is forecast, or over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.