Soil

Easy Elegance roses send their roots deep and wide. You’ll want the best soil to ensure healthy growth.

• If your soil is so hard that you have trouble getting a spade in it, the roots will also have a hard time penetrating it.
• If your soil is very sandy and loose, it will have a hard time holding onto food and water.
• The perfect soil is in between, a rich dark brown color, with an earthy smell. To achieve this, add organic matter — good advice for everything you plant.

Soil Amendments

Feed your soil, and it will feed your plants. Consider these effective amendments:

• Leaf compost is nothing more than wet decomposed leaves made by leaving them in a pile. It is an inexpensive way to add organic matter to your soil every year.
• Peat moss is sold at most nurseries in bales and makes a wonderful soil amendment.
• Well-composed horse or cow manure dramatically improves soil structure and adds nutrients. It also comes in a dried pellet form that’s easy to spread.
• You can buy or make compost, always a welcome addition.
• Peat moss is sold at most nurseries in bales and makes a wonderful soil amendment.