Good season to plant some roses?

I wanted to start a small rose garden. Today is mid-September, is it a good time to start?

Good season to plant some roses?
That depends on the area you live in. In many areas this is a good time to plant because the roots get a chance to spread in the soil that will stay warm for the next few months. This gives them a head start under ground making them much heartier growers next Spring than any rose that has to wait until Spring to go into the ground.





The drawback is your local Nursery. Most get their potted stock in spring, so buyers can best see the flower choices. So by now, you may not have the best selection to choose from.
Reply:Not sure about your place but here in New Zealand the nursery I work at get the bare rooted roses in about mid winter, pots them up and are available for sale mid/late winter.


This allows them to be planted with enough time to start new roots before spring growth starts(1st Sept is start of spring)


Most roses are still available late spring, any good nursery can order in roses on request, even later into summer, they will be already potted up and maybe a bit dearer


Small is all relative, our current place we only have approx 30 roses, last place we had 120+(Bush, climbers, minatures and standards)
Reply:I live in So. Cal. We ususally plant our rose bushes around January when it's cold.