Alan Titchmarsh has shared a nifty trick for garden enthusiasts to grow their own rose bushes without spending a penny. The gardening expert said his top tip in a video for Gardeners' World Magazine. He said: "Roses remain one of our most popular garden flowers, if not the most popular, coming in all shapes and sizes.
Shrub roses, bush, floribunda, hybrid tea, climbers, ramblers, you name them we've got them. "They cost quite a bit to buy, especially if they're container grown. You can of course plant them bare root in autumn between November and March.
" But Alan then revealed an alternative method for cultivating roses that won't cost gardeners a penny by using cuttings from existing bushes. He said: "What you can also do is take cuttings and root your own. One benefit, no suckers, or any suckers to do come are not from a briar but from the actual variety.
"I quite like taking rose cuttings in autumn in about October, about a foot long, and putting them in a slit trench in the garden. But there is nothing to stop you in the height of summer, provided you don't let them dry out, from taking some shoot tip cuttings now." For the best results when snipping cuttings, Alan advises cutting just above a leaf joint to ensure new shoots emerge directly from that point rather than leaving behind a snag that could die back.
When planted, these cuttings can potentially grow into a rose bush, meaning you can have a beautiful garden for free. Sharing how to prepare the cuttings to be plan.
