Rose 'Moody blue'

Roses enjoy sun and free draining soil but also do well on clay as long as they are not water logged. Plant deep enough to bury the graft in ground that has not grown roses before.
Roses can be mulched with well rotted manure or well rotted garden compost to keep the weeds from appearing and to feed the plant,
Apply blood fish and bone around the plant in the spring as growth starts and again after the first flush of flowers.
Dead head spent blooms to prolong the flowering season

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Moody blue is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures.

Roses can grow from seed but they may not come true and they will take many years to flower. Traditionally roses are grafted onto root stock but they also root from cuttings. Take semi ripe, to ripe wood cuttings at the end of the summer, and insert into gritty soil in a prepared trench in the open. Pot on, they start into growth in the spring

Roses need pruning each spring to keep the growth strong and encourage flowering. Just before new growth starts remove crossing or weak or dead branches and reduce the height of the remaining stems by about a third to a half, cutting just above an outward facing bud.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Moody blue is a hardy plant.

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.