Create your own beautiful rose garden with this beginner’s guide to planting, care, and design. From soil preparation to pruning and choosing the right varieties, discover timeless tips to grow thriving roses at home. Winter is a wonderful time to begin dreaming up and planning a new garden. It is also a wonderful time to plan any updates to an existing garden. We recommend keeping a garden journal to document all of your ideas, dreams, plans and sketches. In this article we will share our decades long experience creating beautiful rose gardens.