Wood roses come in a variety of colors and in some cases, have been hand-crafted so well, you might even be fooled into thinking they're real. The petals on wood roses are usually made from birch with the leaves made from fiber and the stem from bendable wire; this way, you have the ability to arrange the flowers in a number of ways. Wood roses can even be purchased scented (although for those sensitive to fragrances, they can also be purchased unscented).

Even amateur gardeners dream of having roses in their gardens, but they're not always so easy to grow. A poor rose specimen for example, will always fall short and ultimately, lead to disappointment. There are a number of things, however, which can be done to enure you have healthy, beautiful rose plants.
When choosing roses, you should only buy budded plants that have well prepared root stock and are two years old. Planting these specimens in any spot where an unhealthy, previously planted rose was, will stop the new one from developing the way it should, so choose [the spot] carefully.

The way in which roses are planted also play a large part in how healthy they will be; they need to be in a drought-free, well-drained, and sunny location. The spot should also have good air circulation which means they should not be planted underneath trees and shrubs. The holes in which the rose plant will be placed should be big enough so that it can well accommodate the roots without having to bend or cut them. In addition, enough space should be left in the hole so that fertilizer and compost can also be added.

Roses need to be watered at least twice a week so the soil they are planted in stays evenly moist; the soil needs to be watered deeply but not often so the surface has a chance to dry out before its watered again. By doing it this way, it will stop fungus from spreading on moist surface and will encourage roots to grow. When moisture in the soil gets trapped around the base of the plant, it leads to rot which ultimately will kill the plant. Also always water roses in the morning so as to help prevent mildew and black spot disease.

You may wonder why you would even want to purchase wood roses over the real thing but there a number of good reasons; they are less expensive and you can get more for your money; wood roses will never wilt; they can be kept forever and are always in season. And, for the allergy sufferer, wood roses will never aggravate the allergy no matter what time of the year it is.