Question
I was given this Thanksgiving a lovely miniature Rosebush in a pot.  I live in Erie County, NY state, so I can't put this outside now.  The ground is frozen and the air is too cold.  I do have a small tea rose garden outside but no miniature rosebushes.  If i keep this one potted in the window for the winter, will it continue to bloom, and cna I put it outside after that?  Any special treatments?

Answer
If you have an unheated garage or sunporch where you can GRADUALLY get your Rose used to cooler, and eventually, to COLD temperatures, your Rose will do much better next spring.

Roses need a cold spell to set their buds and grow properly.  No respiration, no perspiration, no inspiration.

See Plan B if Plan A is not feasible.

Plan B: A living room window will keep your Rose alive as long as you aren't blasting it with searing heat all year.  Then next spring, you can try planting it outside.

There are two kinds of Miniature Roses:  European Minis (sold by florists) and American Minis (sold by garden centers).  Most of those European Mini Roses at the Florist come from Poulsen Roser, a Danish grower.  Poulsen Roser sells 3 out of every 4 potted miniature Roses in U.S. florist shops.

Poulsen Roses are famous for long shelf life, big flowers, and tiny plants.  They'll take the kind of low humidity you get in winter, luckily for you.  And they agree to set buds and flower in a short-day cycle.  Plus they're tough enough to ship across the ocean and back.  And they come in 18 beautiful colors.  :)

Try to find a cool spot to get your Rose into "dormancy" mode.  Tricky, but worth it.