Roots of roses.

When I dug up the rose pots which I had planted into the ground and found great tendrils of root poking through the drainage holes in the pots I was a little concerned that they may be pot bound (when roots have tightly wrapped around inside the pot and have outgrown it) however there was plenty of soil left with a good root system so they will have a great chance of continuing to improve now they are in the ground and have plenty of room to grow, especially laterally. It's always worth gently teasing roots out slightly when you are planting up. This encourages the roots to find their way away from the root ball and makes for a sturdier plant. Although here I have gone overboard with the teasing out of the roots you can see the before and after photos before planting up.The soil was so fine that as I was pulling out a few roots it was dropping off but once planted in good quality soil it will soon establish itself.

Above, as it came out of the pot.

 

Below, difficult to work out but basically the roots are teased out to give them a good chance to branch out.