I placed my first order from Palatine in 2006, the first year they started sending roses to the United States by mail, and I kept ordering from them every year until this year. I have never soaked any Palatine bare-root roses and they've all grown beautifully, but I've always had them delivered in November and I always tried to plant them the day they arrived. Maybe they dry out in storage by spring, or maybe they profited from our rainy season, which almost always begins in November. Whatever the reason, they've done well here without soaking.
