Bareroot or in a Container?

I bought no bareroot bushes the first year I grew roses.  I started too late in the season to buy them, and I had an uneasy feeling about them besides.  Handling fistfuls of sticks just didn't feel comfortable, and I wasn't optimistic that they'd amount to much.  I got over my worries, and so will you when you come to appreciate the advantages of bareroot plants.  First, aiming at your practical side, they're cheaper.  Bushes in containers cost more than bareroot plants, not just because of the containers themselves, but because of the labor required to put the bushes in them.  Also, roots must be compressed to fit within container constraints.  Finally, container roses have to readjust to the soil in their new home after they are either removed from their cans or grow through their biodegradable containers.  Bareroots, however, can be planted exactly as you want them to grow, as you'll learn in the next chapter.