This may have inspired me to move a couple of small roses (a lot smaller than yours). I was holding off moving them until late winter/early spring when they are dormant, advice online says that's the best time...?
I would be interested to hear about your moving successes and failures? What you've moved and times you've moved them and how the plants were/are after moving them.
I need to split and move a dianthus deltoides, apparently autumn is the best time to do that.
@cordata I planted mine this spring/ sunmertime. When I re planted them yesterday I put what I had left of my DA mycorrhizal fungi at the roots ( which I didn’t use planting them the first time) and the DA rose feed pellets. The bed is new mixed with John Innes, multi purpose compost and manure etc anyway so that’s already mixed in. We’ll soon see but I didn’t want them to struggle in the winter so decided to take the plunge. Also, they’re for sale in garden centres so I think it must be fine...
I’ve moved things a lot because this year is my first proper year of gardening. I started a bit last year.. I moved my hebe addendas and they’ve been fine but not flowered yet. I have a couple liriope muscari which I moved and they’ve grown loads and I was meant to divide them but wasn’t feeling brave enough. They haven’t flowered yet and to be honest look a bit too full so I say divide if you can. I moved these purple sedums I have twice due to positioning and their stems didn’t cope and have fallen apart.
On top of my head that’s all I can think of because to be honest I’ve found it fine. I’ve mostly moved due to my desire for the arrangement to look a certain way or due to things getting bigger quicker than anticipated.
I’m very new though so I may be doing things wrong !
Depends where you live, I personally would not move roses now, or give them a lot of feed, just before winter round the corner,with the possibility of new growth and frosts.Pot grown roses are always for sale in Garden Centres. Tender summer bedding is for sale in March, doed not mean that is the best time for planting.
Well as Christopher Lloyd of Great Dixter fame quipped the only right time to do anything is when you have the time. So I wouldn't worry too much @kathleen_cardwell23 roses are pretty tough plants.
I would just point out that the roses are now very close t that wall and likely to suffer thirst as a result. Walls suck up a lot of moisture and also cast a rain shadow so do be sure to water your roses well between now and the autumn rains and make sure they get plenty of water thru dry and/or hot spells between March and November every year.
A good dollop of well rotted manure every November and march will provide lots of lovely nutrients and also encourage the micro-organisms that improve soil texture and fertility - healthier roses.
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@Obelixx thanks for you advice, I didn’t realise that. That’s really useful to know! I put down manure when I planted them and have watered most days. I’ll be careful , thanks
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I’ve moved things a lot because this year is my first proper year of gardening. I started a bit last year..
I moved my hebe addendas and they’ve been fine but not flowered yet. I have a couple liriope muscari which I moved and they’ve grown loads and I was meant to divide them but wasn’t feeling brave enough. They haven’t flowered yet and to be honest look a bit too full so I say divide if you can. I moved these purple sedums I have twice due to positioning and their stems didn’t cope and have fallen apart.
And a few more aphorisms to amuse: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/mar/04/gardens2
I enjoyed the read as well!
A good dollop of well rotted manure every November and march will provide lots of lovely nutrients and also encourage the micro-organisms that improve soil texture and fertility - healthier roses.