Hi Pennypat. First of all prune the roses severely (so that they look like the ones you get from a nursery when you first buy a rose) then dig them up with as much root as possible. If you can get them into a pot that would be ideal but another reasonable alternative is to put the roses (roots only) into a black bin liner with some of the soil still around them. This will help to keep the roots moist until you can replant them. Good luck
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I've been doing this for a while now but mostly to rescue roses not doing too well in crowded borders.
Make sure their root ball is well watered about an hour before you want to move it and then, as ladybird says, dig up as much as you can. I then re-plant in decent sized pots - just large plastic ones about 50 to 60cms wide and deep and fill with good quality John Innes 3 type compost and water well. Then I remove broken, sickly or spindly branches and take off all buds and flowers.
Keep in a shady spot for a week or two while they get over the shock and then they can cope with partial sun as long as you water regularly. I'm leaving mine in their pots at least a whole season so they redevelop a strong root system before being planted out in a well prepared bed.
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Hi Pennypat. First of all prune the roses severely (so that they look like the ones you get from a nursery when you first buy a rose) then dig them up with as much root as possible. If you can get them into a pot that would be ideal but another reasonable alternative is to put the roses (roots only) into a black bin liner with some of the soil still around them. This will help to keep the roots moist until you can replant them. Good luck
I've been doing this for a while now but mostly to rescue roses not doing too well in crowded borders.
Make sure their root ball is well watered about an hour before you want to move it and then, as ladybird says, dig up as much as you can. I then re-plant in decent sized pots - just large plastic ones about 50 to 60cms wide and deep and fill with good quality John Innes 3 type compost and water well. Then I remove broken, sickly or spindly branches and take off all buds and flowers.
Keep in a shady spot for a week or two while they get over the shock and then they can cope with partial sun as long as you water regularly. I'm leaving mine in their pots at least a whole season so they redevelop a strong root system before being planted out in a well prepared bed.
But don't forget to make your plans clear to potential purchasers because plants in the ground are generally viewed as part of the property.