moving roses

wwfc_2

Hi all

I am having to dig up part of my back garden as we are getting a conservatory.

I need to move all my plants, not to worried about the bedding plants as think they will survive the move with no probs but i also have 3 roses to move.

i'm pretty sure i should cut them right down and then move, im going to put them in large pots at the moment as im not sure of where i want them to go.

However as they all look so pretty and in full bloom im tempted to just try and move them as they are, give them some feed around the roots and lots of water and hope for the best.

What do you think the chances of survival are if i do that?

suisidevw

Did something similar with various roses when we moved house and all have survived and thrived.

They were in bloom and I just dug up with a lot of soil, didn't brush off etc and literally just put in a pot with some rose feed and compost. No probs!

Sambucus_Nigra

Dig as big a root ball as you can when you move. I doubt they need much watering in at the moment!

wwfc_2

Many thanks, i'll give it a try and hope it works out well

Yorkie1

Make sure the roots don't dry out (i.e. transfer into pot asap) and, as others have said, get as big a rootball as possible. I wouldn't remove all the leaves as they are needed at this time of year to keep the plant alive.

When you replant elsewhere in your garden, don't forget that you can't put a rose in the same place as a rose previously was because of a build-up of disease in the soil.