Hi Mark ...

If you are growing your roses in large containers in Rose Heaven, mulch is not as critical as the type of container you are using for your plants. I get a sense that know what you are doing and roses are pretty forgiving.

Good luck getting through the drought.

Smiles,
Lyn

Edited for typo

there was a suggestion that was floating around and I've used it on super stressed plants & it works out great. Get a 1gal milk jug, use a pin to poke like 4-5 holes in the bottom of it, & fill it full of water. Cap it & quickly flip it upside down so you don't dribble everywhere while you carry it to the plant in need. Then put it right-side up next to the plant that you need to water & uncap it. The water will slowly dribble out, deep soaking, and you don't get wash-away or flooding. Just a slow drip drip drip that soaks in & spreads to all the roots. The main thing is to have teeny little holes and not big ones so the water doesn't gush out. That might help & it will control exactly how much water you're giving the plant, plus you can add food or whatever to the water, too!

Thank you, Toni. At this stage, every tip helps.

Smiles,
Lyn