I had some Job's organic tomato fertilizer with an analysis of 4-7-5 (or thereabouts), full bags leftover from last year, and I went ahead and used that around some of the roses. That sounded like pretty good proportions for roses, I'll pick up some more when I see it.
"...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi
