Viewing post #42210 by Skiekitty

JaeRae - If I can grow roses, ANYONE can grow roses! I had not as many losses this past year as it could have been.. we had about a zone 4 winter (I'm traditionally a zone 5) and I lost maybe 20-30 roses total out of the 100+ I put in, which, considering I'm such a beginner, not bad at all! Trick is to mulch mulch mulch, bury deep, and mulch some more. The ones I didn't lose had over a foot of mulch plus had been buried about 2-3" below the bud union.. and I'm talking about grandifloras, floribundas, & hybrid teas.. not rugosas (actually, I lost an Austrian Copper!).

It *can* be done! You can do it, we can help. Well, everyone but me.. I'd probably steer ya wrong.