Cindi ... so sorry to hear about the hail storm. If we get hail up here, it's always small and doesn't do any damage.
Toni ... you may not want to hear this, but I have found that if I grow my new roses in containers to get a larger root mass before planting them in the ground, they take off better and are healthier plants all around.
The ten roses Kim propagated for me and brought to me in November, 2012 that I planted out last spring had a root mass that filled a 3 gal nursery can. All of them made it through the high temps of summer and a dry winter very well. The only one that has been slow to take off is Sharifa Asma. I also don't let them bloom the first year they are in the ground.
Just a thought.
Smiles,
Lyn
