Toni ...
I, too, have had years where I couldn't work in the garden well due to health issues. The roses survived.
There have been times when I just wanted to give up, too. I am gardening in lousy soil and it takes years to improve the soil when you can't just go out and buy good compost or mulch.
The California drought has had an impact on the garden, so the roses do not look as good as they have in the non-drought years.
The blooms on most of my roses are fried, too, but I am looking forward to the next flush.
You do what you can in the "bad" years and look forward to what the garden can be in the coming good years.
I have found that this is the only way I can keep on keeping on.
