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Tisha said:what about winterizing the plants?
I thought they needed to be protected from freezing
I need to find out about how to know when the roses are dormant enough to transplant and winterizing technics
heard somewhere about `trenching` roses in windy cold climates
it would really be great if I don`t need to protect them
I could buy alot more beauties if I don`t have more maintenance
the containers I have are 10 gal. Rubbermaid plastic trash tubs
14"diameter x 17"deep
some are grey and some are dark green
not patio pot attractive but still blend in naturally I think
still.....dormant transplanting and freezing to death
for hanging in and still trying to help

I have moved many roses, tubbed only temp. but if you lose the tap root and the other roots cannot move freely I would not wager much money on you not losing some.
You are correct about winterizing.
Plastic and a freeze kills which is why you are never to .cover plants with plastic if a freeze occurs.
Plastic against the roots will probably be the same.
I would not do this in the fall but in the spring and you probably should have used much larger tubs so they could breathe better and yes plants breathe underground.
You will need to cover the tops HEAVILY in case you get a truly hard freeze.