Helen,

What else did they put in your soil.

Roses like a slightly acidic soil. Maybe
yours is too alkaline?

Also they need to be watered.
They need to be fed. Fish emulsion is ideal.
And tender growth can not handle frost.

--
Theo

in Kansas City Z5/Z6?

"Helen" wrote in message
...
A local nursery put in a rose bed for me 3/23 enriching the soil with
organic items such as kelp meal and Chesapeake Blue (composted crab
shells).
I transplanted 12 hybrid tea roses into the bed. They seemed to be
growing
normally then the new spring growth drooped and died. Most have leafed
out
again, but others haven't, and look dead although they looked good and
bloomed last summer. Any ideas?