"Gail Futoran" wrote

I have an Angel Face patio rose (about the same
size as your tree roses) planted in one of those
fake (lightweight) half barrels - less than 10 gallon
capacity, at a guess. It sits on my small front porch
[concrete slab] and has done well the last two
"winters", including one early spring frost that killed
several of my established roses in beds.... near San Antonio TX Zone 8

Looks like zone 8 is good for potted roses. Unfortunately I live in a zone
5B - Pueblo, CO. We do get rather cold winters: 20F below and worse.
I have already asked some of the local nurseries, and I got lots of answers.
Problem is: the question was only one, and the answers were ALL different.
And none of the answers seem to make any sense.... (
I knew I had to protect the roots of my rose trees, and now I know I have to
protect the top graft.
Will it be sufficient if I just plant the roses somewhere where they would
normally like to grow, and if I wrapped the stem and the top graft with
something? Shipping bubble wrap maybe? If not, than what? I would hate those
roses to be "annuals" because of my inexperience.... they are so
beautiful.
Thanks for all the suggestions, and I will be waiting for more. Any help is
appreciated.

Hopeful in Pueblo CO zone 5B - Maggie's Mom.