One bush (#4) has one old stem, thickly wooded but just about
productive on its tip and two new stems, both spindly and leggy. The
other bush (#5) is sick - very sick. It has no old stems (they were
all dead) and one new stem, again very thin. #4 has a few leaves left
and poor #5 has none - yup - none!

Update - even after just a few days of the rose feed and watering, #4
has pushed out two new shoots from the base - baby stems I guess!

Next step, some compost for the soil!