"colleen" wrote in message
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Thank you all so much for your advice. To answer some of the questions
about these roses, here goes. The roses were bare root, grafted, all
hybrid teas.

Dave- you did understand what I was trying to say about planting them
too low in the ground. It wasn't until a week or so after planting
them that I noticed a few of them kind of dipped down in the ground
where I had planted the graft a bit too low. And we also have
increased our garden bed size, so I would like to even the plants out
in the new area.

The plants that are a bit too low are not doing as well as the others,
but are still OK. At this point in time, the move would be more for
aesthetic purposes because I am a perfectionist. I didn't know if it
would be better to move them now b/c they haven't been in the ground
for too long, or if it would be better to wait until they go dormant in
the fall.

I agree with Dave's advice to leave them where they
are for now.

You all have provided very helpful information- thank you so much!! I
am just going to have to be patient and wait until fall because I would
hate to hurt them just beacuse I am so picky.

So based on this decision to wait, I have another question for you all.
Should I move them in the fall (after they are no longer in bloom), or
should I move them in early spring before they start to show new
growth?

Thank you all again so much for the very helpful feedback!!!!

-Colleen

My recommendation would be to move them in
the fall after growth has slowed way down.
Water well until the roots have had a chance to
re-establish.

Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8