Hello,

Its nearing the end of Summer here in Melbourne. Its been really hot 40C
days several times and we had drought conditions for a very very long time.

I've been weeding my garden and I noticed that the soil is quite hard. I
thought it would be a good idea to dig around the roses and break up the
clay and baked dirt and aerate the soil a bit. I dug around some of the
roses but I am worried that I may damage their roots.

How deep should I dig around the roses and how close can I get?