"Frank Booth" wrote ...

Having planted out bare-rooted roses a few weeks ago, with all the mild
weather and rain since, most of the buds left after pruning the roses hard
are now breakting or are about to. The leading stems are only 3 - 4 inches
in length with all the buds along their lemgths now breaking. I don't think
I've seen a winter in the UK before where roses refuse to become dormant

I'm concerned that when the hard frost eventually arrives these new
laterals
will be killed off and subssequent die-back might extend back to the graft
union, killing these roses...Or am I worrying unnecessarily?

Seeing as there is nothing you can do about it there is no point in
concerning yourself. Even in very frosty winters I've noticed that the roses
don't seem to suffer much even if they have started into growth early.
Two of my Patio roses are still flowering as is one of my Princess lilies
and a Bergenia. Down the Chertsey Lane on the roadside there is a large
clump of Kniphofias in beautiful full bloom, they always are about this
time, I keep saying I'm going to nick some but never have.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK