Moving Roses

I have a few rose bushes mainly HT & a couple of floribunda which are situated in a shady spot & not doing too well and wanted to move them to a sunny place in the garden. I'm not sure how old the roses are as only moved here last year but they look quite established. Is this a good time for them to be moved? any advice on how would be appreaciated.

 

I'd say November is the best month.. so any time now!

 

Glad Wiseoldowl was at the helm here. Please use her recommendations. I am a shade gardener, have very, very little areas where "sun" is, of those areas I am so careful to consider a rose " anything" because I truly don't ever want to move it and want it to be happy. So far I've been successful with two rose bushes who give me a few blooms and two climbers still babies but are growing wonderful at this point. Both roses I researched to find that they can handle some shade. Not that they need total sun, which I did not have. What I am trying to say, is with good research you can find the plant needed for any area so you don't have to move it. Good luck.

 

Thanks for the info wiseoldowl I will wait for a while before I move perhaps end Nov or begining Dec. Do I need to put any rose fertiliser or will some compost be OK in the new hole when I plant?

 

Mix a bit of bone meal in with the soil that you fill the hole with, bone meal stimulates root growth, and will help to get it going nicely. Don't use rose fertilizer next spring, as you don't want to push them too fast, but if they are looking healthy next summer, back on with your usual feeding regime.

Mixing in compost with the soil would be good, if you have some, as would a mulch. over the top.