Planting roses where a rose has recently been

I've read elsewhere that you shouldn't plant a rose in a spot where another rose has recently been.

Can anyone advise why this is the case? Is it because the previous rose would have sucked all the nutrients out of the soil?

If that is the case, if I mix in lots of compost and give it some rose food, could I plant another rose there?

I had a mature climbing rose next to the garage which I removed last autumn and I want to replace it with a Gertrude Jekyll.

Thanks in advance for the advice

 

Thanks Owl, I'll try that

 

To avoid rose sickenss you need to replace, rather than just replenish, the soil :(

However ... I have read that using mycorrhizal fungi (commercial name "rootgrow") during planting combats rose sickness - it certainly won't do any harm, and at the least will make the rose establish better/faster.

 

I have planted my rose in the same spot as the old one (although I planted the Teasing Georgia not Gertrude Jekyll, which will go in another spot). I did what was suggested, ie I dug out the soil and moved to another part of the garden, then filled the hole with John Innes No 3 and horse manure and added some Root Grow, so fingers crossed!