There may come a time in a gardener's experience that they will need to know how transplanting roses is accomplished.
There are certain considerations you need to follow to insure that the rose is moved successfully.
Most experts recommend moving the bush only after they have gone into dormancy.
This means the move will not cause harm to your roses or stunt their growth.
In general, you should transplant roses in the spring or in the fall, depending on where you live.
People living in a warmer climate, might find it a better choice to transplant them in the fall, while people who live in cooler areas usually find transplanting roses is a much easier task when moved in the spring.
If you choose to transplant your bush in the early to mid part of spring, the rose bush is essentially still dormant and you will not shock the plant as much as you could do at another time.
You also have the warmer weather ahead of you as well as growing season which will give the bush time for regeneration.
If transplanting a rose bush in the spring, experts advise that you wait at least until all there is little threat of freezing or frost.
Make sure the soil is warm and relatively manageable.
If you decide to transplant tour rose in the fall, your timing is crucial, especially if weather in your area is unpredictable.
It is important to pick a day when the soil is still more or less warm so the newly transplanted bush can reestablish itself prior to the cold of winter coming along.
Waiting too long could make you lose the plant because it could literally freeze to death.
The soil needs to be warm enough to be manageable.
Sometimes a fall transplanting can start dormancy and should be done before frost or very frigid temperatures occur.
Always prepare the new hole for the rose in advance to the time you are ready to move the rose, and dig it bigger than you think it needs to be.
You do not want to have the rose spend any unnecessary amount of time outside of the ground.
Now is a good time to mix in approximately one half to one cup of bone meal and compost in with the soil to be added back into the hole.
At whatever time of the year you decide you need to be transplanting roses, aim for a day when the sky is overcast and a little cool like when there is a promise of rain in the forecast.
Using your spade, cut a circle in the ground around the bush you are moving.
Dig an area around the rose bush approximately 12 inches so that you're not in danger of touching the root ball with a spade.
Make sure that you dig down about 15 inches.
Carefully lift the root ball out of the ground, making sure that you don't lift by the stalk of the bush.
Take as large a part of the soil and root as you can lift comfortably.
You will want to dig as quickly as possible, lifting and probing on occasion to determine if the bush is moving yet or where there are roots which may still be anchored.
Lift up the root ball and take along with it as much soil as you possibly can so the root system is the least disturbed as you can make it.
Transport the bush on a wooden board, burlap or in a wheelbarrow from the old site to the new.
Do not expose the little white feeder roots to the air, wind, or sun unnecessarily.
You can next place the newly dug up bush into the rose bed that has been prepared, taking care to spread out and point exposed roots.
Set the bush slightly higher up in the hole than before.
The rose will settle down from one to three inches after it acclimates to the new location.
Thoroughly fill in around the system of roots with the soil you prepared beforehand.
Pour a good amount of water in the hole.
After allowing it to settle, causing the bonding of the roots with the soil, carefully press down to help get rid of air pockets, which leads to root rot.
After replanting the rose in its new location, prune the rose as much as you can, employing angled cuts and getting rid of unsightly or spindly, or branches that are weakened.
Continue to water your rose bush.
Lastly, experts advise that you spray your rose against fungus.