I'm getting my first flush now. They should start opening the end of this week. I'm not happy about the bud sizes of some plants. I believe it due to that long dry spell we had

You got two of my favorite roses! I've had Dick Clark since it came out in 2011 and it's wintered very well for me, even this last one! It is pretty healthy, vigorous growing and blooms a lot! Sorry, no fragrance to speak of. I got Love Song last spring and fell head over heels in love with it. Unfortunately it was one of those grafts with a really LOOONG shank on it so the graft was above the soil line and it didn't survive this past winter. But I decided I couldn't be without it so I just bought a new one, lol! It was otherwise very healthy for me all last season and bloomed nearly continuously. It even smells good! I have to agree with buford, easy on the fertilizer and pour on the water. I wouldn't fertilize at all until you see new growth on them. Keep them consistently moist but not soggy wet. They should do fine for you.

Yes, we have planted so many rose bushes with no issues over the last 20+ years--so I have a hard time believing we wouldn't have planted it correctly. It looks beautifully healthy & tons of flowers & buds--except for that weird rocking thing when I hold on to branches on both sides of the bush. Yet we had what seemed like hurricane winds a week ago with rain. That bush had no issues with the very strong winds. Another one lost an entire branch.

sorry