Paul, that is a terrific trick with the two shovels. Thank you, I'll be using that for the rest of my gardening career.

And what fabulous production values in the clip. Thanks for the chuckle.

That was great. Good timing for me also as I need to move some roses soon.

It was both educational and entertaining. Loved the dramatic music. Thanks!

Very helpful video.

But I was wondering. If you engage in that much in-depth, high-tech research, is the cost of it added on to the cost of the rose? LOL

Kate

Interesting, especially as I remove about 400 roses from the ground and pot up. I could not use the 2 shovel method because I do not want to fill the pots with dirt. Glad to see that I am doing some things right like watering, some branch removal, etc. I am also removing all blooms and then spraying with "wilt stop", which is really helping me.

Could have used that video last evening, before I moved a big buddleia by myself. What a disaster that operation turned out to be. And no, of course I didn't remember to water the poor thing beforehand. Thanks for the tips!

Excellent video. But, how does one do it with one hand?
Kind of like trying to show someone how big a fish was using just one hand? Impossible!
I will be recommending that transplanting method though to my two handed friends.

Paul, How about videos for handicapped gardeners and those of us who are seniors who may not have the mobility to do it this way?

Another great video!
I think the same principle would work when repotting roses that live in big pots.

Hi There,

Wilt stop is a great idea as it helps prevent the rose from losing water. And yes, if I was potting them up I'd be bare rooting them.

Karl, that's a nice idea but I wouldn't really know where to start. Care to collaborate on some challenges and solutions?

dublinbay. No cost to the roses. We run the institute as a tax write off to offset the huge profits we make! Off to polish the Rolls - LOL

Paul

I enjoyed that thoroughly, and thanks for making it clear that it is not necessary to whack your roses back to nubs before moving them.

Love the music, lol!

Paul, If you stay active with roses as you age into your senior years, you'll soon learn where to start.
I garden from a Rascal scooter, use an Army surplus shovel to dig my holes, most of my other garden tools are cut off larger ones, and I use a number of normally kitchen tools such as long cooking tongs in my every day gardening activities. I couldn't get along without my Felco cut and hold pruners.
E-mail me for problems I have and some solutions I've come up with if you wish. There should be a big market out there for handicapped gardeners and there is no one catering to these problems. The few items available are very expensive.
For many of us there's not much else to do except garden. I've managed to make it a full time hobby.

We're so glad you do, Karl. Where there's a will there's a way, so they say!

Dear Paul Zimmerman, may I say I, and I'm sure many rose gardeners, really appreciate your videos and find them a treasure. I just wanted you to know this.

I second that Paul! Your videos are a godsend to those of us that are new to roses too! Thankyou and keep up the great work! Loved the music! It made me chuckle out loud, and my hubby was probably wondering why I was laughing lol.

Hi Paul I watched the video and have a few questions. First can I move two climbing roses when they are in full bloom? Second should I prune them way back before I can? I usually just prune back spent ones to get more blooms and only prune way back in the spring. I didn't get a chance to get out there this spring to do that and now they are very big and unruly.
Thanks,
Lisa

Hi Lisa,

I have moved roses in full bloom in the Los Angeles summer with great success. The key is water, water, water as I talk about in the video. That trickle method.

That being said if they need a cutting back anyway do it before you move them. It will increase their chance of success.

Paul

Just found this posting and the video is great. I was looking for information here on GW as I have to move a rose bush within the week and your advice is greatly appreciated. Will start the prep work.

Julia

Thank you so much for all the videos. They are fantastic and a true help for us that are fairly new to this.

I am still trying to find the perfect spot to pillar a rose! :)

Glad you like them and thanks for watching them!

Excellent video. I appreciated the stress on watering, watering, and watering. Two shovels is so much neater than my bear hug method! After watching the video I realized it's a miracle my transplanted roses have survived. Because they were frying in the sun, I recently decided to press ahead with the transplant of three full-size rose bushes. The temperature was hovering around 99F. Not the smartest move, but the roses pulled through with minimal damage. They are better off in their new locations.

I just want to say, I tried this method myself in late Jun?early July, and it worked. It took a month for the rose to decide to live, but it is growing now!(It was not my healthiest rose, but I told it about it's replacement if it died, and it perked right up)
roseberri

I don't know if th OP ever checks this thread, but I want to say a big THANK YOU! We're moving and need to take my husbands' family heirloom rose with us (and give a bit to his brother for his new house). It some sort of moss rose, wonderfully fragrant. Watching this answered all my questions, and out I go to get another shovel...

Cheers!

Sunni

I do and thanks for the kind words. Good luck with the family rose!