See: http://www.express.co.uk/life-style/garden/445445/How-to-look-after-climbing-and-rambling-roses-and-which-to-choose Here is a link that might be useful: link to London, England article

I assumed that your comment was covered by "tender climbing roses". i.e. I did not interpret that to mean that all climbing roses are tender but to mean that if you are growing a climbing rose that is tender you should------.

The virus by itself cannot survive in the soil. The last lecture I went to they recommended waiting 7 days for the virus to die. But yes, the roots can carry it if it got down that far. I dug up a Reve d'Or last year and I'm waiting to see if any roots survive before replanting. It was own root, but in a confined spot so I could not get all the roots. I have had luck killing Dr. Huey sprouts with RU for woody vines. If you have RRD, I think that would be a good idea before replanting. And honestly, the woman making that statement is a Parks and Recreation spokesperson, not an RRD expert.

Is the article on the newspaper's website? If so you can just post a link to it here. Otherwise it is easy to get into copyright issues without their permission. If they permit you can photocopy it, with citation, and post it as a photo here. Dave