Shock maybe. But treatable, reversible shock. Go fot it. Dig any required holes now, tonite. Go fot it. Make that move , right now ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zvefR3TlYM

I've done it this time of season. Water, shading, some top growth cut back. Meticulous rootball extraction. You really want to wait another growing season?

I plant and transplant roses all summer. If you're careful they usually do fine. I'd say go for it. Try and get as big a root ball as you can and keep it intact to lessen any shock. Keep them well watered and if it should get hot suddenly find a way to shade them a little during the hottest part of the day. Hold off on any fertilizer until you start to see some new growth on them. They should be AOK.

awesome thanks everyone!
I'll be moving them tomorrow, they're all NOID because they'd previously been in containers and I mixed them up when I was planting lol.

In fall I am going to move my Mme Plantier, not because it's in a bad spot or too close to anything but because this is her third year and she has become MASSIVE. I never thought I'd have huge roses considering the climate here. But she's gotten probably 6' or 8' wide, it's hard to tell because she's reached out all the way to the fence and now her canes are growing straight up the fence lol. So in fall I'll move her waaay closer to the front of the garden and just clear out anyone in her way as she's currently shoving out a huge daylily and an ornamental grass.

If you are only going to move Mme Plantier a bit, just walk it over. Take a cane that is going the right direction, and peg it down. A new plant will grow there, and you can just cut down the old one.

I'd let them bloom and wait till Fall to move anything. That way you could ID them and arrange them more attractively because you could research the varieties for size and color. If Madame Plantier is happy, maybe you could leave it alone, and move others farther away in the Fall. Why wreck your Spring flush?

For me the soil makes a big difference in transplant success during the growing season. My native soil is very sticky clay, I’m always able to extract a good root ball acceptable transplant shock. My prepared bed are much lighter soil, I can’t seem to get enough feeder roots no matter how careful I am.

So I’d try to transplant just 1 plant 1st. If you find you aren’t getting a decent rootball, I’d wait until the plants are dormant to minimize shock.

wanted to give everyone an update! I moved over five roses about 2 days ago and when I have checked on them they look great! 3 of them don't even look like they are in shock at all and 2 are only very slightly wilty at the very tops. the weather was warm but not to hot/kind of cool, partly overcast, and light rain. Turned out to be perfect! The day I moved them I pulled them up and put them in their new spots (I could remember at least I KNOW I planted tall ones in the back and short ones in the front so I just kept them generally the same depth into the garden but moved them all way over to the right). Then I built little shades for them using landscaping fabric and bamboo sticks, set up the shades to block sun from the west and close to but not touching the roses. Watered them gently 3x the day I moved them. I am shocked at how good they look and am so happy!
When my husband came up the driveway I was setting up the shades and I told him "I'm growing pirate ships!" because he was confused as to why there were black sails all over the garden hahah.

kali_deere

2 days ago Is it still early enough in the season to move them without risking shock too badly?

kali_deere 2 hours ago I am shocked at how good they look and am so happy!

Very droll, kali.