As long as it gets a good 6-7 hours of sun it should be fine. Whether that is the best place for it remains to be seen. Since it is already planted I sure wouldn't dig it all up and move it now. Leave it and see how things do there and meanwhile plot the sun pattern all over your yard this year from now until end of August. Then you can plan for any needed moving next year. Dave

You can move the chrysalides if you want to, but wouldn't it be easier to move the moths? Are the moths caterpillars or cocoons? When moving a chrysalis, DON'T just pull the chrysalis down. Scratch around the area where the chrysalis has attached itself and dislodge the silk, then gently pull the silk off the thing it's attached to. The chrysalis will come off with the silk, and you won't take a chance on tearing the chrysalis open and killing the future butterfly. Congratulations on having tortoiseshells! They're SO beautiful! Sherry

I did that in my apartment and really helps organize the space. I also put a low bookcase in the closet...it fit under the shorter clothes and I used it for shoes and purses.

Great minds think alike! I also planted VQ to co-mingle a bit with my ND. :) I think the difference in colour and bloom form is just enough to keep it interesting. Regarding transplanting now vs. waiting, I would let it finish its flush and then move it if it's an established plant. However, your cool temps would be perfect if it's fairly young. I'm also a newbie to general rose growing, but have had 75yr old ND for years and have now transplanted them multiple times, most recently this Spring. With the help of everyone on this forum it was very successful. I got as much root ball as possible and dragged them on a tarp to their new location, having already dug and amended the new (huge) hole. I water in after adding ~half the soil and again at the end. I also make a little berm around it to keep the water from flowing off. Lots of compost, but no fertilizer. I watered well until established. Two of the transplants didn't miss a beat, and the other lost its first set of leaves to shock, but