You should still plant it and as quickly as possible. I say if possible because I think its gotten cold there again. Punch little holes in the ground with a crowbar if you have to. They will start sprouting in February.

Yes, the lack of sun past August will decrease your fall bloom. Unless your fall flush occurs in August anyway. Here, fall bloom starts in September, from buds that formed at the very end of August at the earliest. I have a friend with roses in the same kind of situation you describe, and she gets no fall blooms. Here there is no such thing as a shade tolerant rose. We do not get enough sun for any rose to do well with less than full sun. You do not say where you are so I can't judge what kind of climate you're in, except northern latitude judging from zone 4! But - a cloudy north, or a sunny north? We're a very cloudy north. You may not be. But go ahead and experiment! All we can do is tell you what we think might happen. We puny humans are often wrong when it comes to guessing what Mother Nature will do.

I agree with the above,too.kathy your roses are beautiful.I love them orange shades,The brighter, the better for me.Love that Autumn Splendor. I have kind of lost interest in my roses in the last couple months,as its been 100+ and can't stay out very long,and my roses hates the heat,Most of them,anyway.No rain for at least a month and the ground is like cement.I water them every day,but don't seem to help much. Jean

There are garlic growers in my neck of the woods. I tried planting some in a huge flower pot on my balcony last fall, but with no success. They rotted. I hope you have much better success FOAS. They need to be planted 4-5" deep, well before a serious frost. October is the normal time, but you should still be safe, given the warm fall we've had. The soil should be loose, and rich with compost. Leave lots of space between each clove as well, about 12". Cover with lots of soil, and when the soil freezes, cover twith mulch to protect it against freezing and thawing, which makes the cloves rot. Maybe that was my problem. I may have covered it with leaves and newspapers too soon. I should try it again. I went to a garlic festival last fall, and everyone said how easy it is go grow. I have no idea why our locally-grown is so expensive, and I hate buying Chinese garlic.