when water is coming out the bottom.. that should be a fair indication.. that you are overwatering ... too often ... these types of transplanting are better done in spring .. rather than august ... for a multitude of reasons ... all transplanted stock.. should be protected from full sun to give the roots time to get pumping some water .. say for a week or two.. ... and again.. spring sun is much less intense than august sun ... and you might want to put those pots on something to get them literally off the deck [a trivet??] .. as water can rot things ... so you lift a giant water holding pot.. off the decking a bit ... so that the decking itself.. can dry so.. late transplant.. in the wrong season.. with to much sun.. and too much water .... in a questionable media ... september.. as the sun wanes.. with cooler nights.. might have been a better transplant season .. and finally.. i dont know how good the stock was to start with ... you obviously got stock nearly past full bloom.. no matter what you do.. it was in decline.. as far as this years flowers went.. so the goal is to find out if you can get it to live for next year .. i never had a lot of luck with lavender.. in MI .. they died every spring.. and i THINK it had to do with too much water.. root rots ... perhaps.. lavender.. is not the best thing for pots.. i will defer to others on that ... insert finger to 3 to 4 inches.. and do not water again.. until the soil feels like it is drying .... on some level.. i think you are trying to kill it.. with TOO MUCH LOVE ... ken ps: did you thoroughly moisten all of the media.. PRIOR to planting .... because if you didnt.. you may have intermittent areas of too dry.. and too wet ... Here is a link that might be useful: flip to the IMAGES

I have some home made nice gardeners soap and will trade for any of your rosas.

YoungQ- Sutter's Gold is very attractive! And I love the clumps of lavender. Great contrast! Thanks for sharing! Devon- Thoreau and Emerson are two writers I really admire. "The Rhodora" is one of my favorite poems! (One of these days I'm going to figure out how to get daffodils to bloom here- there is nothing like their cheerful, nodding heads in early spring.) Brandy

I don't think this is very off-topic, actually, since so many of us seem to enjoy using blue and purple companions for our roses! Here are some of my favorites... Asters Allium christophii and Verbascum phoeniceum (with 'Jacques Cartier') Geranium 'Rozanne', Russian sage, Bachelor buttons, and Verbena bonariensis: Clematis 'Etoile Violette' (photobombing 'Great Maidens Blush') Iris and delphinium (here with 'Abraham Darby') Hydrangeas (here with 'Charles Darwin') Sweet peas (sharing a pot with 'The Prince') Nepeta and chives (with 'Blush Noisette' and 'Abraham Darby') Hollyhock and lavender...with a bit too much Verbena bonariensis! Nigella Poppies, Echinops, purple dahlias, and Erysimum 'Bowles mauve' are other favorites, but I think I've posted too many photos already!