Do not move any with green left on them. It does look like the brown one is gone. I would wait and hope and trim the brown bits off the live ones.

I think this is typical cutting behavior where some make it and some don't. Leaving them in place and watering is all you can do now I think.

What Sheila says. Dont move them... cuttings hate to be moved before they have roots and they may just have calloused ove the winter so moving set it back or killed it. While roses dont like root compettion, the hosta may have shaded it, which is a good thing for cuttings. Next time let it get bigger and start sending out definite leaves before moving it. Its live and learn with cuttings, however. Sometimes they take and other t

Thank you both for your kind input. And yeah, it sure is live and learn. I had never dealt with rose cuttings before, or any hardwood cuttings, and have only had moderate success with semi hardwood cuttings ( tropical hibiscus). I will leave these rose cuttings where they are and hope that at least the green one in the last picture will survive. Is it O.K. to give them occasional fertilizer, such as every two weeks?

Never fertilize cuttings you are trying to get to root, or that may be barely rooted. You should always wait until they are well-rooted to give a light fertilizer. #1 looks like it might make it, #2 is dead, and #3 looks fine :-D

Hardwood cuttings take a whole year, really. I no longer grow them straight in the ground, but in big pots, which can hold 4 or so cuttings. I stash them under the bigger roses, in shade. Apart from r.californicae, they have all had a couple of blooms by now, but I won't be doing anything until autumn, when I will separate and replant. I have not ever covered the pots (unlike with semi-ripes when I cloche them). I find I have around 50% success but by now, it is usually fairly obvious that any dark canes are not going to survive. I am afraid to say I do meddle, giving mine a very gentle tug to see if there is any obvious sign of roots...and any which are blackened, I remove from the pots as they have no sign of callous or root initiation.

Yes rosaprimula , growing them in pots initially makes a whole lot of sense. For the winter ( we are in zone 5), do you let the pots stand above ground, or dig them in for better protection ? Earlier in spring I received 6 crab apple suckers that had been pulled out of the ground ( I would have dug them up with roots, but it was not my property or choice). I divided them up between two pots. It appears only 2 might make it...if......

I might give roses one more try, but in pots. And maybe take the cuttings earlier than October, perhaps in summer ?

why cant you track down the woman who started the whole project.. and ask her for further guidance...

ken