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Help for struggling roses

17 years ago

Hi,

I inherited 6 roses when I bought my house 3 years ago. Two are doing well but the other 4 are having trouble. They're planted on the west side of the house but the neighboring house blocks the setting sun and yews planted between every 2 roses block much of the sun they would receive earlier in the day. The ones that are doing well get more sun than the others and are quite healthy where 3 of the 4 only have a few thin reedy canes (may be suckers) and produce only 1 or 2 roses a season. The last hardly gets any sun at all and has no canes. If it wasn't for the wispy growth 2 years ago I wouldn't know there was a rose planted there.

With either no growth or 2 wispy canes per plant, should I move them to a brighter location where they'll get more sun or are they done for? If they can be salvaged is there anything in particular I should do/consider when transplanting them?

Thanks in advance for your recommendations!

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