If you ask us, the roses have to be planted in autumn, not spring, because they have to remake their root water supply during winter.
But if you choose to plant the roses in spring, mulch them. Roses absolutely need to be covered with mulch (organic mulch) to keep high the humidity and moisture level, meaning to add over the roses roots system about 2-3 inches of mulch. This wet coating will protect the rose sprigs from drying and then dieing, by conserving the moisture and keeping down the soil temperature level.
The mulch removing has to be done just after the buds have started to bloom. But there is a best time to do that: in a rainy day, but not windy day. Thus the rose bushes don’t loose much water.
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