Question
how do i care for my rose that is in a pot? i am very disabled now, and im not sure if i should put it in the garden now, or pull it in the garage with my other plants for the winter, or even bring it inside and put it in my back bedroom(lots of sun light) and will be warmer than the garage,,and, it finally started getting new leaves and one tiny pink rose,,but,our weather just took a very sudden cold dip! i live in pontiac michigan,,thank you,,god bless

Answer
If your roses have survived well in the garage, then that is the place to put Gene Boerner.  But roses do much better when they get a long dormant period where they shut down and don't put out any new growth. They go dormant when the temperature is around freezing but it takes a few weeks to go dormant because at 40' the roots are still active. If you are going to put it in the house , that will encourage new very frail growth. Also insects are very happy in a warm room and will attack the weakened rose growth. So the best way to make sure your rose will make it through the winter is to keep the rose outside until the soil in the pot is frozen and all the leaves have fallen off, then you will know it is totally in a dormant stage. Bring it in and place it where there is no sunlight and is the coolest part of the garage. When the soil has defrosted, every month give it two cups of water if the pot is large, just one cup if the pot is a two gallon. This will keep the roots moist and they ill not die. Don't prune the rose but it will probably put out thin weak new growth, just ignore it. When it is warm enough to put it back outside, that is the time to prune it.. Cut it right back to about 18 inches, because you need to make sure you get rid of all the winter's weaken growth. Give it a handful of any rose fertilizer, water it so that the soil is damp but not wet, and the rose will grow well for you.  If possible, try and repot it into a larger plastic or fibreglass pot and get one of those bases with wheels on them so you can just push or pull it around easier.