Question
I live in Kansas(Zone 6) and am moving to a new house,also in Kansas, in February, I want to take my roses with me, is this possible, and if so, what is the best method ?  


 Thanks so much for any help


Answer
The ideal time to move any plant, especially roses, is when they are dormant such as late fall or early spring. That way you are not interferring with their growing. So February is a good time to move them. If your roses are large and old and are not of any scentimental value, often it is much easier to just replace them with new ones. The reason being that when a rose is moved, it will sulk for a year and some never seem to regain their original vigour.
However if you really want the roses then this is what you can do. First have the new hole or a large pot ready. Cut the bush back by a half and cut off all the leaves if they haven't fallen off, this makes the rose go dormant for a couple of weeks. Then just use a shovel and get as much of the roots out as you can. Don't worry about the really long ones as they are mainly there to anchor the plant. Where ever you replant the roses, make sure you water them well daily, because digging a rose up destroys a lot of the feeder roots and these will take around 6 weeks to come back. Feeder  roots are needed to supply the water and nutrients for the rose to live by. Keep watering even if the bush seems dead just keep watering well and in time it will perk up and start growing again.