Question
Hi Rick,
I planted a Tropicana rose on Saturday.  Yesterday afternoon, much to my surprise I discovered that it had been dug up.  My puppy had never bothered anything in the flowerbed before, but she dug up that rose.  I replanted it and it is recovering nicely this morning.  It is raining, so that will help.  How should I care for this rose?  

Answer
the timing of what needs to be done to your roses depends on where you live. i'm in southern NJ.
buy an inexpensive book(sunset, ortho, etc.) on rose care at your local garden center. quiz them on rose care while there.
for now. older bush roses should have been pruned back to about 18-24" from the ground. leave your new rose like it is. older canes as well as dead ones should be removed at their base. flowers develop better on new canes. fertilize twice a year(early spring-now & late spring(june-july). during the summer remove flowers after they start to fade by pruning back to the 1st 5-leaf branch or below. new red growth(flower production) will appear soon from this spot. in late fall cut the bushes back 1/2 way to help prevent winter storm damage.
there are many type roses so care also depends on which type you have - grandiflora, hybrid tea, floribunda, miniature, climber, old english, hedge, groundcover, etc.
good luck
rick
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