Here are just a few samples. I did no pruning...this was all done by rabbits.
Before...
After...
Alchymist
Bobby James
Pierre De Ronsard
Pink Parfait
Chloris
Not the smallest remainder, but still sad. This is all that's left of Johann Strauss.
Is there anything I can do now to help these roses? Or do I just leave them be and hope for the best? It's pretty disheartening when almost the entire rose garden looks like this.
Can they survive this much bark removal?
With few exceptions, the only roses in the garden proper that don't have a lot of damage are the OGR with heavy coverings of prickers on their canes.
