My question has to do with my rose bushes. When do I mulch them?

I was told by a landscape company not to put mulch around my rose bushes until all the leaves are off of them. I have 12 rose bushes which surround my patio and last week we had a very bad ice storm, sleet and freezing rain, even got one inch of snow. The rose bushes hung in there throughout all of this but to this day still retain their leaves. I was told to put mulch as high as one foot around each rose bush but only do it after the leaves are gone. Any good advice would be helpful and I thank you for whatever you send my way.
My question has to do with my rose bushes. When do I mulch them?
Yes, mulch them heavily, I think one foot is excessive, in the winter enough to cover the nodule just above the ground well. I don't wait til all the leaves fall, just til they start turning. They have been thriving this way. In the spring, rake back all the mulch to expose the nodule.
Reply:Ronibug gave you a super answer. It is exactly what I would have told you and what I do.

good luck.
Reply:I use to cover my rose bushes with cones as soon as the ground froze the first time each fall. Then I uncovered them when the daytime temps. got into the 40's and stayed above freezing during the night.

Hope this helps some. I would go ahead and mulch them now if you have had that much ice and snow. Of course, snow is also an insulator you know, but it doesn't always last all winter. So go ahead and mulch.
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