Revamping a flower garden

MontyJ said:
Dew had a rose garden that has struggled to thrive because in my infinite wisdom I put it under/around a large sugar maple tree. This spring I moved the roses (if they survive) to the new and improved Paradise Garden (still much under construction).

In place of the roses i planted Lilly of the Valley and Bleeding Heart. I understand that both love shade to part sun. Can anyone confirm this?
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My bleeding heart is in light shade and is fantastic. I would suggest you remove and burn the Lili of the valley.It was my favorite flower. But it is so invasive and impossible to remove.
 
Every one of my flower gardens needs to be re-vamped. Even my favorite, the shade garden, needs a lot of work this year. Hopefully, spouse and I can work together and make a lot happen.
 
Our 'rose garden' -- and I call it that only from memory of our intentions -- needs a complete tear out and something done with the space. Right now it is weeds n saplings n grasses n a very strong rose plant or two with a weedy shrub border.
 
Mr. Lincoln might not have survived an attack from JWBooth, but my Mr. Lincoln is one of the two that survive. The other is a hedge rose that I didn't plant. Of course, that one would do well.

Death to the teas! That seems to be my motto. In my next rose garden life, I'm going with floribunda roses rather than tea roses.
 
Annette pointed this out already, but if you buy "own root" roses they have a much better chance of survival. There are tea roses that are grown on their own roots. It's the graft that usually fails on teas, and usually that's after a severe winter.
 
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