Pruning is much better accomplished in early spring before bud break. Some people have called regarding protection of their roses over the winter. There is no need to do so with any plants purchased here unless you have gotten varieties not suited to your zone. I would have told you this when you were here. The roses grown here are hardy and nothing need be done to them to protect them from the cold.
Problems arise only after a long warm spell in early spring followed by a severe freeze.
I am told by the distributor of BioVam that this problem should not arise now that all our roses and clematis are enhanced with this mycorrhiza. If indeed this is true, this alone would make up for the cost of the product. I ll be watching this very closely to say the least. If indeed you did get a tender rose, mounding up soil around the base and burying the rest of the rose with oak leaves inside of a chicken wire cylinder should be enough protection. It may seem too late to do this but better late .