Help for new rose!

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Can anyone help with roses please?

Rosa Zepherine Drouhin.

Bought this from RHS about a month ago for a climber. Planted in the ground but doesn’t look to be doing too well:

Leaves gone a bit yellow.
2 buds dropped off.
Quite a few greenfly.

Would rather not use pesticides.

I’m thinking it might need feeding but don’t know where to start.

Can it be saved?

Any help much appreciated. Tia.

Looks overwatered to me. What is that fabric on the soil? Take it off and let the rose dry out a bit.

Roses are really greedy and like a decent feed as frequently as you want to feed them! There's various rose feeds on the market or just get some horse manure.

Tbh your rose looks okay to me.

Thanks for the tips.

@Bleepbloopbluurp Yes, there is a ground sheet there to prevent the neighbour’s numerous cats from using it as a toilet.
Will take it off to let it dry out.

@Girliefriendlikespuppies Thanks for the encouragement. There were 2 buds but they never developed and withered and fell off so been a bit anxious. Where do people get horse manure from? The garden Centre?

Definitely take the ground sheet off, the soil needs to breathe. You can buy horse manure at garden centres or you can ask at a local stables (make sure it's well rotted though). Otherwise chicken poo pellets are easily available or fish, blood and bone mix.

@Girliefriendlikespuppies
I’ll head down to the garden centre then at the weekend!
Thanks!

You don't need to feed it at all until it is growing strongly and can use the nutrients. Just keep the soil around it moist and don't let it dry out at all this year.

My plants love cat poo! Our cat has a favourite spot in one of the raised beds and the plants in there are much bigger than in the other! (He's very good and digs it in too!)