Rose grower Ludwig Taschner with the right pruning equipment: gloves, sharp secateurs, long handled loppers, pruning saw and measuring stick. Anyone who owns a rose bush knows that in July, it is time ...
Roses are among the most popular summer-flowering shrubs, and pruning is an important part of their proper care. View full sizeUse sharp bypass hand pruners when pruning roses. Unfortunately, this job ...
To look their best each fall, roses need a light pruning around Labor Day. (Contributed Photo) As September rolls in, it is time to focus on giving your roses a little TLC for a stunning fall bloom.
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Tom Karwin, On Gardening: The season for roses

"Roses are going dormant, so the fall season is the time for annual care for roses in the garden," writes columnist Tom ...
Because of our exceptionally long growing season, we typically cut roses back twice a year in Louisiana. The first pruning is done now in late January to early February, and the second pruning is done ...
In late summer it’s time to think about pruning our roses. Roses respond best when they receive two major prunings each year. We prune our repeat-flowering roses, also called everblooming roses or ...
Q: I have been told by a few garden centers conflicting times to prune my roses. One said now and the other in March. Still another said in the fall. Any information would be helpful. – Cindy Serafin ...
Throughout much of the year, gardeners know to deadhead, or remove dead flowers, to keep their roses blooming longer. But in late fall, Master Gardener Anne Skinner says to let them go to seed, which ...
Dead, crossing, wimpy – three reasons to eliminate canes and branches during the annual rose-pruning period, which started at Thanksgiving and ends around Valentine’s Day. This is the season for ...
Late summer is time to think about pruning roses. Roses respond best to regular pruning each year. We prune our repeat-flowering roses (also called everblooming roses or remontant roses) based on the ...
Answer: No, it’s not too late. There’s more harm in pruning roses too early than too late. That’s because pruning stimulates a flush of new growth, which is wonderful — as long as you’re past the risk ...