| Pruning rose bushes and shrubs is an important | | | | two. The Easy Care method is a good pruning |
| gardening technique to help ensure healthy and | | | | method for many beginning rose gardeners |
| beautiful roses all summer long. The plants should | | | | because it involves only pruning the plant by half. |
| be pruned once a year, but you will likely do at | | | | This may not be ideal for all plants, but most rose |
| least two light prunings annually. There are many | | | | bushes will tolerate this method, and some pruning |
| different ways to prune them; however, the Easy | | | | is better than no pruning at all. |
| Care technique is the easiest and applicable to | | | | The time of year you prune your roses is more |
| many situations. Perhaps the most important part | | | | important than how much cane you remove. |
| about pruning is the time of year it is done. | | | | Plants that produce blooms on new growth, like |
| Pruning is an important practice to keep the plants | | | | Hybrid Tea roses, should be pruned in only the |
| strong and healthful. The individual stalks on rose | | | | spring after the danger of frost is no longer an |
| bushes, also called canes, eventually die off and | | | | issue. Rose bushes that bloom on old wood, such |
| create an environment that is perfect for | | | | as Climbers and Ramblers, must be pruned in the |
| diseases and bug infestations to thrive. Removing | | | | fall or late summer, after their blooms have |
| the dead or diseased cane will increase the air | | | | faded. If you prune these types of roses in the |
| circulation around the base of the plant, and | | | | spring, you will cut off the established wood and |
| prevent potential problems. Also, by removing | | | | have no roses later in the season. |
| damaged cane, the rose plant will be able to | | | | Pruning roses is critical to your plant's health; |
| devote more energy to healthy, thriving cane | | | | however, pruning is not difficult task. Remember |
| which in turn maximizes blooms in your rose | | | | to prune your plant once a year to help prevent |
| garden. | | | | diseases and bug infestation that may decimate |
| Different varieties of rose bushes will tolerate | | | | your rose garden. Pruning roses removes dead |
| different levels of pruning. There are generally | | | | and damaged limbs and helps the rose bush focus |
| four types of pruning. Hard Caning involves | | | | energy on healthy limbs. If you are not sure how |
| pruning away a major portion of the plant, while | | | | much to prune, the easiest pruning technique is |
| gardeners doing Light Caning will only remove a | | | | the Easy Care method. Timing the pruning of your |
| small amount of wood from the plant. Moderate | | | | rose plants is crucial to when, or if, your rose |
| Caning is just as it sounds, and involves pruning | | | | bushes will bloom the following season. |
| away an amount that falls between the previous | | | | |