| Roses and pruning is an essential skill for rose | | | | To encourage this ever-bloomers should be cut |
| care, yet nothing seems to intimidate the beginner | | | | back right as the new year growth begins. |
| rose gardener as much as how to prune roses. | | | | Once-Bloomers types of roses bloom best on old |
| This is for good reason though, with all the | | | | wood branches and stems produced by the |
| information and so called perfect way to do it! | | | | previous year. Wait for growth from spring and |
| Good thing is that the plant grows fast so if do | | | | remove any winter killed branches than post pone |
| make a mistake it will generally heal itself within | | | | any pruning to later just after they have first |
| weeks. So when and how do you actually prune | | | | flowered. |
| roses?two things to understand. First roses are | | | | This rule also applies to other cold hardy types of |
| fast growing shrubs and second roses are | | | | old roses. |
| fundamentally just another kind of flowering shrub. | | | | How Prune Roses |
| Lets review why pruning roses is important. | | | | When you prune do not cut back your rose bush |
| Realize traditional rose pruning was to force from | | | | to a stub in the traditional manner. First remove all |
| a rose bush a few quality exhibition raised flowers. | | | | dead wood, damaged and diseased Wood. Cut |
| Are objective is to grow healthy flowers by doing | | | | below any effected area of the cane or cut off |
| two things. | | | | the cane completely at base. |
| 1. By stimulating new growth to keep your roses | | | | Next remove any branches or canes rubbing each |
| young and renewing itself. | | | | other or crowding one another. |
| 2. By removing any damaged and or infected | | | | Last to encourage compact and sturdy growth |
| branches to help prevent disease and insects. | | | | cut the remaining canes by 1/3 their height. Make |
| When to prune roses depends on the rose type | | | | all your cuts 1/4 inch above a bud or branch that |
| you have. First of all your cuts should be based | | | | faces outward from the center of bush at 45 |
| on the growth of the rose plant. Second roses | | | | degree angle. The ideal here is to keep the center |
| follow one of two pattern types of bloomers | | | | open for air circulation. That's it not as hard as it |
| being ever-blooming roses and once blooming | | | | seems right. |
| roses. This is reference to the current season | | | | These good pruning practices will help you |
| growth and blooming. | | | | promote healthy and vibrant flowers and fight off |
| Ever-Bloomers bloom and re-bloom through the | | | | against disease. You can enjoy the beauty and |
| summer months. These roses Produce best | | | | elegance of the rose flower by caring for your |
| flowers on "new wood growth" branches and | | | | roses and now pruning them with confidence. |
| stems produced during the current year growth. | | | | |