While a hard pruning isn't necessary yet, cutting back roses in the fall protects them from winter damage. Here's when and how to prune roses in the fall.
Learn how and when to cut back low-maintenance Knock Out roses, and what to do if you miss the ideal window so you don't risk ...
Hey gardeners! Valentine’s day is close at hand…and so is spring! The weather has moderated a bit and become a little more spring-like and who knows, maybe our final round of cold weather has passed.
The best time to prune rose of Sharon is in late winter or early spring. By pruning at this time, you avoid plant diseases and don't risk losing flower buds, which haven't formed yet. Rose of Sharon ...
Pruning is an essential aspect of caring for roses. Unlike lower-maintenance shrubs such as hydrangea and forsythia, roses benefit from regular pruning to help keep them tidy and disease-free and ...
Heavier pruning of roses is usually done in late winter or early spring, when the plant is dormant. However, lightly pruning roses in summer is also beneficial to help manage disease, encourage more ...
Roses, long a gardener's favorite and our country's National Flower, still suffer from the reputation of being hard to grow. In reality, many modern roses like 'Knock Out' are robust, long-lived, ...
During this Valentine's weekend, why not promise your sweetheart help in the rose garden? It's time to prune. You'll need clean, sharp scissor-action bypass clippers and long-handled clippers for ...
With all the attention on natives and more exotic plants, we sometimes forget how interesting roses are, and how well they fill a garden. They’re incredibly easy to shape and keep healthy with a ...
Prune rose of Sharon in late winter or early spring—this avoids disease and protects summer blooms. Pruning shapes the plant, improves airflow, and can rejuvenate older bushes if cut back heavily.
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 ...