Rose Pruning Again
Late February to early March is the time for the major pruning of roses. Back in December, I did a preliminary pruning , now is the time for the last major pruning before the spring season begins. First, a comment on hybrid tea roses. This is what most people have in their gardens. I only have a few hybrid tea roses. These are the roses that need the most drastic pruning. Basically, you cut all the canes down to about 1 foot, making the cuts right above an outward-facing bud. The result will be something like this - Most of my roses fall into the shrub and climbing categories. These roses are pruned differently and not as severe as the hybrid teas. For shrub roses (and many of the David Austin English roses fall into this category), I first take out the older canes completely to the ground. The older canes are easy to spot - they will be thicker and darker in color. After thinning out the older canes, I remove any canes that are damaged, crossing one another and canes that ...
great garden
ReplyDeletegood blog
and another jennifer jones fan!
Very nice! I've recently been the beneficiary of someone's garden remodel...I've got a few hundred bricks in piles around my yard. You've given me some ideas!
ReplyDeleteNice job with the brickwork! That's what I call a nice gift from a friend...wish I could be so lucky as my brick patio needs extending. Enjoyed visiting your blog and web site....both very neat and well-done and great photography to boot! Best regards,
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Looks wonderful, and I really like the way you partitioned out all those beds.
ReplyDeleteI would be worried about the tree collar tho'. It looks like you buried it a little bit..? No worries?
Your basket weave brick pattern is one of my favorite brick laying styles and it looks like you have done a really great job with setting the bricks.
ReplyDeleteI also like the tree collar but it looks kinda high up onto the trunk which can be detrimental to the health of the tree in a rather short amount of time.
What a score !
Impressive, Phillip! I love the fact that you took someone's "castoffs" and made a great focal point in your garden. I love the wheel under your tree too.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful garden!!
ReplyDeleteGreat work Phillip!! I came to your blog by the way of Lost Roses. I too think it is wonderful that you won't cut down the dogwood tree and that you used someones cast off brickes. More people should do that.
ReplyDeleteHeh, just a head's up. You want to make sure you aren't adding dirt above the original soil line at the tree's base.
ReplyDeleteThe bark types differ above and below ground, and above bark will rot out and kill the tree if you pile dirt against it.
You need to pull any dirt away from the base of the tree if that's what's going on here.
Sorry to say this, because it looks so gorgeous, but you value the tree, and I'd hate to see you lose it.