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 ...
That is a vibrant color daylily. Nice to know a Sheriff, lol.
ReplyDeleteFriends with daylilies will often share them, and it is always good to have well connected family.
ReplyDeleteLove the daylily!
ReplyDeleteWhat a vibrantd daylily indeed!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to your cousin! Does he get to wear a star badge on his shirt? Cause that would be awesome :D
ReplyDeletebeautiful - I have a fat red one that looks like that. So vibrant!
ReplyDeleteHey, congratulations to the new Sheriff!
ReplyDeleteThat is a knock out daylily. I don't usually love oranges but that one is like a flame.
Marnie
that is a beautiful daylily.... and what a great thing for your cousin. What an important job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous daylily. Best of luck to your cousin. A very satisfying job I would think. My cousin's husband has been sheriff of Dubois County in IN.
ReplyDeleteI should invest in more lilies. They're fairly easy to care for, and are perinniel sp?. Well, most are, right? I've got a few wild ones I've transplanted to the yard, but a lot of people have them. They must be naturalized here. I see them in everyone's yards, but I also see them in ditches and along roadsides. That blueberry coffee cake looks like it needs me.
ReplyDelete~Randy
You've really captured the colour beautifully.
ReplyDeleteGuess it doesn't hurt to have friends/family in influential places, ha, ha..
as a novice gardener, am wondering, it's been dry here also (Cape Cod, MA), do you have a rain gauge? how much rain is good enough? I check the rain totals on the weather page but am unsure sometimes what equals a good soak. I'm thinking once the plant/shrub shows signs of stress it's too late, right?
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