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 ...
So pretty!
ReplyDeleteJealous! I've only got 4 blooms now out of hundreds of plants. Maybe in a couple of weeks I'll be able to make a beautiful bouquet.
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are beautiful! Good luck with your talks on roses.
ReplyDelete/Z and I are on our own again until next Friday night. Todd left this past Thursday a.m. I will have to watch the oscars without him.
Those are so pretty! No daffodils blooming here yet, but even if they were I probably wouldn't have enough for a bouquet like that.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! I am so looking foward to seeing our roses bloom again. Thanks for sharing....Julian
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful flowers are the next best thing of having my own. Mine are coming up nicely though. Spring is just a few weeks away.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
What a bunch of sunshine. They certainly make my heart go pitty patter and I can't even smell them. I don't even have buds yet. It won't be long if the temps stay as warm as they predict this coming week.
ReplyDeleteEllison and I just planted over 60 random bulbs in the yard! I can not wait to what comes up! Spring is here! hallelujah!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! You are lucky to have so many flowers to pick, even when the roses are still asleep.
ReplyDeleteI can smell them from here! My first opened this week, only one so certainly not enough for a vase.
ReplyDeleteOh beauty!
ReplyDeleteThey are so beautiful Phillip! I have them all over my yard now. Isn't the color in the yard just the thing!!!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous bouquet!
ReplyDeleteLovely...
ReplyDeleteI like it. Sure wish I knew the name of the orange center/yellow outer Petals.
ReplyDeleteSeveral of mine have opened overnight. So have my Lenten rose. If I can get home at a decent time I'll get some pictures. Tulip trees on the way to work are just fantastic.
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