Many gardeners say you should wait until the end of winter to prune your rose bushes, but a light cut in the fall can help prepare the plants for cold weather.

Pruning roses is an essential aspect of plant care. Though the shrubs' sharp thorns can make the process feel quite daunting, this routine task is key to preserving their health and maintaining a ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pruning serves a greater purpose than just shaping or tidying up your rose bush. It is important for ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Learning how to prune a rose bush can seem like a daunting landscaping chore, but with the right ...

Someone once said: “Life is like a rose garden — watch for the thorns and keep the pest dust handy.” Marin Master Gardener rose experts advise that in addition to pest dust, another way to enhance the ...

The rose has once again been voted the world’s favorite flower, and not just for Valetine’s Day bouquets. Rose bushes are an unmatched feature in landscapes and perennial flowerbeds, and with the ...

You probably started the year with the intent to take good care of your roses. So you pruned your roses and amended and mulched your soil. Your roses in April were breathtaking. Here we are in May.

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

Despite recent frigid temperatures, record snowfall and Punxsutawney Phil’s seeing his shadow, winter gardening has not let up at Norfolk Botanical Garden, where work is particularly evident in the ...

Answer: No, it’s not too late. There’s more harm in pruning roses too early than too late. That’s because pruning stimulates a flush of new growth, which is wonderful — as long as you’re past the risk ...

Roses have been America’s favorite flower for well over a century. Thus, it’s surprising that we still can’t agree on the best time or way to prune them. Tradition says roses shouldn’t be cut back ...