There are so many jobs to do in your yard to prepare for spring that it’s easy to run out of time before they are all completed. However, certain jobs, like pruning roses, must be done at the right ...

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 ...

Roses are some of the most special flowers in the garden. With their richly colored blossoms that have the ability to bloom ...

If you want the most blooms on your climbing roses next spring, you should prune the right way and at the right time. These ...

"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 ...

Roses can be pruned in fall or spring—fall helps with shaping, while spring pruning supports fresh growth. In cold zones, stick to light fall pruning to avoid frost damage; in mild zones, heavier cuts ...

I find pruning to be a really gratifying one-on-one time with each of my roses. It is enjoyable because I understand why pruning benefits my plants, and because I know how to prune roses. When we ...

It’s time to prune back repeat-flowering roses. Pruning roses makes the bushes shapelier and more attractive and stimulates vigorous growth that produces lots of flowers. It doesn’t have to be ...

Now’s the time to prepare your garden roses for the coming growing season. The three primary purposes of pruning are to remove damaged and unwanted canes, promote optimum blooming and reduce size of ...

Rose pruning time is upon us. We generally recommend pruning roses around April 15. This timing is based on the fact that there shouldn’t be long term freezes anymore. Yes, there will be freezing ...

Our exceptionally long growing season means we typically cut repeat-flowering roses back twice a year. The first pruning is done anytime from late January to mid-February, and the second in late ...

The Monterey Bay Rose Society will hold a series of rose pruning workshops again this year. This group of dedicated and community-spirited rosarians offers to share its expertise so that gardeners who ...