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Q: We have inherited some rose bushes with the house we bought last fall. Would you be able to tell us when and how to prune them this spring? -- Tim and Marcie, Watertown A: There is so much to learn ...

1. When pruning, it is advisable to disinfect pruning shears when moving from one plant to the next so as to prevent the spread of pathogens – bacteria, fungi, and viruses – that cause disease. Common ...

THIS YEAR HAS been just spectacular for roses! My very first job in the greenhouse, at age 4, was tending the 3,200 blooming rose bushes. Roses are a labor of love because they are laborious. Tend ...

You should be finished with your pruning of old roses and planting of new roses. Clean up dropped leaves and old mulch around pruned roses. Rayford Reddell, a rose grower in Petaluma, recommends the ...