Roses are some of the most beautiful plants you can grow—but they won’t thrive without a little upkeep. Learning how to prune roses helps your plants grow fuller, healthier, and bloom more ...

The “Sunset Pruning Handbook” by Roy Hudson, available through Internet book sellers, is an excellent guide to pruning garden ornamentals and fruit trees. Roses are best pruned now.

Our expert guide on how to prune roses explains the techniques for achieving healthy, thriving bushes, so you can boost your garden growth and curb appeal.

When to Prune Roses The actual timing depends on your climate, but you'll want to prune rose bushes every spring after the last frost. Here's an easy rule of thumb, according to Ross: "When the ...

Indulged in by Nero, written about by Shakespeare, leveraged in Napoleon’s wars, bottled as perfume and sadly, dreaded by home gardeners on pruning day, the rose offers nature’s most-ex… ...

Let the roses tell you it’s time to prune Generally speaking, early spring is when you do a heavy cut back of your rosebushes. Once the last frost has passed, look to deal with your canes.

You mentioned your Knockout roses in a recent column. I also have one and need to know how to prune it. It is growing tall, and I would like to contain its growth. --Larry Schroeder, Wheatley ...

If you want strong, healthy rose plants with big, beautiful blooms this spring, winter is the best time to prune them. Don Chapman, a member of the Marin Rose Society and UC Marin Master Gardeners,… ...

In late summer it’s time to think about pruning our roses. Roses respond best when they receive two major prunings each year. We prune our repeat-flowering roses, also called everblooming roses ...

The “Sunset Pruning Handbook” by Roy Hudson, available through Internet book sellers, is an excellent guide to pruning garden ornamentals and fruit trees. Roses are best pruned now.