Pruning your rambling roses at the right time is important. If left alone for many years, they can produce vigorous, leggy, and messy growth. While this can look charming when growing through a mature ...

"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 ...

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 climbing roses is very different from pruning bush roses. For one thing, we rarely cut them back hard the way we do bush roses. That would defeat the purpose of planting a climbing rose — to ...

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, ...

Hey gardeners! Valentine’s day is close at hand…and so is spring! The weather has moderated a bit and become a little more spring-like and who knows, maybe our final round of cold weather has passed.

Many of us will be celebrating Valentine’s Day by providing a special someone in our lives with a gift. We often bestow gifts on loved ones as an expression of caring for them, choosing items that don ...

I love roses. There’s nothing quite like walking through the garden in May and feasting on a bonanza of beauty, color, form and fragrance. To get a bounty of flowers, besides sun, water and good soil, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Mastering the art of pruning your rose bushes doesn't have to be an intimidating task. With the right ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I need some advice on pruning a climbing rose trained on a wrought iron ...