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.

Q: I purchased a house this past summer with several rose bushes in the backyard. I know it’s time to prune them, but I’m intimidated by the idea of pruning them. Can you tell me how to get started ...

If you're lucky enough to own garden roses, one of the most important things you can do to keep your them (or almost any plant, for that matter) healthy and thriving is to give them a proper pruning ...

Heavier pruning of roses is usually done in late winter or early spring, when the plant is dormant. However, lightly pruning roses in summer is also beneficial to help manage disease, encourage more ...

Rose grower Ludwig Taschner with the right pruning equipment: gloves, sharp secateurs, long handled loppers, pruning saw and measuring stick. Anyone who owns a rose bush knows that in July, it is time ...

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, ...

Pruning the roses in mid-July is a task that many gardeners regard with trepidation. And every year rose grower Ludwig Taschner reassures gardeners at his many pruning demo’s that ‘you can’t’ do it ...

Wear thick gloves Use sharp bypass pruners (not anvil types, which will crush stems instead of cutting), and loppers or a pruning saw for large, dead canes A correct cut is a 45-degree angle close to ...

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 ...

12:13, Fri, Jul 25, 2025 Updated: 12:15, Fri, Jul 25, 2025 Freshly cut roses can brighten up a room, but sometimes they can wilt too early. However this doesn’t mean they’re dead and can’t be restored ...