A rose by any other name—still needs pruning! Roses may be some of the most beautiful plants you can grow, but they won’t thrive without a little upkeep. Learning how to prune roses will help your ...

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, ...

To look their best each fall, roses need a light pruning around Labor Day. (Contributed Photo) As September rolls in, it is time to focus on giving your roses a little TLC for a stunning fall bloom.

Key Points Prune rose of Sharon in late winter or early spring—this avoids disease and protects summer blooms.Pruning shapes the plant, improves airflow, and can rejuvenate older bushes if cut back ...

"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 ...

Mulch plays a crucial role in suppressing weed growth, retaining moisture and moderating temperatures around tree and plant ...

Many of the roses grown in Florida require regular maintenance. Part of this maintenance includes pruning. But gardeners sometimes have a hard time getting up the nerve to cut their rose bushes back.

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Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

With all the attention on natives and more exotic plants, we sometimes forget how interesting roses are, and how well they fill a garden. They’re incredibly easy to shape and keep healthy with a ...

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, ...

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 ...