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 ...

Gardeners can help ensure that their roses are more abundant and have larger flowers next year by doing a simple 10-minute ...

"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 ...

Speas, past president of the Winston-Salem Rose Society, was giving me a crash course in rose pruning, demystifying the complex nature I have often associated with rose care. Apparently, roses aren’t ...

February is traditionally a key month for pruning in the garden. George Washington's Birthday observed (Monday) has long been touted as the day to prune roses, but any time late February through ...

Jeanette Marantos is a Features reporter focused primarily on plants, gardening and Southern California’s changing landscapes for the Los Angeles Times. She also writes the monthly L.A. Times Plants ...

As we enter the waning days of summer, many of our plants are just plain tired after enduring months of heat — and they’re showing it. Roses are no exception. They tend to get a bit leggy and ...

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 ...

If you're thinking ahead to cold-weather pruning already, you might be wondering how to prune climbing roses. Good thing, too ...

ROSE bush pruning can be a thorny proposition. How much do you take off? How much do you leave on? As most local rose growers know, now is the time to start sharpening those loppers and dusting off ...

Many gardeners swear by pruning roses (it's one of Monty Don's top plants to prune in September), but Arit Anderson has ...