We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Yearly gardening tasks help you stay in touch with the rhythm of the seasons while caring for your plants, and pruning your rose bushes is one ...

Keen to learn how to prune roses like a pro? Now is the perfect time to get to work, as these beautiful flowering plants can be pruned during late winter when growth is just resuming, which is ...

Someone once said: “Life is like a rose garden — watch for the thorns and keep the pest dust handy.” Marin Master Gardener rose experts advise that in addition to pest dust, another way to enhance the ...

The best time to prune rose of Sharon is in late winter or early spring. By pruning at this time, you avoid plant diseases and don't risk losing flower buds, which haven't formed yet. Rose of Sharon ...

If you've spent any time gardening, then you've likely heard of the term "pruning" before. This beneficial garden maintenance task is imperative for keeping your beautiful, hard-earned rose bush alive ...

The dawning of a new year prompts many of us to make dramatic pledges and resolutions. If you are growing roses, make the pledge to grow your roses well. Here are the actions to take in January to ...

While growing up, I was a bit nervous about roses. I had heard all the “rules” required to grow them and felt it was a daunting task. Skip ahead many years and at one point I had over 80 roses growing ...

Q: I would like to know when is the best time to cut back rose bushes - in the spring or in the fall? How far back should they be cut? A: This is one of those issues that even rose-growers don't all ...

Discover what to do with your roses in late February in Australia. Expert tips on deadheading, feeding, pruning and preventing black spot to encourage a spectacular autumn flush.

I just finished pruning my roses after starting to prune them between our unusually wet winter storms. I only have about 38 roses now, so the chore is manageable; although there is quite a variety ...

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 ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I need some advice on pruning a climbing rose trained on a wrought iron ...