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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 roses is a bit like taking a long walk to see a beautiful view. People walk the Road to Santiago for deeply spiritual reasons, but imagine rounding the bend of a long, dusty road and seeing ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...