RE: Pruning roses

I think I'll do it and see what happens. I might hedge a little (get it?
Get it? :-) and cut them off at 3'. If the worst happens and they don't
come back, well, then I've made another move towards a garden more
appropriate to my desert climate!

Cyndi


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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 1:57 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Pruning roses

Probably okay... as long as there are some healthy buds on the
remaining canes. May give you some oddly shaped plants for a couple of
years, if that matters.


On Jan 31, 2008, at 10:51 AM, Johnson Cyndi D Civ 95 CG/SCSRT wrote:

> Since I'm thinking about pruning roses this weekend, I have a
question.
> I have to admit I am not good about pruning. I spend a lot of time
> dithering about where to cut and how much to take off, even though I
> read my pruning book each season before I start. As a result my
> rosebushes are getting taller and taller every year and it takes me
> more
> and more time to cut them back.  All the David Austin roses are now
way
> over my head and end up about 4' tall by the time I cut everything off
> to what seems correct. Even the few hybrid teas are almost 6' tall now
> during the summer.
> What happens if I chop everything back to about 2'? It would mean all
> that's left are the big heavy support stems at the bottom of the
plant.
> It would sure be faster so I'd actually get it all done this season,
> and
> shorten them up so that next year pruning would be easier. Will they
> come back?
>
> Cyndi
>
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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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