Re: Pruning roses

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No, on one of my educational AG In The Classroom Conferences, we visited a huge commercial rose  business.  They told us that they had always pruned Nov-Dec but one year, everyone in the company got ill and pruning was delayed until early February.  They said, much to their surprise the roses were better than ever, so much so, that they now wait until February to prune.  I have been pruning my roses in the first two weeks of February for 6-8 years now.  I open my garden to the public the first weekend in April and the roses are stunning, every year.  I also prune them back very harsh.  People who aren't gardeners assume I've killed them or are removing the rose garden the first  week after pruning.  Relax, have bowls of fresh citrus around and enjoy the relatives.