Re: Pruning roses
- Subject: Re: Pruning roses
- From: D* W* <v*@islandnet.com>
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 15:55:14 -0800
Diane
On 6-Jan-10, at 2:27 PM, Theladygardens@aol.com wrote:
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.
