Pruning is essential to many rose species' health - but pruning with the right technique, at the right time, is even more essential. Here's what to know.

Hey gardeners! Valentine’s day is close at hand…and so is spring! The weather has moderated a bit and become a little more spring-like and who knows, maybe our final round of cold weather has passed.

Prune roses in fall for shaping or in spring for strong growth—timing depends on your climate. Trim lightly through summer to ...

Heavier pruning of roses is usually done in late winter or early spring, when the plant is dormant. However, lightly pruning roses in summer is also beneficial to help manage disease, encourage more ...

Pruning is an essential aspect of caring for roses. Unlike lower-maintenance shrubs such as hydrangea and forsythia, roses benefit from regular pruning to help keep them tidy and disease-free and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Learning how to prune a rose bush can seem like a daunting landscaping chore, but with the right ...

Many of the roses grown in Florida require regular maintenance. Part of this maintenance includes pruning. But gardeners sometimes have a hard time getting up the nerve to cut their rose bushes back.

If you want strong, healthy rose plants with big, beautiful blooms this spring, winter is the best time to prune them. Don Chapman, a member of the Marin Rose Society and UC Marin Master Gardeners, ...

Rose grower Ludwig Taschner with the right pruning equipment: gloves, sharp secateurs, long handled loppers, pruning saw and measuring stick. Anyone who owns a rose bush knows that in July, it is time ...

Question: My roses have grown tall and lanky, plus they are not blooming very well. When is the spring pruning time and how much do I cut them back? Answer: You are just in time to perform a scheduled ...

'Pruning helps increase the size of the flowers, as pruning offers the plant more energy for flower production,' says Steve from LeisureBench. 'They also naturally become tangled and overwhelmed, so ...