Rose Pruning
Rose pruning is a very important component of rose care. If you don’t pruned your roses lots of things can happen such as:
– Deadwood, and lots of it start forming until eventually no new growth can get through and your roses will die.
– Your roses will look straggly and won’t bloom as much as they should or when they should.
Pruning will help in the growth of your roses.
The best time to give your roses a heavy prune is in the cool winter months. And of course, that depends when you are located. Here in Australia the cooler months are from End of June / Early July through to the end of August. I have been known to do a heavy prune in September, but it depends on the circumstances at the time and the weather that we have been experiencing in Perth.
It’s also recommended that you can do a light prune or what I call a summer prune. The amount that is taken off your roses during this type of prune is not a lot, but it allows new growth to form and helps keep your roses healthy.
During the pruning times, it’s wise to keep up the care and that may include deadheading your roses (removing the old blooms / flowers) which will encourage new flowers to grow.
Pruning encourages new growth, improves air circulation, reduces disease and helps shape the plant for better bloom or flowers to grow. It is important to remove the old dead wood or diseased wood to help the rose produce healthy stems and vibrant flowers.
Please remember that pruning doesn’t hurt your roses, it helps them continue to grow.
