Rose Pruning

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    Hello everyone:)

    If you grow bush roses , now (February) is the time to issue forth with leather gloves and secateurs to prune them. First, remove any dead wood. Then remove any diseased or spindly growth. Next, take out any badly placed shoots, especially those that face inwards and cross each other in the middle of the plant. You are then left with strong outward-facing shoots, typically three or four. Cut each of these back to about three buds, with the top bud facing outwards, so that the whole thing will form a wine-glass shape.
     
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      Thank you Woo, I was thinking just the other day pruning time is near. When the weather gives me a break I'll be out there. :)
       
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      When you say "bush" roses, do you literally mean the stumpy ones? (Which doesn't grow taller than me?)

      What about those which grow a bit taller? Do I wait for those?
       
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        Mum, bush roses are those that aren't climbers or ramblers. :)
         
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          Pruned my container roses at the weekend. Prunings from 30 or so roses makes a fair heap to be shredded.

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          They tend to look better in a few months time.......

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            wowee kevin m they are really beautiful. I am very jelous. The colour combinations are lovely.
             
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              Hi Kevinm a lovely show of roses a s always thank you for sharing them with us my friend:)
               
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