Potted Rose advice please

In August I cut back Mr Woos lovely patio Rose and expected it to go dormant over winter time. It's had other ideas and is still flowering and producing more buds . Should I cut it back again or not? And should I feed now or wait until Spring? I didn't feed it in August.

 

I've already cut it back this morning . I can remove the mulch and I have fleece if it gets very cold. It's a bit difficult to find time gor gardening as I'm quite busy with my art stuff. This month is likely to be my best chance for getting jobs done. I have to have lots of coasters, canvases and a few other things ready to deliver to the gift shops at beginning of March.

 

luciusmaximus. Happy new year to you and yours. My Hon. Friend and forum Rose expert has advised you well. It can at times be somewhat disconcerting with plants and gardening. Perhaps for future reference, following the general advice of gardening princilples, leave the pruning until late winter/early spring. These are tried and tested methods. Truly, with the greatest respect. At time we can actually do more harm than good to our beloved plants. Late new growth can perhaps present problems. Trust me. Leave things alone. The winter so often helps us out by damaging/killing off weak growth.
You mention fleece. I feel that so often this is used incorrectly. In the case of pot/container grown subjects. The container is what needs protection. In summer, a container wrap can be good. This helps to avoid the compost from getting too hot etc. In winter, a similar wrap will help to stop the compost from freezing solid. It is not always neccessary to protect the plant's upper growth. I wish you all the best, and look forward to more posts from you.

 

Had one of these but it stopped being as floriferous in the fourth year and just went downhill after that, so I got rid. I treated it like a floribunda as I think these are essentially miniature ones. I would never feed or prune this time of year as I gather both would induce vulnerable soft growth. So feeding in very late February/early March immediately after pruning makes the most sense to me.

Nick