Through lack of knowledge about pruning-roses and care of roses people often feel intimidated in growing roses

People are often intimidated at pruning-roses and growing roses, because of lack of knowledge on the subject. Pruning roses is a natural thing to do however, because simply by cutting roses to put them in a vase you are pruning them.

Each spring you do a more thorough pruning however, cutting off dead wood, and shaping the bush. Usually, you prune back to 18 to 24 inch branches. 1/3 2/3 is often the rule.

Growing roses has many facets, which include that of pruning roses. You can make or break the growth of your rose bush by the way you prune it.

The correct way to prune roses is to open up the center of the bush, and create a vase-like appearancer with the outer branches of the rose bush.

This allows the sun to get to the center of the bush, and makes for a healthier bush.

Pruning rose bushes in the north is slightly different than in the south. Where cold weather is an issue, you should not prune rose bushes after October in the USA. Whatever your locality, wherever you live in the world, you can adjust accordingly.

Why October? The rose bush branches have to have time to heal and harden before winter sets in. Check out "care of roses" and learn how to winter over and protect your roses in winter.

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