Bypass shears are ideal for pruning roses - their overlapping blades make a clean cut.
May 01, With Spring growth beginning to emerge from rose bushes it's time to cut back the brown portions of roses to allow room for new growth. FOLLOW-UP video on th Author: bobscaping. Mar 22, Cut back badly damaged or dead canes down to the base of the plant. Slightly damaged canes only need to be cut back to healthy tissue.
Be sure to cut back to an outward-facing bud so that new growth will occur toward the outside of the plant. This ensures good air circulation around the plant, which will help prevent disease stumpdrop.clubted Reading Time: 3 mins.
May 02, You may have trimmed your roses back as part of the winterizing process, but if this step was omitted in the fall, early spring is an ideal time to inspect the bushes and make any necessary pruning. Even if you did some amount of pruning in the fall, it's likely the tips of canes have died back somewhat, requiring additional stumpdrop.clubted Reading Time: 6 mins.