How to Prune Your Roses in 4 Easy Steps

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Need help pruning your roses this winter? Learn how to cut and shape your rose bushes for healthier spring growth. Roses can take more than you might think. These four simple steps will have you pruning your roses in no time. In Southern California we prune roses in January, but you can get away with it in late February too. Don't wait too long or new growth will make pruning more difficult. Whether you’re new to gardening or a garden nerd veteran, there’s a place for you at Gardenerd.com Visit our website: http://gardenerd.com/ Catch up with the Gardenerd Gazette: http://gardenerd.com/gazette/ Purchase "Gardening for Geeks": http://goo.gl/zBWQp6 Follow Gardenerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/gardenerd1 Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/gardenerd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gardenerd1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gardenerd.com Snapchat: gardenerd1

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Thankful for Simple straight forward steps

No gloves needed if you have high pain tolerance I had thawns sticking in my hands other day, didn't even notice lol

Hi, I have two rose bushes that my mom planted last January. I know nothing about plants but my mom just sort of plants them and lets them die, so I took them all. Now, both rose bushes are still growing and they have these tiny tender new stems. The pots are too big for me to bring inside. Do I cut off new growth? Will they make it through the winter? Thanks in advance.

thanx for the info i was really doing wrong way...and ur way of giving info is so much attractive that i felt u are infront of me n i ma listening face to face.....liked ur video so much..🖒

Loved your video. Just have a question I hoped you could help with. I have a few roses. All in pots. That I am in the process of moving to the garage for the winter. I live in the Poconos in Pa. I was curious. Should I be pruning them now or in the spring. I have never pruned them before. Most of them are fairly new. I bought in the last year or two.

Thanks for the really informative, clear description, and some of the comments to questions below. Super helpful, and you just got a new fan. :D

Thanks for that simplified guide to rose pruning. At last...I get it!

So I just moved in to a new home, and I know nothing of roses (or plants, for that matter). But the rose bushes are very large and no longer look good for their location in the yard. How/when should I reduce the size of a rose bush - note that to look appropriate for the space, it will need to be about 40% smaller (60% of its current size). Is this possible or have the bushes gone too far to survive substantial pruning? They are a type of rose with millions of tiny thorns (not a few large ones) and thick branches. Thank you for any insight you can provide!

If it's brown, cut it down. If it's green, don't be mean

Can i ask about mulch aswell plz. Is there different mulches for different potted plants? Like eggshells for example, would that be good. Or Banana peels (or is that just for vegetable plants?) Can you prune with just regular scissors too? And should u prune the straggly thin roots at all that are in compost?

Excellent! Thank you so much. Nice close-ups so we can see exactly what to do (I had to go through a lot of videos to find that!).

very simple short video with full of knowledge .great work love it
thank you for your kind information

What's the purpose of the glue at the end of the tips? I ask because I notice the one I bought last had glue on the tips.

what do you do if stalks exceed over 3 feet tall ? and some are clearly dead. last tenant probably didn't take care of them.
what to do ?

Great video, easy and now I can continue to pruming my roses the correct way. Thank you!!!!!

Mine look like a hot mess ! Can I do this pruning now or just wait until next year ?

How often should I prune? Just once per year?

Well explained , too simple thank you

We just moved into a house (End of April) and most of the yard has not really been maintained (and my husband and I grew up in South Dakota/Wyoming and now we live in a very different climate so we are not used to 90% of the plants and the ones we are used to are not native here and need lots of maintenance) anyways, can we prune the rose bushes in the summer? One has parts that art falling over and breaking...How should I do this?