Introduction To Rose Pruning

[cherrieandcats]

k...i used to grow climbers and never any other so i have seen soooooo many, tooooooooo many vids on how to just prune a rose .

i love this guy...

thank you :)

[TheBertieboo]

i was wondering how to prune English roses like william shakespeare, they seem to be roses that build a structure, but i'm not sure how hard to prune them if at all? i love your videos they are great.

[AshdownRoses]

@TheBertieboo My experience with William Shakespeare is more of a rose that grows canes from the base. i would treat most Austin's that way. They advise cutting most of the taller growing ones pretty hard. After playing around with that idea I agree.

[dodgerbuddy7]

You had my attention from the get-go with your wonderful sense of humor! I am new to working with Roses. So I appreciate your informative videos and will be checking out more.

Quick question: I lost 2 of my 3 small Rose Trees last winter (I live in Illinois). So I'm thinking that I need to be protecting them. How do I do a Rose Tree?

Can't wait to get outside and try some trimming as I have LOTS of blooms!

Sandy

[AshdownRoses]

@dodgerbuddy7 Hi Sandy,  Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you like the videos. You will need to protect rose trees. You can either keep them planted in pots and bring them into an unheated garage or shed during the winter or wrap them. The main thing that does roses in are cold winds so keep that in mind.

Feel free to post questions on our website discussion forum. There is a link to it on our You Tube home page. Thanks!!

[TheQ411]

Awesome! Great video and love your sense of humor :-)

[AllicatCO]

Thanks so much for this video! I love my roses and always followed my instincts in pruning and care, with good results. I've had some local "rose experts" try to tell me how wrong I am, which gave me some doubt... so it was so good to have a professional such as yourself confirm what I'm doing is okay. Thank you SO MUCH for your simple and straight-forward explanation.

[AshdownRoses]

@AllicatCO . You said the magic words "with good results". It amazes me that so many people say someone is doing something wrong with roses when that person's garden is simply beautiful. Well done!

[whackowitch]

Thankyou for the video. My husband got me a little pot of roses a few days ago and they're already dying. I'm a newbie and we don't own a house yet, but I hope to have a lovely garden someday.

[whackowitch]

@whackowitch Boo, just realized my roses have a pest problem!

[freestylze]

loved all your video...Thank you!!!

[AshdownRoses]

@freestylze You are more than welcome.  Thanks for watching. Be sure to visit our Rose Forum if you have questions.

[AshdownRoses]

Thanks but too cold!!

[rtogurl]

My favorite youtube personality!!! The only thing I would change is where he lives....I would prefer he was in Nova Scotia, Canada.

[JenniferG1683]

Very Helpful! Thanks! :)

[pacificloon]

Thanks, definitely the best explanation I've seen. 'Pruning and controlling climbing roses' is also EXCELLENT!

[shn02al]

Thank you for all your videos. I have learned more from watching your videos than from a whole year of reading forums and blogs. Again, you are awesome!

[AshdownRoses]

It sounds like you did the right thing. Most roses will start putting out new canes from the base after their spring bloom flush. After a cutting like that they will look scrawny for a few months but give them some time. When you prune again next year you can take out an older cane and that will continue to spur new canes from the base of the plant. The year after that take out another one and so on. This constantly spurs new growth on a regular basis and keeps the bush fresh and full.

[menderfire9]

It was April when I started to shape some rose bushes that had grown to about 10ft tall reaching for sun since they had been covered with masses of  thick tall blackberry vines for many years. We ripped all blackberry vines down & trimmed the rose bushes down to about 2 1/2 to 3ft so as to force growth from bottom to give them a stronger base. Now it's May & they are just starting to grow new stalks from lower regions. Did I do this cutting too late in Spring (Seattle)? They look so scrawny.

[music4all92]

haha  funny and very informative

[yadnala]

I'm very gald to have come across this advice! Thanks from Buckingham,England.

[BaaBaaRaa]

HA HA! I've been pruning for years, and this common sense approach really appeals to me and is really helpful, even to an old dog..

[AshdownRoses]

"a ray of common sense amongst all the information out there"

Thank you. That is a best compliment you can give us for what we do with these.

[jayinnit]

many thanks for your videos on rose growing & pruning, a ray of common sense amongst all the information out there

[AshdownRoses]

Thank you.

[oscargurses]

I got ot be honest, this is truly the best site for your average gardener regarding roses and rose care. You guys are amazing. And every time I watch this guy, I wish I had the same knowledge and ability to teach about a certain subject as well as he does, whether its Roses or thermodynamics, he's a great teacher...and that is one of the most noble things one can achieve.