Pruning is an essential aspect of caring for roses. Unlike lower-maintenance shrubs such as hydrangea and forsythia, roses benefit from regular pruning to help keep them tidy and disease-free and ...

If you want strong, healthy rose plants with big, beautiful blooms this spring, winter is the best time to prune them. Don Chapman, a member of the Marin Rose Society and UC Marin Master Gardeners, ...

With all the attention on natives and more exotic plants, we sometimes forget how interesting roses are, and how well they fill a garden. They’re incredibly easy to shape and keep healthy with a ...

If you want the most blooms on your climbing roses next spring, you should prune the right way and at the right time. These ...

Modern roses, such as hybrid teas, grandifloras and floribundas, are attractive additions to the home landscape, but they do require care. Proper planting is critical and, after that, important ...

Many of the roses grown in Florida require regular maintenance. Part of this maintenance includes pruning. But gardeners sometimes have a hard time getting up the nerve to cut their rose bushes back.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Mastering the art of pruning your rose bushes doesn't have to be an intimidating task. With the right ...

February is traditionally a key month for pruning in the garden. George Washington's Birthday observed (Monday) has long been touted as the day to prune roses, but any time late February through ...

The first week of February is all about forsythia and pruning. Forsythia is the bright yellow shrub ready to burst into blooms and you can prune it now to force the flowers into an early show indoors.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pruning serves a greater purpose than just shaping or tidying up your rose bush. It is important for ...