"Robert" wrote in news:bkhg44$huu$1
@hercules.btinternet.com:

: Is it late enough in the year yet to prune back my roses? They are
: very old, poorly looked after bushes with loads of gnarly old growth
: (about 8 feet high in places!!) and I'm planning on hacking them back
: to about 1 foot long stems. Should I hold off till the weather gets
: colder and wetter or go ahead now?
:

I would go ahead now. November is the normal time here but we're almost
there

I agree you could do them now if it's convenient. Personally I'm not doing
mine yet as they are almost all coming back into flower again now that the
cooler damp weather has returned!

Looks like I shall have a rose-scented autumn...

Victoria
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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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