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On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:22:54 -0000, "Spider"
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"Racquel Darrian" .(y)uk wrote in message
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There seems to be lots of different ideas on when to prune roses.

I usually prune my bush roses end of Feb with no problems.

When do you prune yours?

I lightly prune back the taller shrubs and floribundas in Oct/Nov/Dec when
growth has all but stopped. In March, I cut everything back and reshape the
bush if need be.

Me 2. The plan is good

My mother told me that there were two theories:

1) prune in autumn, because otherwise the winter winds rock the plant
and cause a hole to be formed around the base which collects water over
winter and causes rot

2) prune in spring because if you prune in autumn you get early new
growth which gets nipped off by late frosts.

So the two-stage plan looks to solve both problems

I usually prune mine sometime in spring when the urge takes me, but then
I inherited my bush roses and don't feel an overwhelming commitment to
their welfare (in other words, I've been hoping they'll die off and I
can plant something else, but 19 years later they are still going strong
;-) )


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Kay