Originally Posted by vieenrose

Hi there,

Am new to the site. Pruning needs to take place when the plants are still dormant or just about to start growing again - in Uk this is usually March but in Puglia it would be a month or more before that I should thinkI have a house in Puglia too but, as yet, am not living there permanently. In the garden have planted a couple of roses. My main worry was irrigation and whether the roses would stand up to the summer heat. What has your experience been about these two things?