What a chore it was today. I had to really prune out my color magic since
it had a lot more than 1 sucker growing up, it was all intertwined into the
colormagic bush, and the rose in the middle of my littler rose garden turned
out to be a sucker that grew off of the original that I planted that never
grew, and then up came all this new growth last year, turned out it was pure
suckers coming out.

Man, I am cut from shoulders to wrists, I think I'll have to keep up on it
better next year or maybe start wearing body armor. But on a positive note
I did prune all the lower branches of every rose in the garden today (about
60+ roses) since I didnt do anything to them last year at all, and they had
all kinds of undergrowth prohibiting air circulation on the canes.

Better late than never I guess, they are all so well established that I
think they will survive since I only pruned way down low to get growth up
off the ground.

"GamePlayer No. 1058" wrote in message
news:338b0a64c5dadb8c810e6cc324c80e9c@TeraNews...
What a chore it was today. I had to really prune out my
color magic since
it had a lot more than 1 sucker growing up, it was all
intertwined into the
colormagic bush, and the rose in the middle of my littler
rose garden turned
out to be a sucker that grew off of the original that I
planted that never
grew, and then up came all this new growth last year,
turned out it was pure
suckers coming out.

Man, I am cut from shoulders to wrists, I think I'll have
to keep up on it
better next year or maybe start wearing body armor. But
on a positive note
I did prune all the lower branches of every rose in the
garden today (about
60+ roses) since I didnt do anything to them last year at
all, and they had
all kinds of undergrowth prohibiting air circulation on
the canes.
[snip]

Might be worth investing in a longer handled
pruner of some sort so you don't have to reach
inside the bush. Fiskar makes a couple I
find useful, as well as other companies.

I still manage to get cut with thorns but not as
much as when I was using only the short
pruner.

Gail
San Antonio TX Zone 8

On Sun, 25 May 2003 20:20:53 GMT, "GamePlayer No. 1058"
wrote:

Man, I am cut from shoulders to wrists

My friend had a mess of a climbing rose bush all tangled with
honeysuckle from the other side of the fence. Instead of cutting the
whole mess down, she insisted on getting rid of the honeysuckle. It
was a ridiculous feat with both of us left literally scarred the
bleeding. The rosebush died. The honeysuckle lives on 9 yrs. later.

"GamePlayer No. 1058" wrote in message
news:338b0a64c5dadb8c810e6cc324c80e9c@TeraNews...
What a chore it was today. I had to really prune out my color magic since
it had a lot more than 1 sucker growing up, it was all intertwined into
the
colormagic bush, and the rose in the middle of my littler rose garden
turned
out to be a sucker that grew off of the original that I planted that never
grew, and then up came all this new growth last year, turned out it was
pure
suckers coming out.

Man, I am cut from shoulders to wrists, I think I'll have to keep up on it
better next year or maybe start wearing body armor. But on a positive
note
I did prune all the lower branches of every rose in the garden today
(about
60+ roses) since I didnt do anything to them last year at all, and they
had
all kinds of undergrowth prohibiting air circulation on the canes.

Better late than never I guess, they are all so well established that I
think they will survive since I only pruned way down low to get growth up
off the ground.

Some times thorns are a good thing. On advice from this group, we planted 6
Seafoam bushes 6-8ft apart along a section of wooden fence subject to
trespassers.

I have a custom made chain mail suit I use when I prune my small colony of
rose bushes.

On Tue, 03 Jun 2003 05:32:15 GMT, "S" wrote:

I have a custom made chain mail suit I use when I prune my small colony of
rose bushes.

Post pics!

I missed the original post, but I used to have a pair of leather gardening
gauntlets that I found in a home center when I lived in Vermont. Here's a
link to Aubuchon Hardware with picture, description, price, etc.
http://lawn-and-garden.aubuchonhardw...s_and_wheelbar
rows/gloves/womens_rose_glove-746731.asp

They're made, I believe, by Wells Lamont.

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC




"S" wrote in message
t...
I have a custom made chain mail suit I use when I prune my small colony of
rose bushes.

"S" wrote in message et...
I have a custom made chain mail suit I use when I prune my small colony of
rose bushes.

So you don't mind if the thorns come through the openings in the chain mail?

Plate armor would be better.


J. Del Col

"Anne Lurie" wrote in message . com...
I missed the original post, but I used to have a pair of leather gardening
gauntlets that I found in a home center when I lived in Vermont. Here's a
link to Aubuchon Hardware with picture, description, price, etc.
http://lawn-and-garden.aubuchonhardw...s_and_wheelbar
rows/gloves/womens_rose_glove-746731.asp

They're made, I believe, by Wells Lamont.

Anne Lurie
Raleigh, NC


Welding gloves work too. Any building supply outlet --Home Depot, etc--
should have them. I've used them for years.

J. Del Col