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Pruned rose. Should I worry?

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  • TenNTenN Posts: 184
    edited July 2023
    Two years ago the wind took out a big part of our fence, crushing a Handel climber beneath it. Big prune and this summer it's a stunner.

    The only significant rose loss I've had is when the dog ate a Peace rose down to the stock.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    We haven't got a dog, so I live in hopes @TenN 😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @B3 I noticed some roses at the GC today they had been hard pruned almost to ground level. I did think it strange. I wondered if the had lost leaves due to black spot. R Arthur Bell is lovely and also strong growing I would stay positive.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I have been a lot more ruthless than I would normally be because of severe black spot. On a positive note, there's no sign of black spot.😊

    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @B3 Or leaves? There were no leaves on the roses I saw today.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited July 2023
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    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    Don't you ever feed your roses @bédé?
    No.  Nor spray them.

    Garden compost goes on rhodies.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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