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Pruning roses
Hi all
I have these 2 roses that i salvaged from a job i was working on so i don’t know what they are, though I’m assuming they are a bush type rose.
I have these 2 roses that i salvaged from a job i was working on so i don’t know what they are, though I’m assuming they are a bush type rose.
How hard should i be probing these? And is now the right time? There’s lots of new growth appearing. My gut tells me they should be cut back hard, especially the tall main stems, is that right?
Also, this Climbing rose, “Generous Gardener” was planted last year. I assume I don’t need to prune this until I establish a decent framework on the screen?
Also, this Climbing rose, “Generous Gardener” was planted last year. I assume I don’t need to prune this until I establish a decent framework on the screen?
Thank you!
I’ve no idea what I’m doing.
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Pruning: Climbing roses need plenty of support and must be tied as near horizontal as possible on to wires, trellis or similar. Newly planted climbing roses need little initial pruning. Thereafter prune in October or November removing any dead, diseased, rubbing and crossing stems while some old branches on mature plants can be cut out from the base to encourage fresh new growth. Tie in any new shoots and prune any flowered side shoots back by two thirds of their length. Deadhead regularly.
Your first rose is budding beautifully and it would be a shame to give it a hard prune now, it's a bit late. I would just leave it for this year and see how it flowers. Maybe just cut back that sticky out branch on the right so the rose looks more balanced.
The rose in your 2nd photo may be a standard rose as it appears to have graft bulge near the top? This is a rose normally grown on a long upright stem with a fountain of new canes from the top. If that is so, I would be inclined just to prune off those two lower canes on the right under the 'bulge' and any others growing lower down and leave the rest.
You're right not to prune your climbing rose this year. As the canes grow, fan them out along the wires, as horizontal as possible as this will stimulate new flowering growth along its length.