Tracey, I've been pruning roses for years, but not always very well! This year I have a metal problem as the roses are shooting and making leaves earlier than usual and I'm having problems cutting them off when they should be cut off. Too soft hearted perhaps, but have to grit teeth and get on with it!
How do you cut off something that looks like this? But you will get better flowers if you do.
When we say 3rd bud it means that is where the leaves grow out. If the bud hasn't started growing you should be able to see a little line, maybe with a slight bump, on the stem where the leaves will start growing.
Again the photo isn't where I put it, trying to edit, but it won't budge!
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I understand now Ivy, my bush roses are new so don't need pruning this year but have kept the instructions for future, thanks.
I need to wait until weekend as OH needs to drill into the concrete post to out my eyelets in, I thought there was a vertical wooden post at each end of the fence panel but there isn't and the horizontal part I can screw into are too far apart. Nothing is ever as easy as it first seems. Never mind, it will get done and thanks for all the advice, hints and links to websites.
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Tracey, I've been pruning roses for years, but not always very well! This year I have a metal problem as the roses are shooting and making leaves earlier than usual and I'm having problems cutting them off when they should be cut off. Too soft hearted perhaps, but have to grit teeth and get on with it!
How do you cut off something that looks like this? But you will get better flowers if you do.
When we say 3rd bud it means that is where the leaves grow out. If the bud hasn't started growing you should be able to see a little line, maybe with a slight bump, on the stem where the leaves will start growing.
Again the photo isn't where I put it, trying to edit, but it won't budge!
I've just found this http://www.surfinghydrangea.com/GardenBlog/?p=764
I like the clarity of the descriptions
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oh dear, I typed "metal" instead of "mental"!
That's a good site, Dove, very clear.
Thanks everyone, it's a nice day at the moment so if I get my head town and get some work done I might be able to have an hour in the garden later
Tracey, my advice was for your shrub roses but I didn't make that too clear. Hope I haven't confused you too much.
I need to wait until weekend as OH needs to drill into the concrete post to out my eyelets in, I thought there was a vertical wooden post at each end of the fence panel but there isn't and the horizontal part I can screw into are too far apart. Nothing is ever as easy as it first seems. Never mind, it will get done and thanks for all the advice, hints and links to websites.