By Diane Coleman, NRS Consulting Rosarian
What are Knock Out© Roses?
Taking Care of Your Knock Out Roses
Category: Growing Roses
Suggested Pruning Techniques for Old Garden Roses
The techniques suggested below are simply guidelines which can be followed. Many varieties. of roses respond differently to various methods and if a particular variety is not producing the desired effect, try another technique. Just remember:
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1. Severe early spring pruning on one-time bloomers will sacrifice bloom.
2. Sometimes a hard cut-back will tend to restore a weak bush.
3. A bush well “shaped up” every year will be more satisfactory than a bush allowed to go rampant for several years, then cut back.
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A Year of Rose Care – Spring
A Brief Overview of Rose Care for the Spring
Designing a Rose Garden
by Danielle Hahn, Owner, Rose Story Farm, Carpinteria, CA
Although the first step may vary in some special circumstances, my usual advice is to relax, have some fun, and answer a series of questions and considerations which allow the gardens to practically design themselves.
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2019 Tenarky District “Roses in Review” Report Available
Some call it shovel pruning, meaning dig it up, throw it away, and replace it with a new rose that has been proven to thrive well in your area. There are many reasons a rose may need to be shovel pruned. Rose Rosette is the worst reason, but often a rose is no longer performing to your satisfaction or it has out grown its assigned space in your garden.
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