Easy Tips on How to Prune Your Roses

by Sensible Gardening and Living

For some reason, the chore of pruning roses often creates feelings of anxiety with gardeners. Like anything else however the more you practice the better you will become. Your first step is to learn a few basic skills and knowledge ,then take it from there. I’ve simplified the process to help take some of of the mystery away and help you get pruning your roses to create finer looking shrubs with better blooms. Read http://sensiblegardening.com/easy-tips-on-how-to-prune-roses/ or watch the VIDEO at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOdpLn07AZE

Rose 'Marilyn Munroe' For shapely roses you must prune.

Invest in quality pruners with curved blades so not to crush your canes.

For large and numerous blooms roses should be pruned annually.

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Catherine Smith on Aug 31, 2013
I love my Fiskars, although the Felcro is good also. And of course rubbing alcohol to sterilize the blades. And occasionally the drinking kind after a hot day in the garden, playing with the roses. ^-^

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Sensible Gardening and Living on Sep 01, 2013
Ah Catherine, I see you are a gardener of like kind:)

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- Catherine Smith on Sep 02, 2013
  @Sensible Gardening and Living I am a rose freak, it's true! And good sanitation habits are just a smart move. I have a small tote that I carry with me around the garden. I'm like you, don't like anything hanging on me when I work. And it's so easy to stock with whatever I need for the day. I have a old plastic container I use to keep the alcohol in. It's easy to clean and refill as well. I've gotten to the age where I have to garden smarter, since the "bend" doesn't work as well as it use too. LOL I have fibromyalgia, so I've been very "limited" in what I can do with the veggies, but the roses are still something I can tinker with easily.
  
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