Pruning shrubs and
climbers
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Much mystery has been built up
around rose pruning, but in recent years it has been proven that they respond
just as well if slashed back with a hedge trimmer, as when carefully pruned.
However, to achieve the very best
from your roses, here are some tips:
• Non-repeating
Shrub roses, such as 'Nevada' and ' Fruhlingsgold' and old fashioned varieties
such as 'Charles de Mills' or 'Rosa Mundi' which bloom once a year, should be
pruned immediately after flowering.
• Hybrid roses - both 'hybrid
tea' and 'floribunda' - can be pruned in March. Take about half the length of
each stem, cutting back to a plump, outward-facing bud.
• Climbing
roses, such as 'Gloire de Dijon' (beige) or 'Golden Showers' can be pruned
anytime from November. Remove all aging wood and flowering side shoots before
re-training the stems, ensuring that these are bent or flexed to encourage buds
to break along their length.
• With rambling roses - 'Albertine'
(salmon pink) and 'Rambling Rector' (white) are examples - remove all shoots
that have carried blossoms and tie in the current year's stems which will bloom
next year.
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