WHILE the garden may be looking bare over the winter, now is the time to get your roses ready for summer. Gardening expert ...

Pruning roses can be an incredibly creative process – the shapes and forms that are realised through basket-like weaving and flowing lines of bright green, thorny stems can be an absolute delight in a ...

Pruning climbing roses is very different from pruning bush roses. For one thing, we rarely cut them back hard the way we do bush roses. That would defeat the purpose of planting a climbing rose — to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For this guide, we spoke to Nita-Jo Rountree, Seattle-based garden designer and author of Growing Roses ...

Question for Dan Gill: I have a climbing rose I'm attempting to train on a wrought iron fence. I need some advice on how and when to prune and the best way to train this rose. --Charlotte Webster ...

Question: My roses have quit blooming. When and how should I prune them? Answer: You can prune roses during their dormant period, or as soon as the leaf buds start to emerge. In our hardiness zone 9 ...

If you've spent any time gardening, then you've likely heard of the term "pruning" before. This beneficial garden maintenance task is imperative for keeping your beautiful, hard-earned rose bush alive ...

Pruning is the symbolic start of the new gardening year. But it inspires panic in less-experienced gardeners who wonder, “Am I doing this right?” Have no fear: The Houston Rose Society will hold a ...

Answer: No, it’s not too late. There’s more harm in pruning roses too early than too late. That’s because pruning stimulates a flush of new growth, which is wonderful — as long as you’re past the risk ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Learning how to prune a rose bush can seem like a daunting landscaping chore, but with the right ...