pruning roses.

Pruning roses is easy - even if a bit of a thorny subject to deal with.
As far as the bush type rose are concerned, you can more or less ignore most of the information you read - even today!

Prune properly, at the right time, with the right tools and you are well on the way to good flowers and plant health.

There are probably more pages written about rose pruning than any other pruning subject. Here is the basic advice to get you pruning your roses as they should be pruned.

Pruning Bush Roses - So easy. No magic formula, just a few things to bear in mind.
Pruning Rambling Roses. Rambling roses need different treatment to climbing roses.
Pruning Climbing Roses. Climbing roses need different pruning treatment to rambling roses.