Last Sunday and Monday were perfect days to prune. In addition to pruning trees and shrubs, it’s also time to cut back perennials, including roses. If any of my perennials look good through the winter ...

Pruning revitalizes our roses. It opens the plant to light and air circulation which minimizes disease. When we prune, we ...

Close up of coral flowers of floribunda rose 'Coral Lions' Whenever we do a poll of gardeners’ favorite flowers, there is one that always comes in the top three – roses. They can live for decades, but ...

Question: We have a hedge of Rose of Sharon plants down the side of our driveway. They’re getting a little overgrown. They’re also very thick because they’ve spread by seed, too. What is the best time ...

"Whilst some dormant perennials, such as buddleia, roses, lavender and summer-flowering spirea will all benefit from being ...

In a normal year roses are the last of the garden plants to be pruned, usually the end of March. This year, however, roses are already leafing out and so, while it is risky to prune now, we must go ...

Many of the roses grown in Florida require regular maintenance. Part of this maintenance includes pruning. But gardeners sometimes have a hard time getting up the nerve to cut their rose bushes back.

New Ideas on How to Prune Roses in Santa Barbara will be the topic for the next meeting of the Santa Barbara Rose Society (SBRS), 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at Trinity Lutheran Church fellowship hall, ...

Gardening season may be in the rearview mirror, but there are still plenty of questions to ask. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s ...