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May 9, 2006
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* Plant hedge roses 2 ft. apart for a fast-growing "wall."
* Pick fragrant roses for focal points because when people
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* Choose filler plants in contrasting or softer, more
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* Train a climbing rose on an arbor or pergola by planting
with the canes slanting towards the structure.
* For a fabulous rose room on a balcony, plant miniature
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* White's the right flower color choice in a rose room you
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Roses: Care and Pruning
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Pruning and caring for roses isn't tricky or difficult
whether you are a seasoned rose gardener or even just a
beginner. Roses are one of the easiest and most rewarding
flowering shrubs to grow. With proper pruning and some
basic rose care, you will be able to produce some
spectacular roses that will be the envy of your neighbor-
hood!
Rose Pruning Basics
Roses should be pruned by late winter or very early spring.
The new buds will begin to swell early so keep watch and
don't start too late. Make sure that you start with good
quality sharp, clean pruners. Most important of all: when
pruning roses make sure you have a good pair of gardening
gloves and wear a long sleeved shirt!
Cut just above an outward facing bud
All pruning cuts should be made at a 45 degree angle. Make
each cut about one quarter to one half inch above an outward
facing bud. Cutting above an outward facing bud means that
the new growth will be outward, away from the center of the
plant which improves air circulation and gives the rose bush
an attractive overall shape. If possible, dab on a bit of
pruning seal after each cut. If you don't have that, some
gardeners substitute white glue!
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Prune back the rose bush until you have anywhere from four
to eight healthy looking canes. How tall you leave the bush
will depend on the type of rose that you are growing. In
general you want to encourage a bowl shape shrub with new
growth facing outward.
Make sure you also remove any diseased or blighted leaves
from the bush itself and from the ground surrounding it.
Cut right to the live tissue
When you are cutting back, make sure that you prune right to
where there is live or green tissue. It should look light
colored and healthy, not dark and porous. Dead branches need
to be removed completely. Saw them off right to the base of
the rose bush. Remove all the thin and spindly growth as
well. Generally anything that is thinner than a pencil
should be cut out. Take off all the suckers too. Suckers
are healthy looking canes than grow from below the grafted
section on the main stem of the rose bush.
Fertilizing
Roses will benefit from feeding about three times a year.
Feed them in the early spring, right after you prune, then
again when the first blooms appear and once more in late
summer or early fall. When you first plant your new rose
bush add a handful of bonemeal to get the roots off to a
good start.
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Watering
Roses need regular watering in order to produce the biggest
and most beautiful blooms. Make sure that when you water,
the moisture reaches down to the bottom of the roots, which
is generally about eighteen inches. It is better to give a
good watering once a week or so rather than a light sprinkle
every other day. Good deep watering will develop a healthy
root system resulting in a vigorous healthy rose bush. As
well, try to water with a hose or drip system from under-
neath the leaves as leaving water on the rose leaves
themselves can encourage disease.
Location
Finally, make sure that your rose bush gets enough sun.
Roses need a minimum of six hours of sunshine each day, but
more is even better. Your roses also need space so allow
enough distance between plants to provide good air
circulation between plants.
When you purchase a new rose bush it will come with specific
comments and instructions about proper care and maintenance
specific for its type.
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