Timing your pruning just right can help your roses thrive and bloom for longer - but when is best to give them the chop?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark de Leeuw / Getty Images Pruning is an essential aspect of caring for roses. Unlike lower-maintenance shrubs such as hydrangea ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Pruning serves a greater purpose than just shaping or tidying up your rose bush. It is important for ...

I learned to prune with a Sunset manual in one hand and pruning shears in the other. I wanted my roses to look just like the pictures. But the more I gardened, the more I realized that not everything ...

Expert pruning of apples, pears, climbing roses, maples, hornbeams and other key plants can improve shape, encourage healthy ...

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 ...

Late January to early February is a crucial time for roses, and if you want them to thieve in spring, then now is the time to ...

Late January to early February is an important time to do a quick but vital gardening task that will help roses thrive in ...

Our exceptionally long growing season means we typically cut repeat-flowering roses back twice a year. The first pruning is done anytime from late January to mid-February, and the second in late ...

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 ...

The Humboldt Rose Society is providing free rose pruning demonstrations in the new year. In these workshops, the Humboldt Rose Society’s rosarians (master rose growers) will explain and show how to ...