Inherited Rose Bush

TomBirmingham

Hi. I have recently moved into a new property, and as a result I've inherited a rose bush in our south facing front garden. With the spring it's growing really prolifically and I don't know what to do because it seems to be taking over. Has anyone got any advice and tips on pruning it seems s strange thing to do in the spring.

Dovefromabove

Welcome Tom 

Can you show us a pic of your rose bush?  

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TomBirmingham

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I've just uploaded an image, please use the link.

TomBirmingham

Thanks for your speedy reply too !

star gaze lily

Sorry nothing comes up.

Dovefromabove

It could have done with pruning earlier, but if you do it now you'll lose the blooms, which would be a shame.  

What I would do is, after the first flush of flowers, instead of simply dead-heading I'd cut the stem back by about one-third, to a strong shoot, and top-dress the soil around with some Fish, Blood & Bone.

Next spring - for me usually mid Feb, depending on the weather and where you are, you can prune hard and rejuvenate the bushes. 

For the future, there's a big advantage in uploading photos via the green tree icon, as we can click on the picture and enlarge it, so getting a much better look at what might be the problem. 

TomBirmingham

Thank you. That's very helpful. They are covered in green fly at the moment, bit of a pain in the backside to be truthful !

Dovefromabove

Brush the greenfly off gently between your fingers (use rubber gloves if you wish) - much the easiest way and leaves enough to feed the ladybirds and bluetits. 

nutcutlet

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That's for lily. I can get the pic but know nothing about roses