Does this Rose need a prune?
We have inherited a garden from the previous owners of the house and there are 2 roses which have been trained; one over an arch, the other along a trellis.
I heard that not all roses need pruning/ dead heading - that some should be left for the the hips to form? Could anyone help me identify these 2 roses and whether i should dead head and prune them?
We really want to keep them happy and healthy.
many thanks!
thomas
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And probably a good feed of slow release rose food plus a liquid tonic of tomato food at the roots. Tie in any new shoots to the framework to keep them to shape and also safe in strong winds. Remove any that are pointing the wrong way and won't tie in.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Obelixx - have you seen the Next Step for Rose Cuttings thread - I think your expertise would be helpful
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Tomatus what beautiful climbing roses, good advice from Obelixx as not the right time of year to prune them so just deadhead. I have quite a few and like Tetley have blackspot. I have read (in a Geoff Hamilton book) that spraying roses with diluted skimmed milk prevents blackspot as it makes the surface of the leaves acidic and the blackspot can`t cope with that so am trying it out after removing all leaves already infected.
Good tip. I'd forgotten that one.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
Hi those roses are gorgeous.
mine also have blackspot, so will try the diluted skimmed milk, never heard of that.