Q: I missed pruning my roses bushes in January and they are now all leafing out. Is it too late to prune them? A: If your roses are already leafing out and putting on new growth, you don’t want to ...

I just finished pruning my roses after starting to prune them between our unusually wet winter storms. I only have about 38 roses now, so the chore is manageable; although there is quite a variety ...

• Clean, sharp scissor-action bypass clippers. • Long-handled clippers, for large, more-difficult-to-reach canes. • Leather gloves, to prevent scratching your hands and arms. • Modern roses, such as ...

Yes, there's a point when it is too late to prune roses in the fall if you want to minimize cold damage to your plants. You ...

In Southern California, we don’t experience winter like the rest of the country. Most gardening guides will tell you to prune ...

Roses can be pruned in fall or spring—fall helps with shaping, while spring pruning supports fresh growth. In cold zones, stick to light fall pruning to avoid frost damage; in mild zones, heavier cuts ...

Q: We were away for eight months and returned to find our 'Knock Out' roses tall and leggy. How severely can these plants be pruned, and when is the best time for pruning here? — R.D., Houston A: ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

With this column, let's cover a question about pruning roses. Question: Last fall, I purchased a home with a very beautiful, established landscape. While I am pretty confident about my abilities to ...

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 ...

‘Hot lips’ salvia in Los Lunas in May 2020. Last month I presented “Pruning Galore” for our monthly “Ready, Set, GROW!” gardening webinar series. I planned to focus on more specific pruning questions ...