A lot of the roses that are cultivated in people’s gardens are not of one variety but that of many that are added to each year. A lot of discussion has gone on recently in regards to how and when these roses need to be pruned to achieve the best results; pruning is advised to be done hard after planting, so that it is no more than five inches above ground.
If this method is not followed properly, or the pruning is done too lightly, growth in the first year will not be evident in the bottom of the plant, but only the top. When you prune hard during the earlier periods of a rose’s life, what you do is encourage basal growth in the years that follow.
Modern roses as well as repeat flowering shrubs are among some of the most popular plants grown in British gardens for obvious reasons. After the flowers have finished fading, don’t forget to remove the heads as well as the whole truss, and also chop off the stem right at the point below the fourth leaf down excluding the fresh new roses who have already had their blossoms removed and have almost no stem attached.
Out of all the flowers that are for domestic growing, the rose happens to be the one that is probably the most popular and can bloom for a couple of months between June and autumn. If you remove over a third of the population of stems on the plants you stand a huge chance of weakening the bushes surrounding it; be careful and mindful to cut above a bud that is facing outward.
When you take out the faded flowers you do a lot to encourage new shoots to flower, rather than hip production sapping all of the energy of the plants. Roses known as Hybrid Teas have at least two buds behind each shoot, so make sure you eliminate any possibilities of a stunt in growth by removing all side buds.
