Rose Pruning

[steveindenmark]

For those who are concerned about pruning roses.

About 6 weeks ago I took my garden shears and hacked most of my roses down to about 10 inches high.

It didnt do any harm

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Similar experiment at RHS Garden Wisley. The roses pruned with petrol hedge trimmers performed better (floriferously) over the formally trained specimens.

 

[tom73]

Trials by the RNRS over a number of years proved that method to be just as good as the correct one.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Give 'em a good hacking

 

[Supersuperleeds]

We have a fern in our garden that I used to take the lawnmower to each winter and it just grew back better than ever each year. Our lass then decided to extend the bed and I can't get the mower at it any more, it's still there but doesn't look as good as when I used to scalp it.

 

[Bobby Mhor]

Used to top them with a hedgetrimmer..
did prune them properly though..