The general advice for when to prune roses tends to be between December and February, but Angela urges caution in this.

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Different types of roses require specific pruning techniques. Climbing roses that bloom repeatedly are pruned entirely differently than hybrid tea and floribunda roses, according to Rountree.

Pruning roses ensures that the plants flower well each year and is an especially important task if you have climbing roses.

Roses are loved by many for their stunning blooms, but without proper pruning, they can struggle to flourish. If neglected, climbing roses can turn into a tangled mess of branches with scarce flowers.

Courage and few sharp tools are all you need to prune roses: a by-pass hand pruner, by-pass lopper, a small saw, gloves, ...

In this case these canes can be cut to the ground. A pruning saw might be handy for this practice. Climbing roses are the exception. Before flowering remove only the winterkilled tissue.

Climbers: Pruning is performed differently on climbing roses. The main canes are not pruned unless they are dead or damaged. Climbers bloom off lateral shoots. New, flexible canes are trained and ...

If you're not sure when a climber or wall shrub is best pruned, a useful guide is to prune spring and early summer-flowering plants when their blooms fade. Those flowering in late summer usually ...