Timing your pruning just right can help your roses thrive and bloom for longer - but when is best to give them the chop?

the grower recommends cutting shrubs back to 12 inches high each year in late winter or early spring. An annual late winter prune will help your roses bush out and produce more blooms.

cut out poorly flowering old wood and saw away old stubs that have failed to produce new shoots With the exception of climbing roses and shrub roses, prune all newly planted roses hard to ...