tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781795384048326119.post8879070298519199800..comments2024-03-28T05:54:10.714-06:00Comments on CO-Horts: Aw Snap! (Cold snap, that is.)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8781795384048326119.post-39207026666100760132014-11-14T13:55:52.969-07:002014-11-14T13:55:52.969-07:00Hi from the Roger quoted in Alison's Blog. I ...Hi from the Roger quoted in Alison's Blog. I wanted to explain a little further on my pruning suggestions in her post. The forecast called for sub zero temps with wind, ice and snow in my hill top Windsor area. Some of my roses had very long canes. So long they were hanging over into the yard, but because they were still producing awesome blooms I had left them alone. With ice and snow coming I was concerned that those long canes would get weighed down to the point that the canes would break at their base. Not good for the bush, so I trimed a little over a 1/3rd of only the real long canes back. Same was true of my English roses that still had large heavy flowers on the end of tall canes. I deadheaded the rose bloom off those English beauties two inches below the bloom. Just know that it is usually best not to prune roses until they go completely dormant. Even then I will only prune them by 1/3rd. I leave most flowers on and allow the rose hips to come forth with a unique winter show.Roger Heinsnoreply@blogger.com