There are so many jobs to do in your yard to prepare for spring that it’s easy to run out of time before they are all completed. However, certain jobs, like pruning roses, must be done at the right ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For this guide, we spoke to Nita-Jo Rountree, Seattle-based garden designer and author of Growing Roses ...

All over America, yards have older hybrid tea roses languishing for lack of care. These are often specimens planted any time from a decade to a century ago. They're discovered when you buy or rent a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Mastering the art of pruning your rose bushes doesn't have to be an intimidating task. With the right ...

You can call your roses by any name you want and they’ll still smell as sweet. But when it comes time to prune them, a few quick pointers will help you keep them growing disease-free and beautiful.

Prune hybrid tea roses now. Cut out crossing branches and remove suckers and dead wood. Cut canes back one-half to one-third. Make the cut at a bud facing to the outside of the plant. This allows more ...

Q: Is it too late in the season to prune hybrid tea roses? If not, I’ve heard they are to be cut just above or below a 5-leaf cluster. Is this true? If so, is it above or below the cluster? A: Tea ...

Our exceptionally long growing season means we typically cut repeat-flowering roses back twice a year. The first pruning is done anytime from late January to mid-February, and the second in late ...

Hybrid tea roses, the most popular garden rose, require regular pruning to maintain vigorous growth, flower quality and quantity, and to remove dead, diseased, weak or broken branches. Hybrid tea ...

Jimmy Speas prunes a hybrid tea rose bush called "Touch of Class" just above a bud, which indicates new growth. Some of the pruning tools that Jimmy Speas uses on his rosebushes. The first tentative ...

As we enter the waning days of summer, many of our plants are just plain tired after enduring months of heat — and they’re showing it. Roses are no exception. They tend to get a bit leggy and ...