How To Prune Your Rose 

Best rose pruning video!

the white background was a GREAT idea. I was just watching another pruing video and my main problem was not enough contrast to see what they were doing

I am recently a first time home owner and our property has beautiful roses but I had no idea how to prune them. Until now. This was so incredibly helpful! Thank you!

I haven’t even made it thru half of your video & I have learned more from you than many wasted hours on the best way to prune a rose I love the fact that you explain why & what you are trying to achieve specifically getting us up close & personal so we can actually see what you are doing !! Thank you so much for your time & sharing this with us.. I am definitely a fan again Thank You

Finishing with a leaf blower is pure genius 🎉

I have 52 roses in my garden here in the UK and little gardening experience. Neighbours have tried to show me what to do, but end up taking over. These videos are amazing and I now feel confident to get my roses looking spectacular for next year: this year, beautiful blooms but a bit of a mess with tall growth spurts everywhere! Thank you so much 😊

Had to pause at about 2:20, this gentleman made the comment about the bush can be overwhelming to some of us. I thought I was the only one, that pretty much over thinks how I need to cut my rose bushes. So, this is pretty cool I found this gentleman, talking about how to take things slow and easy, lol, basically not to get stressed! Initially at the beginning of the video when he just lops off the top of the bush with those battery operated pruners, I was like nooooo! Lol So, I'm glad I stumbled across this video, thank you to those who uploaded it and the gentleman in this video who understands those of us who really care about our rose bushes!

Thank God you said what you did about what to do if you have a large bush that is basically overgrown! Cut off at 30 inches. We moved to our new home in January and the rose bush in the front is growing wild and I had no idea what to do with it but this has helped me feel much more confident in cutting it back! Thank you!!!

Utterly fantastic! I NEEDED this step by step demonstration, and you answered so many of the questions I've had. I've never seen anyone talk about cutting out the canes that have already been pruneda lot and are forked, etc. Now I know how to handle this, without fear! Also, the cleaning out - very helpful! Thank you so much!

Best pruning Video I have ever seen!

thank you for making this which I have saved and I'm sure will be watching over and over but I now have to confidence to buy rose bushes finally!

Amazing video! Thank you! I know I will refer to it again and again. I have two roses from your company in my garden so far and I am looking forward to lots of blooms this summer.

Great video. Although I’ve been growing and pruning roses for over 20 years, I always love seeing a pro explain the process in detail. Thank you!

Your video explains pruning Rose's so easy to understand. Thank you!

amazing clear and concise video! Thank you!

Thank you SO MUCH for this tutorial! I can remember PRUNE! I never pruned my rose because honestly I was afraid of “butchering” the plant! But today - I got sick of looking at a 3 foot empty cane with a bloom on top. It looked like a rose tree - which I hate! So I took a deep breath and prayed for the best. I did leave a few long woody stems (baby steps). Hopefully now my Queen Elizabeth will show me what she’s really made of! Then come fall - I know what to do! I’m already looking forward to next year! 😊. Thanks again!

The Very Best rose pruning video! Thank You❤

I learned so much. This video was so detailed that I am not intimidated at all any longer. I have my first plant across the street for a neighbor. Her rose bush is a 3 year falling over mess. The "PRUNE" method is a great way to approach many plants that you prune. Thank you for this video!

Exceptional demonstration! Thank you!!!

Great video!! Thank you! Excited to go trim my roses and actually know what I"m doing.

Wonderful, concise information. I now feel empowered to tackle my roses! Thank you very much! 😊

Excellent tutorial. Thank you!

This was really helpful. Thank you.

Thank you! Excellent teaching.

At 15:20 something, when he cut one off, but realized he made a mistake and shared that, I appreciate his mindset. I definitely need to adapt his approach, because I've done stuff like that, reach in, cut one off and as I pull it out I realize oops... I don't think I wanted to do that, and kind of beat myself up for a little bit. Again, most people I don't think even understand, because they're 'just plants', or what have you. Obviously, this gentleman understands. One thing I do have to remember, is one thing I do love about roses, is ...as beautiful and delicate as the blooms seem to be (although 'Peace' is a buff bloom! Seems bullet proof, lol), I have to remind myself how tough these plants are. You can even see rose bushes that are on the side or around a building that's been neglected or shut down for a long time, but that rose bush is still hanging in there, right? Lol.

Perfect timing! I was fixing to message you about the next step.

So helpful and very informative

Great tip ty!

We inherited a mature, overgrown rose when we bought our house (here in Oregon too!). These are helpful! Going to be cutting the rose way back in October and then pruning it down to about 18 inches in February/March.

Looks a lot better after!

I like it that you make it (seem) so simple. I will have to work up the courage but I am going to follow your P.R.U.N.E. method here in Zone 7. Helllo from NYC!

Great video. Thanks.

Exellent video!!!

Summer in Arizona’s desert is the resting season for our roses. Our daily highs are regularly over 110.

Thank you for sharing 👍😀💞💐

Very helpful 👍

Very good video. I love that you talk through as you teach how

Just pruned my first bare root and wasn’t sure if I should cut the branching canes. I’m going to go ahead and prune those. I thought I was prepared after reading some pruning articles but was completely intimidated once i had the plant in front of me😂. It’s reassuring seeing an expert rose grower agonize over which canes to get rid of as well!

Ohhh you are brave! I haven’t gotten there yet, lol.

would love too see the outcome when the growth ensues!

This is making me anxious 🤣

I just pruned my 2 rose bushes in the back yard. I may have killed them. 😂😂😂 If they die, they die. Really want them out. That happens when you just let them go! Been here for 9 years and I dont think they've ever been pruned properly. Besides the hedge trimmer to knock them down a bit. We'll see how it goes. Personally I would have taken a few more off your bush. Seems it will be too much competition when they grow out. Thanks for the vid.

Hi! Can you show a video how to train & grow an existing climbing rose...but on an obelisk. I have John Davis roses I put in last year, but need to put them on an obelisk.

Is this process the same for climbing roses? It seems like no since you want the rose to climb? Would love a video on that. I’ve got six climbing roses coming from you in the next week and I can’t wait! Absolutely love these videos. Very informational and clear thank you!

I have new David austin roses from last year, it's still a mystery to me on how much to prune the first winter 😊

I have lots of canes but it still has green growth on the top, it’s a climbing rose bush almost 10 ft high. It’s 98 degrees in San Antonio, TX , should I still prune? Help.🥰

ive ordered the Golden Celebration and Koko Loco roses… im a first timer so do you have any general tips and guidelines I should know before planting these roses? im putting them in pots. thanks

I had always seen my mother put Elmer's glue on the end of a snipped rose cane... I'm guessing this is a no go since I didn't see any craft glue in sight during this video 😅

Most of my DA roses are from you. Thank you ! You're the best nursery in USA. Do climbers throw basal breaks, canes from the stock root? How do I encourage that??? Would love for my Crowned Princess Margareta from you threw some more basal breaks. Thank you.

Excellent video. Is this something one would do every year or only every few years?

Excellent! You explain & show, I was terrified, on where to cut below the bud etc... just one question we had such bad weather now I'm pruning in late May is this OK??.😮😅 Thank you v much 👏👍🇮🇪🌹🌹🌹

from 1:41 to 15:34 wow, thats impressive.

Thanks for your video; very easy to see what you are doing... ... I have a question about how roses grow. Some grow tall canes which flower at the top such as Tea roses; others branch out as they grow up, branch again and so on, somewhat like forming a structure.... So, pruning the branching (chicken feet) canes of a tea rose makes sense but a shrub rose such as a floribunda needs those branches in order to flower all over the bush.. My questions is this: do you prune roses how they want to grow? (bush or tea)? I believe you pruned this one so it will grow how you want it to.... how will that influence the way it wants to grow?

Can I still make this cut when my roses already start shooting some buds? Or am I already too late in spring?

I have an own root Mutabilis rose. I've had it at least 10 years. After the initial growth I haven't had any new canes from the base. It has more in common with a tree with the central leader than a rose. Should I prune around this frame work or (gulp) cut it even with the ground and hope to kick it in gear?

Does this apply to any type of rose? My David Austin roses all have spindly stems. They were planted last year and I pruned out all spindly stems, save 3-5 of the healthiest ones. But those too had a lot of "chicken feet". How can I get my roses to grow thick stems from the base?

When I did this to our roses the first time my husband was sure I killed them.

Is this method the same for grafted roses?

Im just wondering if all your cuts, working from the bottom up, are being cut above a node? This is how I was taught at one landscpe company I i worked for.

This has been very helpful. I’m gonna tackle it now!!💪🏽. Do you mind staring the acronym P.R.U.N.E. please. I didn’t take note as I watched it and now it’ll take a long time to find. Thx!

Don't forget to seal the ends of those fresh cut stems to keep bores out, I use the Non Toxic Elmer white glue that is designated safe for children

How many years do we have to wait from planting the potted rose from you until we prune? The shrub roses I got from you range from 3 - 6 feet, do they all get pruned in the same height from the ground?

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Hello- What should the nighttime temps be for safely Spring pruning?

I have several roses from Heirloomroses, one being the iconic Earth Angel which grew gigantic this summer. Is it possible to train it to grow into a giant tree? I just want one giant rose while the rest can be maintained in smaller size.

Can I do this right now? My rose bushes are out of control and very very long

is this the same for container roses? thank you

I got a serious question, please: I inherited a property with about 50 rose bushes and they are high as 4-8ft tall, and growing out with a radius that’s just about the same. Do I do this to the bushes trim them down to 3ft?

What kind of rose was this? Floribunda, English shrub?

when do you do your first prune? year 1? year 2?

E=Excessive!!!

How so u get so many branches. I only have one or two branches😢

Would have been nice to see the rose prepped first, from start to finish.

How old is that plant at the time of the video?

Why do some canes die?

So a cut cane never grows right from the cut, right? It always will branch out at a bud just below the cut, right?