Rosebushes are beautiful additions to almost any garden. Not only do roses look beautiful in the garden, but they also add a dramatic and fragrant addition when placed inside the home. When cultivating a rosebush, it is important to properly care for the bush, which includes pruning the bush when necessary for optimal growth.
How To Prune A Rose Bush In Five Easy Steps
1. When pruning a rosebush, it is important to first gather the required tools and materials for the project. These tools and materials include a thick pair of gardening gloves, a pair of long-handled pruners, and a pair of bypass pruners. The sharper the pruners and the thicker the gloves, the better for the job. This is because it will be necessary to make clean cuts with the pruners, while protecting your hands and arms from cuts. In addition, after pruning each individual bush, it is important to thoroughly wash these materials. Failure to wash these materials can spread diseases between plants and harm an entire garden.
2. A rosebush should be pruned as soon as it begins to show signs of new growth. This new growth will be in the form of buds, which will look like red, growing bumps forming on the canes of the bush. Generally, rosebushes will begin to bloom in the spring, so this is when gardeners need to pay the most attention to these plants. However, while rosebushes need to be pruned when they begin to bud, any dead wood may be pruned from the bush as it is noticed in order to keep the bush in good health.
3. To clean up a rosebush and allow room for the new buds to grow and develop, any dead or rotten-looking wood should be trimmed from the bush. This can be done with either the long-handled pruners or the bypass pruners depending on how far inside the bush the dead branches may be. In addition, any branches that are blocking or rubbing against other branches need to be removed. These branches will hinder the new growth’s ability to grow and develop if left untouched.
4. To direct the growth of the new buds, locate a new bud and make a cut on a 45 degree angle, about 1/4 of an inch above the bud. Keep in mind that this should only be done when the bud is facing the outside of the bush. This 45 degree cut will support the new bud in growing towards the outside of the bus. Thus allowing the bush to expand, instead of the branches tangling together and becoming stunted.
5. When removing roses from the bush to bring inside, or when simply removing dead roses, it is important to prune these roses carefully. Keep in mind that you are not only removing these roses, but affecting the growth of the bush as well. Remove each rose by making a 45 degree cut directly above an outward facing leaf or bunch of leaves. This will help the branch recover from the cut and help to promote the growth of the branch. While it is exciting to finally be able to showcase the result of your hard work inside of the home, removing the roses should be treated just as carefully as pruning the bush to allow for new growth.
This four-minute video is a great option for those that are looking for more information on the topic of rosebushes, while explaining the subject matter in a quick and concise manner.
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