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Early spring is a good time to start pruning roses The exact time will depend on where in the country you are and how cold it is. Pruning time is between mid-March through to early April, watch for when the buds start to swell, but before any leaves appear and as long as the weather isn’t freezing. Four steps to perfectly pruned shrub roses
However, a few years ago the Royal National Rose Society carried out a trial comparing traditionally pruned roses with those that were roughly pruned, where the stems of the roses were cut back by half using an electric hedgetrimmer. The results were the same, even after five years of this treatment, which is definitely reason to take heart!
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