Hi

I live in the UK in a suburb of Birmingham.

I have three roses in my garden, all climbers. I'm told that November
is just the right time to prune them. But what do I about the frosty
spell we're having at the moment? Should I just wait for the morning
frost to go and prune them in the afternoon, knowing that it will be
frosty again tomorrow morning? Or have I missed the boat on November
pruning?

Thanks
Jackie


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Jackie D

I prune mine in February. They should be dorment when you prune them, and
mine still have a lot of buds and leaves on them.

Dwayne


"Jackie D" <Jackie.D.1yrfjy [at] gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
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>
> Hi
>
> I live in the UK in a suburb of Birmingham.
>
> I have three roses in my garden, all climbers. I'm told that November
> is just the right time to prune them. But what do I about the frosty
> spell we're having at the moment? Should I just wait for the morning
> frost to go and prune them in the afternoon, knowing that it will be
> frosty again tomorrow morning? Or have I missed the boat on November
> pruning?
>
> Thanks
> Jackie
>
>
> --
> Jackie D

Don't prune when there is frost or can get frosty.
November/december prune the long twigs roughly.
Februari prune before forsynthia begins to bloom.
When the rose is against a nice warm wall you can prune earlier.

Bye
aswhad

<aswhad [at] hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Don't prune when there is frost or can get frosty.
> November/december prune the long twigs roughly.
> Februari prune before forsynthia begins to bloom.
> When the rose is against a nice warm wall you can prune earlier.
>
> Bye
> aswhad

If the climbers are spring-only bloomers, you
should prune only after they have bloomed - in
the spring. Pruning earlier means losing the
blooms for another year. :(

Gail
near San Antonio TX USA Zone 8