How to Prune Roses: the Beginners Guide
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- How to Prune Roses for beginners. This guide will help you prune your roses even if you don't know what type of rose you have. Pruning helps promote masses of gorgeous flowers and is really easy!
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hi welcome back to garden ninja today's video is going to be on pruning roses but this isn't like every other video out there if like me you've inherited a load of really old frankly ugly roses that look in a real mess then this videos for you because I'm going to show you how you can renovate old tired broken roses and turn them into beautiful specimens so come on let's get cracking!
Now there are loads of different types of roses and each of them has a slightly nuanced version of pruning the guide I'm going to give you today should help cover most of those the roses I'll be showing you today at hybrid tea roses and what that means is that they grow a stem that has one flower on in the summer you've also got floribunda roses which have the stem but with multiple clusters of flowers now the only difference is with a hybrid tea you can prune a bit more than you can with a floribunda
You want to take off maybe only a quarter not a third whereas a hybrid tea Rose you can be a bit firmer now winter is an ideal time to prune your roses and what we're aiming to do is to take out any of the deadwood the old unproductive stems and prune back to an outward facing bud so dead and damaged old would prune to an out facing bud I'm going to show you how to do that now.
So the first thing I'm going to do is take out any Deadwood but you can tell up usually dark brown and if you slip a bit off its kind of crispy
in the middle so here we've got a really good example of a dead stem and this is called necrosis where the tissue dies and it goes all the way back now we do have a pod here and it's facing inwards so we don't want nothing it's with my sharp secateurs we're going to nip this off here right back and angle so that the water can run off this is a prime example of old wards I'm going to take that right the way back really sharp cut this may look brutal and she's following me down here on this really leggy growth you've got here and outward facing bud so I'm going to nip it off there look really brutal take a stand back and you'll see the kind of height I'm taking off anything that's crossing I'm also gonna take out so this one here it's just sending out growth into the middle I don't want that snip that off so to give you an idea of the scale I've taken this Bush down from about here to here all the growth that's facing inwards that dead material and I've taken 1/3 off all of this year's
growth as well so here you can see that there were two stems crossing over here they've gone and tidied up so you've still got all these stems and little buds that are ready for this year's growth if it would say hard food all the way down you'll have to wait a year to grow again
So even if your roses are looking really old and tired by taking them back and being patient you can bring them back to life you don't just need to hack them right the way back to the bottom you can do it in stages and then you'll get the benefit of some farmers this year and
each year it will get better and better and better that's always gonna be a few examples that don't quite fit the rulebook and this is one of them so some roses are going to be in such a bad way like this behind me it's a bit like an old witch's finger and no matter what you do with the new growth trying to renovate it it's never going to have a huge amount of impact so in these cases we're gonna have to use sharp loppers and take it back to the ground because that's the only way you can really renovate it.
Best rose pruning video out there. I love that you took the effort to show actual examples on what and how to prune for different growths
Thanks so much! I always try and provide the most clear guidance with all my garden design and gardening guides! Make sure you subscribe for more! Happy pruning. Lee 🥷🌿🤘
I can watch and listen to you all day. You are so knowledgeable about gardening in a most charming delivery.
Thank you so much! What a lovely comment that’s much appreciated. I love my job as a garden designer and create my vlog to help gardeners get the most out of their spaces. I believe gardening is for everyone and can make a huge beneficial impact to our lives. More videos to come. Happy gardening!
I"m 68 and my knowledge of gardening equals the square root of JS ☺️. I just moved into a retirement flat. Outside of which lives a lovely rose bush. Still blooming but too much growth for a good perfect ten. I was encouraged to garden from about 9 or 10 and can proudly admit to successfully killing everything I grew - it never sparked an interest. But. Having stumbled upon this ( as you do ) I reckon I should attempt at pruning and cutting back. as the months progress.
I'm so thankful you made it all so simple 🍻. Subscribed with thanks.
Thanks Stephen. That’s brilliant to hear. Gardening is a split of 50% knowledge and 50% hands on experience. So sounds like you’re already increasing your chances of success by getting stuck in. If you prune your roses next winter you’ll be amazed by the floriferous results!! Glad to have you as a Ninja subscriber. Happy Gardening. Lee
Congratulations is important have a garden even in a balcony! because is so good for eyes and soul! Greetings from Santiago Chile!
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Thanks for the clear info! Also you're really good at presenting, you're like a TV pro. :D
Thanks Liz. Maybe I could shake up the gardening world a bit. Make it more accessible to all backgrounds and budgets. 😜😊 Happy Gardening. Lee
This is so so clear where other videos and books aren't thank you so much
Thanks so much Louisa! Make sure you checkout my blog for hundreds more garden design hints tips and hacks. 🥷🌿🥰🙌
YOU ROCK! Just bought my first house & I have zero idea what I'm doing in the yard. Your clear commentary and precise videos are wonderful! I'm so excited to have discovered your channel!
Hi Mary. Many thanks for your lovely comment and feedback. I wish you all the best with your new yard. Happy gardening. Lee
This is exactly what happened to me! I bought a house with an out of control rose bush and a tiny one I uncovered after cutting back an unruly garden. I am clueless on how to deal with it but they're so pretty, I am going to try this pruning technique. Thank you! Very informative video :)
Thanks Christine! I think you’ll be happily surprised with the results! Good luck with your pruning! Lee 🥷🌿
Thank you very much! My wife and I are dealing with some very over crowded bushes. This video helped a whole lot! Thanks Garden Ninja!
Glad it’s been helpful for you and your wife! Make sure you subscribe for more hints and tips! Happy Gardening. Lee
Moved into my first house in September, there are a lot of roses but they haven't seen secateurs for years I imagine. This video gave me the confidence to tackle them!
Love everyone of your videos.
Your a garden angel, I'm a gardener. You never stop learning.
Keeps me fit and sane. Lol
Thank you.
Thanks so much Penny. You’re too kind with your lovely words. Gardening definitely keeps people fit and sane. A true connection with nature and peace. Which is in rare supply these days. Keep on gardening and pointing people who want to start my way! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🤘🌳🌿
Love your videos. I’m a real amateur and your videos help greatly as you explain everything you do and demonstrate clearly and slowly. 👍🏻
Thanks so much, Ash20500, that means a lot! I'm glad they're really helpful for you. Make sure you subscribe for more of my garden guides! Happy Gardening! Lee
Thank you for clear instructions to pruning without the jargon. 😊
You’re welcome Megan! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷😂
Lee what a boss vid on looking after roses you maid it so simple for people, that do not now much about roses I do now many thanks paul liverpool
Thanks so much Paul my fellow northerner!! Glad it’s helpful. Happy gardening. 🥷🌿🙌
not often I pause the video in the first minute to like, subscribe and whack out my pen and paper!! Thanks for being so informative, es muy apreciado
Wow! What an awesome comment. Thanks Frankie. Glad it’s been so informative for you. Plenty more garden knowledge sharing Ninja style to come!! Happy Gardening! Lee
Thank you! We moved into a house with about 8 rose bushes and we know nothing about roses. Your video was awesome because it was clear, simple and you are such a joy to watch! You should seriously have your own show. Anyway, cheers from Los Angeles!
Thanks so much Kira. Really glad it’s been helpful for you and your roses. Make sure you subscribe to watch my other 100+ garden design guides. More guides to come over winter too!! Happy gardening! Lee
Hands down, this has been the most helpful & informative video on pruning my roses that I have found. I can't wait to prune my neglected roses and see how they are next year. Thank you 🌹
Wow! What a brilliant piece of feedback. Thanks so much. I try to demystify and simplify gardening where possible. So glad it’s working! Here’s to plenty of successful pruning! Happy gardening. Lee
Excellent and lovely talk, particularly, how to rescue old roses - patient. Thank you
Thanks Mi. I’m glad you’ve found it useful. Happy gardening and pruning! Lee 🌿🥷
I wanted to come back and tell you that I took you advice earlier in the year and my neglected rose is looking the best it ever has. It’s really healthy and producing some massive blooms already. Thank you
Wow! Wonderful Kim. It’s great to hear back from you. Now you’ll be pruning with abandonment!! Brilliant!! Lee
me too, I followed his instructions last year after moving to a new house. I thought I may need to dig it out, but this year i had a lovely show 🌹during lockdown, so I came back to save and say thank you 😉
MiAnge1ito thats absolutely brilliant to hear! Happy Gardening! Lee
This video is great!! So helpful! Thank you!!! I love how straight to the point it all is. 😄🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹💕
Thanks so much Iliana I’m glad it’s been helpful. Make sure you subscribe for more garden design hints,tips and hacks! Happy Gardening. Lee
Best video i've seen yet on how to do this. I inherited a lot of roses when I bought my home, and I want to keep them but I am a very novice gardener. Who knew pruning was so nervewrecking!! :) I'm less nervous to attempt this now! Thank you!!!
So glad to hear! Rose pruning is both essential and terrifying to break gardeners. Once you know how it’s pretty straight forward. Don’t fear pruning! Embrace it!!! I’ve got lots of pruning guides so make sure you check them out to become a pro! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿💪
Thanks just what I was looking for clear and helpful guidance. Going to look up your other videos 👍🏼
Pam Smith Great to hear from you! Glad you like the guides. Make sure you subscribe to get all my top tips. Happy Gardening. Lee
Thanks Lee you make it so easy to follow 👍🏻🙂
Good information ,,, I will arrange the flower plants early February ... Thank you. From Iraq
This is very clear and accessible ... and you are absolutely adorable! thank you for sharing ....
Thanks Darrah. What a nice comment I’m blushing!! 😊 Good luck with your rose pruning. Let me know how you get on!
Thanks for this helpful video.
Such an easy tutorial to follow, and my roses are looking fabulous coming into spring! Thanks for helping this total gardening newbie!
You’re welcome Cee Cee. Great to have you on board as a Ninja! Happy gardening. 🥷🌿 Lee
So helpful! thank you! also i love listening to your voice it’s so calming
Thanks Cassie May! There’s more videos to come so make sure you subscribe. Happy Gardening and relaxing!! Lee
Thank you so much, Garden Ninja. What a confidence-building video this is...And I agree with the others - you're a TV presenting pro! Keep up the good work. Wishing you all the success and happiness in the world.
Thanks so much Joan for that uplifting message. It’s been a tough old year but light at the end of the tunnel. More guides and tips dripping in Garden Ninja enthusiasm coming soon! Make sure you subscribe to be the first to get them! Happy gardening and take care. Lee
Love this, so clear and encouraging. Blooming excellent
Thanks Jayne! What kind words. Happy rose pruning! 🥷🌿🤘
great info, earlier this year i bought my first rose, now i have 10, with more on the way and i never really knew how to prune back. But now i do. Thanks for the helpful video.
Hey Zac. Great to hear you’re a rose convert! Winter pruning will keep them flowering reliably each year! Happy gardening. Lee
Really clear, thank you! Love your hair too!
Thanks it’s all my own!!! 😂😜🤘🥷 Happy pruning! Lee
Great - informative, clear, perfect - thank you!!!
So glad it’s helpful Bec! Make sure you subscribe for even more garden design hints tips and hacks. Happy gardening! Lee
Thank you for such a clear guide, I'm off to prune some roses now following your advise.
Thanks Carole! Happy pruning! Lee
Very helpful! One of the easiest to understand I've watched. Going out to prune now! Thanks so much.
MJ Shellabarger glad it’s been helpful for you! Make sure you subscribe for more hints and tips. Happy Gardening.
This is amazing! Subscribed, thank you for the great content
Thanks so much! Great to have you as one of the Ninjas! Happy Gardening. Lee
Your video is great. Very informative and so well edited. Thanks for putting so much into making this.
Thanks Ivor. I’m glad the guides useful to help more people make the most out of their roses! Plenty more design and gardening guides to come so make sure you subscribe. All the best. Lee 🥷🌿
Thank you! Greetings from Puerto Rico.
This was very well explained thank you!
Thanks! I’m glad you found it useful. Happy Gardening. Lee
Useful video! I think one of the biggest lessons for beginners is don't be afraid to prune. As a beginner I'm always worried that cutting right back and removing ALL the leaves from a rose in winter will kill it. But they can take it and, so long as they're not diseased, will grow back better!
Exactly Easytiger. It’s all about being bold and your plants will respect you for it!! Happy Gardening.
I planted a five inch high rose start in half a bag of compost and manure two years ago. It did nothing last year but this year…😳. It’s gone mad growing up its post just covered in roses. But that means I don’t have a clue where to start pruning it. This video is very helpful. Thank you.
Hi Sarah. Wow! Congrats on your rose success. This guide and my detailed guide here should help. Happy pruning!! Lee www.gardenninja.co.uk/how-to-prune-roses-the-beginners-guide/
Oh! Thank you!
Thank you!
Thank you, a very helpful video. Subscribed 👍
This is a very professional and precise presentation on the difficult process of pruning Roses !
Thanks Ellis. Glad I can simplify a tricky process of pruning roses. Make sure you subscribe for hundreds more of my guides. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🌿🙌
Love your smile once you finish talking makes me smile too while learning.🥰🦋🤗
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the guide. Happy Gardening! Lee
I know, right?! The most beautiful white teeth too!
@@elkecita77 Yes beautiful white teeth he would make a great model.😊I had to subscribe
Thank you, I’ve been putting off tackling the roses in my garden but your video explained the process really well!
You’re welcome Emma. Glad it’s been useful! Happy pruning. Lee 🥷🌿
Great video. Thanks
Thanks so much! This was very helpful!
You’re welcome Leo Rising! Make sure you subscribe for more gardening guides. Happy gardening. Lee
Excellent well explained video on rose pruning.
Thanks Bill. Make sure you subscribe to watch my other garden design guides. Happy gardening! Lee
Thank you from Perth Australia 🇦🇺
You’re welcome! Happy pruning in Perth! Lee
Great video, extremely informative.....Thanks
Thanks Jason. Make sure you subscribe for even more garden how to guides! All the best. Lee
Thank you! Exactly what I needed, nice and compact and clear info! Complete newbie gardener here, with a few hybrid roses I want to make sure will survive because they are simply totally awesome in colour and scent!
Thanks Nancy! I bet by next summer you will be reaping the rose pruning benefits. A lot of people are out off by roses but pruning so simple when you know how! Happy gardening and let me know how yours get on! Lee
I bought a house from a woman about 5 years ago and the garden has a massive pink rose bush. I've not done anything to it until now but I think it needs a tidy up. Thanks for the tips. 👍
Oh wow! Sounds like you've got a gorgeous rose just ready for some winter pruning! If you have further questions why not checkout my blog www.gardenninja.co.uk which also has a lively forum where you can post questions with pictures of your garden! Happy gardening Sinky! 🥷🌿
Thanks, very helpful info. 🌼🌺🌸
Glad it’s helpful! Happy Gardening. Lee
A good job for next year .Thank you very much. A Happy New Year to all.
Thanks so much! Enjoy your pruning!! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿🤘
So helpful, thank you!
You’re welcome! Happy pruning! Lee 🥷🌿
Thanks for the video!!!
You’re welcome Andrew! Happy gardening. Lee
Thank you. This is really helpful. ❤
You’re welcome! Happy pruning 🥷🌿🤣
So useful, thank you!
Glad it’s helpful! Happy gardening. Lee
Nice job! Thank you.
Delta Doan you’re welcome! Happy Gardening. 😊🌲
Thank you. Wonderful!
You’re welcome happy gardening! 🥷🌿🙌🌹
Thanks for the vidio.im going to do my roses tommorra.its the 2nd week of winter here in Australia.👍👍😀
Great! Clear examples, inviting presentation . thank you
You are welcome! Glad you're enjoying my content! Happy Gardening! Lee 🥷🤗🌿
Great video, thanks so much. Just moved into a new house before Christmas and starting to have a go at the garden now. Found a couple of rose bushes hidden behind a wall of ivy and thanks to your video i might have a chance of bringing them back 😊
Sounds great! Roses are mega tough so I'm sure you'll get them into shape! Best of luck! Lee Garden Ninja
Just what I needed to know.
Fab! Glad my rose guide is helpful. Do check out my website where I have hundreds of free gardening guides! 🥷🌿🤘 www.gardenninja.co.uk
This helped me out so much Thankyou
You’re welcome. Make sure you subscribe for hundreds more free gardening guides! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🤘🌿
Thanks for the tips. You made that far clearer than the books do. Hopefully my inherited roses will put on a better display this year now I know how to prune them properly
Great stuff Richard. The books and written guides can make Rose pruning seem overly complicated. Let me know how your roses get in this year after my method. All the best and happy gardening!
Well explained for a beginner!
Glad my guides are so useful for gardeners! Make sure you checkout my site too for hundreds more free guides! www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🥷🤘🌿
Loved your informative video.
Thanks Katy. I really appreciate your comment! Happy Gardening. 😀
Thanks for the highly informative and we'll presented video..
You are most welcome. Glad it was helpful! Happy gardening. Lee
Thank you from Florida!
You’re welcome! Happy pruning! Lee 🥷🌿
Thanks! I subscribed 🌼🌹🌸🌺
Wow! So glad I found you. I really don't have a green thumb, but I do have roses. My sister passed away about two years ago. Prior to that, I planted yellow roses {Her favorite}, they did okay. Since she has passed away they have flourished {is it her?, I think so}. Well, they are starting to get a bit out of shape and I needed to know what to do. Thanks to you I now know what I need to know.
Thanks Gregory. Sorry to hear about your sister. Maybe she is still playing a part!!! I’m going to be releasing an update showing the results of this guide shortly! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿
@@Gardenninja I am sure that she playing a huge part. Thank You for your kindness. She passed away from Breast Cancer, she is in a better place now. A place where there is no hate, only love, and no pain.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I have a rose bush that I inherited when we moved. I was going to pull and plant but now I think I will play the long game and prune it back this fall and start from near scratch. ( Not hard pruning).
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Hi Kevin. Defo try and salvage it. I’m going to do an update on the roses so you can see just how great they now look! Make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss it. Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿
Brilliant advice :)
Thanks Sarah. Glad you found the video helpful. Happy Gardening!
very useful thank you
You’re welcome! If you want to know more about types of roses for your garden checkout my d et ailed blog guide here www.gardenninja.co.uk/types-of-roses-explained-the-beginner-guide-to-choosing-garden-roses/ Happy Gardening! 🥷🌿🤘 Lee
Marvellous - so clear for an idiot gardener like me. And dead encouraging. Cheers mate x
Thank you, going to save this
You’re welcome! 🥷🌿🤘
Thanks - Made that just as simple as I needed it to be ;-) !!
You’re welcome Peter! Make sure you subscribe for even more concise gardening guides. Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿🤘
@@Gardenninja Thanks again - re-watching now before I head to my nanna's to prune my late-grandad's roses. Also hoping to use the removed pieces as cuttings, so now off to watch your other video on that.
Thanks ninja.. very helpful..👌
Cheers Jason! Happy Gardening and make sure you subscribe for more guides! Lee
Great info! Thank you!
You’re welcome Patty im glad you’re enjoying my gardening guides. Checkout my site where there are hundreds more free gardening guides www.gardenninja.co.uk 🥷🌿🤘
Thank you, I will. I finished the pruning, still cleaning up because it started raining on me. Thanks!
thanks Ninja.😀
You’re welcome! Make sure you checkout my blog and online forum for more garden guides and tips! 🥷🌿🙌 www.gardenninja.co.uk/forum/
Excellent, thanks, great advice.
Thanks Cliff, glad the guide is helpful! :-)
Thank you!keep up the good work!
Thanks bruv ,you just saved my Rose's!!!
Hey Marks! Great to hear it. That's another plant saved from the composter! ;-) Glad it was helpful.
Super helpfull video for a rank novice like me!!
You’re welcome Anton. Make sure you subscribe for even more gardening guides! 🥷🌿 Happy Gardening.
Appreciate the info, Lee. My mother-in-law gave us some hybrid tea roses a few years ago and I've neglected them. Hopefully I can get them pruned this week and fed when the weather warms up a bit.
Francis Fenderson then this guides definitely for you! Even old tired roses can be renovated. I’m sure you’ll see some surprising positive results this summer! Please keep me posted. Happy Gardening. Lee
perfect timing! thank you
Phew! I’m so glad Sarah! Another rose saved. Hope you enjoy the speedy no drama pruning method. 😀 Happy Gardening!
+Garden Ninja Ltd Do the same rules apply for roses grown in pots?
Hi @@sarahmaurice3930 Yes they do. The only difference is you will need to feed pot grown roses more as they have no other way to get their nutrients compared to ground grown roses. You may also want to be a bit gentler on the pruning side as sometimes pot grown roses are not as vigorous. However, if you prune to an outward facing bud, even if you take a bit too much off, it is not the end of the world. Roses are really tough and resilient. Hope that helps!
+Garden Ninja Ltd Great thank you so much! :)
Hey, just what I needed to know! I have been growing roses through a rustic metal feature arch and this summer it got higher than the arch. I had no clue about how to prune. Until now! Cheers
You’re welcome! I’m glad my pruning guide is helpful. Most people just hack away but once you really understand pruning cutting back roses is super easy! You can find hundreds more free gardening guides here. www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🥷🌿👌
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Nice one ☝️
Thanks Christine! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿
When your Darcey Bussell David Austen rose is neither a Hybrid Tea nor a Floribunda 😂 Trust mine to be awkward! I also love how David A describe mine as a "small bush rose" when the first year it grew massive and way bigger than any of my tall Roses, and it was confined to a large pot lol 😂😂
Haha maybe you’re just too green fingered? The golden touch?! It’s a good point though that checking what the ultimate height and growth of plants is really important. Least you’ll have a bumper pot now! Make sure you mulch and feed your pot roses once a year twice if possible as they are really hungry plants when containerised. Happy growing! Lee
Thanks
Cheers Nick! Much appreciated!! 🥷💪🌿👌
oops, I have a floribunda rose that I pruned in January. Hope it will be okay. Now I know what to do come the autumn. Thank you
So I’m eating my breakfast watching this..... guess what I’ll be doing in the next 15 mins haha! Cheers Lee your a wealth of knowlegde!
Marc Gray haha from your super swish new kitchen. Least you’ll have super swish roses to match it. Enjoy the fresh air mate and let me know how your roses get on! All the best. Lee
Thank you! I just got a house with tons of neglected rose bushes. I've never gardened but am loving it!
You’ll have them in top shape in no time!! Sounds like a really interesting garden Korinne. 😊
Great hair!
Thanks Katyana!! Happy gardening and rose pruning! 🥷🌿🙌
Thanks excellent information! 🌹now we are in 🍂 🍂 🍂but l have l lots of roses and butterflies 🦋 my home is Santiago very close to Cordillera de Los Andes... all sorts of birds like Condor and eagles. in lockdown at least l can enjoy the nature. Greetings from Santiago Chile 🇨🇱.
Thanks Sole Agui. Sounds beautiful where you are in Chile. I’ve never been but would love to come see the wildlife there in the future when lockdowns over. Glad you liked the guide on rose pruning. Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿
@@Gardenninja thanks for your answer!sure you can enjoy this country Patagonia,Atacama, and lake regions.Did you hear about desert florido? well is knowing for his amazing flowers in the most dry desert of the world! so here so much to observe! greetings have a nice week.enjoying the spring and the end of the confinement. 🦋🌱☀️🌹
Should you take off the large stems main stems when they look dead and not growing? Kind of sounds silly when I write it out! I have a Chrysler Imperial that grew 12ft the first 2 yrs, then when I pruned it stop growing from the main stalks and grew new ones. But I've been afraid to take them off. In the meantime, the new stems from the new stalks are so thin. I think I'm doing something very wrong even my Queen Elizabeths (one is 15ft tall) but they don't have leaves as they used to the first few years and all the stems are small & thin. What fertilizer do you recommend and how often? Thanks for sharing!
I have a Naomi rose which I love. Does anyone know if it's floribunda? I can't tell at the moment.
Thank You! Clear and concise!! I inherited a climber, my neighbors have cut it way too much it hasn't budded and it's a big mess. Now I think I can fix it. Would anyone suggest bone meal or just miracle grow?
Hi Rose Crow. I always advice a rich peat free compost mulch which lasts far longer than most liquid feeds and helps open up the soil. Failing that bone meal would be my preference. Happy growing! Lee 🥷🌿
Excellent and highly informative video! Many thanks for sharing your knowledge with the realistic and easy to follow visuals. Do you have any opinions on sealing or wrapping the cut stems with something to prevent infection?
Hi Katia. I wouldn’t seal a rose pruning cut. The chance of it getting damp is too high in my experience. If you prune in winter on a dry day the cuts deal themselves quickly and callous. I only seat grafts never pruning cuts. Hope that helps! 🥷🌿🤘
@@Gardenninja Thanks for the tip, I did not seal mine.
The first time i had a go at pruning roses i got ripped to pits by the thorns on them When i got back in the house the wife said whats happend ,I said next doors cat just done me in you should have seen her face ha ha ha nice vid lee liverpool
Hahaha Paul that’s hilarious! Hopefully my guide will have you pruning without injury! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿🙌
@@Gardenninja Nice one lee keep up the good work
Excellent! Answered almost every question I had without me even asking! My 7 yr old climber 'Madame Alfred Carrière' was cut to a six inch stump by next door fence installer! It is producing new shoots though. I hope it survives, it was quite vigorous and gorgeous scent. I am wondering if you ever respond to questions about specific plants? I kinda doubt it as you seem so busy with all these videos. Not that I'm complaining! Keep it up! xx
I’ve been practicing my mind reading techniques! 😀 Glad
to hear I’ve been helpful. what a shame that it’s been sliced to a stump. They do recover really well. A few years and it will be back to normal. I do respond to specific questions, if I know the plant. So fire away! (I never claim to know all 319,000 species!) Yes it’s been a busy few months with videos. More to come! Happy gardening!
@@Gardenninja Omg! not sure you should be reading my mind! Briefly: Pieris Japonica, (Lily of the Valley bush) 15+ yrs old, never pruned, last year smothered in flowers (which still remain in their dried-up state), this year hardly any new blooms except for a few sprigs on which looks like new foliage. All leaves remain green. Is it dead/dying or did it over do it last year? Thanks in advance. (Well, you did offer!)
Hey. Sounds like it’s having a bit of fatigue. Especially if it’s 15 years old and flowered profusely before. Peris are ericaceous which means they like acidic soil. It’s through this acidity that they can take up certain key nutrients. So my first step would be to mulch it with ericaceous compost to help it uptake the nutrients it needs. Then see how it goes. They are super slow growing so only need light pruning. Hard pruning doesn’t really do much for his species. Hope that helps and let me know how you get on! Lee
Thanks Lee. Sounds like you know what you're talking about so I will try it. I feel so privileged to receive your expert advice. xx
You’re welcome! Happy Gardening!