Autumn pruning cut

Autumn is very important for preparing roses to go through winter well. Be careful, however, for bad pruning can damage the rose. The best time for pruning is at the end of October or beginning of November. By this time cane growth has stopped.

If you prune the roses too early, you take away their energy. Roses will not be strong enough to go through winter well and they will not grow in the spring.

Rambling roses
The rambling roses can be cut over the upper part - the "Blooming part".

Climbing roses
You can cut only dry flowers and give them a pillar. A 2-meter high rose should be cut to 2/3.

Large-blooming roses
Various large-blooming roses should be cut very low, maybe 30 – 40 cm from embranchment. It is recommended to cut roses in autumn over the fourth "eye".

Spring cut

The main rose pruning cut is made in the spring. 

The purpose is to extend their life expectancy and adjust the shape of the crown. The best time for pruning is after the spring frosts in March. Earlier pruning cuts would induce the shoots to sprout, and the first young sprouts would freeze. The right time for cutting is difficult to determine because it depends on the weather situation and climatic conditions. A too late pruning cut takes away their energy and sprouting will be delayed. We cut about 5 to 8 mm slightly obliquely from the sprout downwards. The last remaining bud on the sprout is to be directed out of the bush in order to achieve a distributed shape. Very weak, frozen and dry sprouts are removed from the bottom. A well-grown bush should have 5 or 6 strong, developed sprouts. Occasionally, it can happen that bad sprouts grow from the rootstock, and then we cut them out from the place of growth, which is often 10 cm below the soil level.

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