From Bland To Grand : The Ultimate Knockout Rose Pruning Guide! | The Southern Daisy

Are you ready to take your knockout roses from bland to absolutely grand? Well, you've come to the right place! In this video, I'll walk you through the simple yet transformative process of pruning your knockout roses to encourage a more vibrant and bushier growth.
First, we will delve into the art of making those perfect cuts just above an outward-facing bud, setting the stage for a truly spectacular and full-bodied shrub. But that's not all! I'll also share some handy tips on deadheading those spent blooms to keep your plant healthy and vibrant.
And if you're aiming to maintain a certain neat and tidy height for your shrub, stick around for my advice on shearing your roses to perfection.
Join me on this gardening adventure, where we give our knockout roses the love and care they deserve, creating a garden space that's nothing short of a visual feast. Don't forget to hit the like button if you find this guide helpful and share it with fellow gardening aficionados.
Happy gardening!
Seriously, thank YOU so much for watching!
Kim, The Southern Daisy
www.thesoutherndaisy.com
North Carolina, Zone 7b
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[@totallysublimechik]

Boy what a helpful video!

[@shanesemathis5568]

I wanted to thank you for giving detailed instructions on how to prune knockout roses! With your help, my second batch of knockout roses are growing back in beautifully! I’m glad I came across your page.

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

Wonderful! I’m so happy. You’ll like the one I posted today too.

[@Xilicit656]

This is by far the BEST explained video I have come across. Thank you!!!

[@btlan6121]

Thank you for showing carefully the wrong and right ways of pruning using your own plants and methods.

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

So nice of you. Thank you for watching

[@suzycowan5072]

Kim here is something to consider before making any cuts at all on your beautiful roses. Have you ever wanted to plant more Knockout Roses in other places on your property, or wanted to share your beautiful roses with your friends? Look up videos on how to propagate new roses from your cuttings, It is so easy to do. I had a beautiful rose bush in my yard in California that was marbled yellow and red, it was gorgeous. I was able to clone that beautiful rose bush several times with just my pruned cuttings, 2Ltr soda bottles, and some potting soil and spread my love of that rose bush to several friends and family gardens before we moved. My family and friends still send me pictures of their roses and it makes my heart sing that I could share the love I had for the rose. May God always Bless you with good health, safety, a beautiful garden, and prosperity in all you do.

[@shannong2703]

This is the answer to my question!! I want to share my flowers with each and every one of my friends and loved ones!! I cherish memories of going through my grandmother’s gardens & seeing her share Mother Nature’s blessings!!

[@rachelkerr37]

Oh my gosh, that is some wonderful detail! Thank you for the direct teaching! Now I get it.

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

You are so welcome! Glad it helped you 🥹

[@LaurenFitness]

Really great video

[@janicesimmons4634]

Thank you. I never knew to cut on the outward facing branch. In February I will practice what I learned today.

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

You can do it! Let me know if you need any help 😊

[@ellendesanctis3035]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge along with your wonderful technique and explanations. It's awesome to actually find a video that teaches exactly what I was hoping it would.

[@Kittyyycarrie]

Finally an easy to understand and straight to the point tutorial!! Thank you so much!! ❤

[@gabbs-7064]

Thank you so much for being so detailed! I watched 5 videos and this one was finally the one where it clicked ! No one else showed what a bud was or what angle to hold the shears! So thanks!

[@tammihicks1731]

This is very helpful, I think I got it!!

[@brendagamez8435]

Thank u for sharing on how to prune the roses 🌹 Now I understand in how to prune my rose bushes. Ur video really help me alot to prune the right n wrong way. Thanks a bunch.❤

[@susandevinney5867]

I've looked around and your video is the very best

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

Well, you know what if I had $1 million I would give it to you for that compliment because it means the world to me. Thank you so incredibly much. I appreciate you and I hope you keep watching.

[@lindabrawner2780]

Thank you so much !!! Love the very detailed instructions and visuals!

[@MightyHex]

Such a great video. Very helpful. Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

[@AntLive29]

fantastic video

[@cmost4821]

Perfect explanation. Thank you for this!!!!

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

Yay glad you liked it

[@pinkonpurpose]

Thank you! I hope and wish I get it RIGHT😊

[@rochellefreeman9844]

Bless you and thank you for your time. I now realize what I am doing wrong.

[@user-lz6dm5lk9y]

Thank you for an encouraging video. Roses frighten me. Historically, they have been difficult plants to grow. They are subject to so many problems that only the best gardeners had the magic touch with them, so I stayed away from them, but these Knock Out roses are easy to grow according to a friend. She planted six of them eight years ago. Said she does very little to them aside from water them. Said she planted them by more or less just throwing them into the ground. They are now virtual rose trees that are positively dripping in blooms. I am encouraged to try planting some. Do I have to test the soil first? The soil here is pretty clay-ee. I know they need a sunny location. I had no idea about how to prune them, I figured you just cut off anything that did not look right. I had no idea where to cut or that it should be at an angle. Any instructions you can give me to help me get some planted would be greatly appreciated. You sound like you may be in Texas where I am. Temps here are really HOT half of the year, and we have tremendous humidity. I have had some good success with Salvias which I love very much, but I long for rose bushes..... Thank you again! Cheers!

[@mayaportland8805]

Experienced rosarians say that the cut has to be higher, not immediately close to the exterior bud. Because when we cut, a part of that cut will dry and die and if it is so close to the bud it will affect it. Just cut a bit higher, about half an inch or so, just so the stem cut doesn't reach down to the bud we want to grow.

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

Thank you for this information. I so appreciate you

[@cynthiaann4465]

So informative!! Thank you! Only question is what time of year is best to do this?? I live in Maryland.

[@LadyDi18]

Very helpful explanation!!! I prune sometime in the fall and get a good 3 weeks of bloom in the springtime. It is now the end of May and it appears mine are diseased. Do you recommend to prune at this time to hopefully get them to bloom for the summer?

[@kwise1700]

This was so helpful! What time of year is the best time to prune?

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

I’m so glad. Early spring is the best and then I usually prune twice while they are actively growing not a hard prune, but just going in and deadheading

[@travisricks3436]

Absolutely Beautiful!! I just got (2) 1 gallon Cherry Red Double Knockout Rose Bushes delivered today, Friday, 05-10-2024, from Home Depot. They are FINE!! How do I plant them, water them, and take good care of them? Do they have to be covered in the winter time before a freeze hits? I’m in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Thank You!

[@janet20257]

I live in Ohio and I don't cover my Knock Outs. They come back every year. 😊

[@bobbyc5684]

We bought a home and took them all out- they were just too much maintenance for us!

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

Oh no really. They are so easy to care for. But that’s ok you have to be the one to care and if it’s too much then you handled it b

[@martaszyszka7654]

😪

[@janet20257]

I prune just the dead branches in the early spring. Don't know if that is right or wrong.

[@meetumendhe8167]

Hi, I planted the roses in my garden bed 3 weeks ago. And also gave rose food. Water them daily. But I don’t see much growth and no new buds. I had cut the gone blooms. Please advise!

[@DL-yo5tq]

MIne are starting to get way too leggy and they look bad at the bottom because theres no fullness - tops look good just the bottoms are way too leggy. Can I cut the rose back all the way to the ground next spring to kind of start over with it and will that make it bushier on the bottom? Tops look good but bottoms just look bare. (PS thank you for the tips on pruning properly!)

[@shannong2703]

Maybe a stake will help

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

Maybe not all the way down. Jusy a hard prune. Where are you located? I’ll tell you when to do this

[@DL-yo5tq]

I'm in South Eastern KY@@thesoutherndaisyllc thanks!

[@greenwil]

As far as time of year to prune, I have been told that you would want to wait until the plant is dormant and not budding to do so, since it can cause trauma to the plant. Would that be correct, or not?

[@shannong2703]

Can you save your rose 🌹 trimmings for regrowth? I seen a guy trim hydrangea’s & get them to grow roots for a new plant!?! 🥰🌸🌻

[@thesoutherndaisyllc]

Yes you can!

[@Snitzler4710]

Great explanation with close up detail. Excellent video. Thank you.

[@taniaehrlich1892]

Is it ok to prune in June? Im in NY

[@jroark101]

Hello, I’m in Ohio when do I take it down nice and low? Spring or fall? Thank you

[@johnnyburrola4031]

Is there a time of year when to prune?

[@purplethumb7887]

Where a "leaf" is coming out, not a "branch." They branch from a leaf node.