Introduction To Rose Pruning

[@AllicatCO]

Thanks so much for this video! I love my roses and always followed my instincts in pruning and care, with good results. I've had some local "rose experts" try to tell me how wrong I am, which gave me some doubt... so it was so good to have a professional such as yourself confirm what I'm doing is okay. Thank you SO MUCH for your simple and straight-forward explanation.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

"a ray of common sense amongst all the information out there" Thank you. That is a best compliment you can give us for what we do with these.

[@JK-pn6lj]

Simplify simplify simplify. How life should be. Thanks for everything Paul!

[@mzvictorialee]

Thankyou so much for the information. Trying to get my roses off to a good start this spring. You by far have the most informative channel.

[@emilyfrank339]

Thank you! I have always been terrified to prune the roses in my yard because they were there when we bought the house and I have no idea what kind they are. But the "roses are plants too" mantra is a great one. I will get some good gloves this weekend and prune away!

[@jasonhenderson9833]

Great video. Thanks for removing the terror and giving me confidence.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

@AllicatCO . You said the magic words "with good results". It amazes me that so many people say someone is doing something wrong with roses when that person's garden is simply beautiful. Well done!

[@1MsGracie]

I love that you include comedy in your videos 😂 Thanks for the laughs. I will definitely be standing on one leg next time I do my pruning.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Glad you enjoy them!

[@Darignobullseye]

Thanks again for the strait, simple, common sense way to trim. Also thank you for explaining the type of equipment. This all helped out a lot.

[@kimhouston1234]

I watch all your videos and I found it very helpful. Thank you the tips and sharing.

[@silversunastrology]

Thankyou for the video. My husband got me a little pot of roses a few days ago and they're already dying. I'm a newbie and we don't own a house yet, but I hope to have a lovely garden someday.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

It sounds like you did the right thing. Most roses will start putting out new canes from the base after their spring bloom flush. After a cutting like that they will look scrawny for a few months but give them some time. When you prune again next year you can take out an older cane and that will continue to spur new canes from the base of the plant. The year after that take out another one and so on. This constantly spurs new growth on a regular basis and keeps the bush fresh and full.

[@DavidGraves]

Finally a no-nonsense guide! Thank you!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thank you!

[@parknryde]

I would love to take a horticulture class taught by this guy! Great tutorial, and exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!

[@redredwine1277]

Well explained, direct to the point, honest and authoritative, I enjoyed watching, informative, thanks for sharing❤️

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You're welcome

[@andyslawncare]

HAHA! The first minute was great! I love your energy!

[@pixieminx1]

Thanks Im really glad I watched this! I start my first gardening job on Monday and the customer wants their roses done I have done lots of rose pruning and always assumed it was like any other plant but others have made me doubt this so it was so reassuring to discover I was correct. thanks for the advice about tools too! Great presentation very funny!!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Glad you liked it!

[@mariabenetti8902]

Finding your channel has given me the confidence (even if it's a fool's one) to attempt to tackle the roses in the garden. My late mother was a fantastic gardener whilst I am a novice and fearful of doing everything wrong. I have been petrified to go near the roses, they are my favourites. I feared that just snipping them the wrong way would result in immediate death as so many gardeners place such emphasis on things being done in an exact way. Due to my avoidance, they have not been the healthiest or looked the best. I have no interest in perfect, tidy, show specimens. My garden is a typical British woodland/cottage space, with a more wild appearance; I wish to maintain that as I am enjoying the wildlife it attracts - it feels more natural and tranquil (whilst being easier to maintain, a bonus!). Thank you for breaking this down and in such a humorous way.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thank you!

[@shinysunlight]

Thank you very much for this. Your videos are so enjoyable and very useful. Very easy to understand.

[@annederibena7754]

omg i'm laughing so hard on the introduction..thank you so much for the video :)

[@Planet-_-]

Wow thank you so much, I was freaking out and had been inundated with way too much information, now I will go plant by plant, see what they need and I will have a fun time getting to know my roses :D

[@TheQ411]

Awesome! Great video and love your sense of humor :-)

[@rtogurl]

My favorite youtube personality!!! The only thing I would change is where he lives....I would prefer he was in Nova Scotia, Canada.

[@mattharton]

great video and great sense of humor :)

[@mithalashraf7684]

Thanks dude, I am glad I found you.

[@mchellefloyd]

LOL!!! Thank you for posting your videos! My husband, thought he was being nice and planted roses in my backyard. Only problem is that I have never had a green thumb in my life and haven't got a clue on where to start!!!!

[@soiltek]

I really enjoyed your video. Thank you.

[@lasthunter914]

Very concise very easy to follow thank you for this

[@redredwine1277]

Thanks, awesome info. 🌼🌺🌸

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You are so welcome!

[@freestylze]

loved all your video...Thank you!!!

[@danic7188]

...... well that just made it a 100% easier. Thank you!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

@dodgerbuddy7 Hi Sandy, Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you like the videos. You will need to protect rose trees. You can either keep them planted in pots and bring them into an unheated garage or shed during the winter or wrap them. The main thing that does roses in are cold winds so keep that in mind. Feel free to post questions on our website discussion forum. There is a link to it on our You Tube home page. Thanks!!

[@whowantstoknow2617]

Love it! Thanks a bunch!!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

@TheBertieboo My experience with William Shakespeare is more of a rose that grows canes from the base. i would treat most Austin's that way. They advise cutting most of the taller growing ones pretty hard. After playing around with that idea I agree.

[@kittyiscute1234]

Hello! I really like your videos on how to take care of the roses. I have a question though. For a hybrid tea rose, when you find an outward facing bud eye, do I cut below the bud eye where the bud eye will come off or do I cut a bit above the bud eye, leaving it on the stem? It would be very nice if you can help!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

@freestylze You are more than welcome. Thanks for watching. Be sure to visit our Rose Forum if you have questions.

[@matheya]

I prune the roses outside my building in late September when they stop blooming. I did not know I had to do this in January ? They are still alive ! Alnost 50 years old ! :)

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Those are some nice older plants! Where do you live. That can help determine when it's the best time to prune.

[@matheya]

@@Paulzimmermanroses I live in Eastern Europe- we have 4 seasons here. So they bloom from late spring ( may) till late September. They're also in shade most of the time. They are English rose type .... 2 years ago I started trimming them in September and they bloom more now. I also want to multiply them. Very pretty - one is bright coral color, the other one is yellow with pink edges on the petals. :)

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

If they bloom more after trimming them in September then I would continue to do that. If the rose is happy don't change it!

[@matheya]

@@Paulzimmermanroses Thank you !

[@kellykovich]

I like this guy!

[@andymu7710]

Brilliant very informational and funny thank you

[@nicki4715]

You're funny! Great video! Thanks!

[@jillstrandquist904]

Thank you for the introduction! I have adopted 5 rose plants that look like trees (tall trunk with branches shooting out from top of trunk). When in bloom, they are getting too top heavy and I'm afraid the trunk might snap from the weight of the blooms. Can you tell me how I go about pruning these lovely plants? Thanks!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Happy to help. Would you mind posting some photos on my Facebook Page. facebook.com/paul.zimmerman.roses/

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Hi Alan, Could be voles eating the roots. Do they pull up easily when they dry out?

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Wonderful!

[@MsHawks111]

Love this. OK so I bought a rose bush. Now I see the bud Union is this a place to start with the compose and then a slow release soil. Also I lkiuve in Tucson as the monsoon season will start July Thur Aug. Can iu bring the roses in or on the porch ? Thank you.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

I would put the time release around the bud union. That will work fine. Roses like full sun. It won't live on a porch without sun. Provided you have well draining soil heavy rains won't hurt it.

[@TheBertieboo]

i was wondering how to prune English roses like william shakespeare, they seem to be roses that build a structure, but i'm not sure how hard to prune them if at all? i love your videos they are great.

[@onbendedkne]

I live in the Chicago area and have a climbing rose bush. This spring will be it's 2nd in the garden. Do I cut it back in the fall and cover with a rose cone? I did this last winter but want to make sure I am correct going forward. I now know what laterals are! OOPS!

[@JenniferG1683]

Very Helpful! Thanks! :)

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

That would work as long as you don't cut the main canes back hard. I've also seen people wrap climbing roses with burlap because sometimes a rose cone isn't tall enough.

[@SundaysChild100]

My roses had beautiful buds on them after iI followed your instructions but the deer ate them. Now there are no new buds. Should I cut them way back now or wait until this growing season is over? I am in Georgia

[@menderfire9]

It was April when I started to shape some rose bushes that had grown to about 10ft tall reaching for sun since they had been covered with masses of thick tall blackberry vines for many years. We ripped all blackberry vines down & trimmed the rose bushes down to about 2 1/2 to 3ft so as to force growth from bottom to give them a stronger base. Now it's May & they are just starting to grow new stalks from lower regions. Did I do this cutting too late in Spring (Seattle)? They look so scrawny.

[@minstegall9105]

can i transplant the rose bush to another place?if so how to do it?when the best time to do it?my rose bush look exactly like yours,do i need to prune it before transplant it?

[@HandsomeHybrid]

5:45 "Don't be afraid to shape your bushes all season long..." LOL

[@donkeyshot1]

laughed hard in the first minute :D great tips

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thank you.

[@ditotani]

what's your opinion on those really colorful roses that are sold as seeds? (ex: stifling remorse rose...do those even exist?)

[@cheried3522]

Thank you!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You're welcome!

[@KKJournals]

Mike Rowe's older brother right here. :-) Thank you; I'm a first year rose owner and trying to learn how to properly prune them. I'm still confused, though. I have 17 David Austins and English roses that started 6 inches tall and now are from 2-4 ft tall. I'm afraid I've been cutting them incorrectly. I've been cutting each bloom once opened at the first 5 or 6 group of leaves and then new shoots come out from above the leaves. Also, I'd rather they be short and fat in lieu of tall. Tips?

[@deborahsmith-wommack1442]

In the spring before they bloom. I them prune them after the blooms leave. I use a delay fertilizer and I leave them alone till the next year. I have hybrid bushes that do fine.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

The only thing I think of is that you indeed purchased some old garden roses that are spring flowering. If your other roses are doing fine and reblooming that is the only thing I can think of.

[@deborahsmith-wommack1442]

Thank you very much. I like your video and will continue to use your advice.

[@deborahsmith-wommack1442]

One more questionI plants Rosa Rugosa roses this year from bare root plants. They are doing very well so far. One even bloomed. How long should I wait before doing anything to them. A few years?

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

With Rugosa roses you never want to do much with them. Clean out dead wood, an old cane when they get to that point and shape them up. Don't hard prune them. Fertilize them as per normal but don't spray them with anything. The leaves will burn. Great group of roses and almost bullet proof.

[@judytelles3518]

I got daunted because I have pruned and the whole branch die right back to main stem and sometimes into main stem.,what did I do wrong.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Enjoy!

[@xyzllii]

Hysterical presenter. Watched 30 secs.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Best thing to do is trim then when you deadhead. If they are too tall then cut some off during deadheading. That won't hurt the bloom and will keep them shaped. You can trim roses all season like any other plant.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

What you are doing is deadheading and the growth you are seeing is normal. Roses like to grow to their mature height and you really can't keep them cut way back. How tall do you want them to be.

[@patel0020]

what are the best shears for rose pruning?

[@deborahsmith-wommack1442]

Hello Mr. ZimmermanI live in zone 5 my roses go dormant in winter. They only bloom once a year. Spring. Am I doing something wrong? The stems keep growing long and thick. That's all they do. Also I'm turning the stems into itself to see if this helps. I always cut them back every year. Please give me some advise.😓

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Do you know what roses they are?

[@deborahsmith-wommack1442]

No, I've had them so long I don't remember. But when they bloom it is in clusters . They were bare root in bags.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

I'm wondering if you bought varieties that are spring flowering. Some of the old roses are. Turning the stems in will encourage flowering if they are repeat flowering roses. But if they aren't nothing will make them flower more than once a year. When do you cut them back?

[@staryspiral3]

i actually cracked up at the intro lmao

[@tainadelcaribe]

I've the second kind of rose, 3 of them, in my entry way & just bought my house a month ago with the "yard done". They've been there for about 7-8 weeks but they look good & established already. I don't want them too tall nor too bushy that they hurt people walking to my door step. I have been deadheading 'em but I have no idea how to prune or when to prune 'em, to maximize the blooming without hurting it & without having them grow awkwardly because of my lack of knowledge. Help, please!

[@closerb4]

So I just moved in to a new home, and I know nothing of roses (or plants, for that matter). But the rose bushes are very large and no longer look good for their location in the yard. How/when should I reduce the size of a rose bush - note that to look appropriate for the space, it will need to be about 40% smaller (60% of its current size). Is this possible or have the bushes gone too far to survive substantial pruning? They are a type of rose with millions of tiny thorns (not a few large ones) and thick branches. Thank you for any insight you can provide!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

What part of the country do you live in?

[@closerb4]

New Hampshire, so we have full winters. The shrubs are about 5-6.5 feet tall (3 of them) and are looking scraggly and too thick (I gather air flow is important).

[@munthahakhan9417]

Hi your video is very usefull to me well my rose was form couple days ago and my roses are not growing big it has fully grow but not big can you tell me plz reply

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Munthaha Khan I'm afraid I don't fully understand the question.

[@Alan-io2ew]

Some of my roses seem to fall apart,like they forminto full grown roses,but then just fall apart like they dried out ,know what i mean? Thanks

[@silversunastrology]

@whackowitch Boo, just realized my roses have a pest problem!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

I'll be honest in that this is a new on me. Let me ask around and see if I can get some info for you.

[@2010gtoner]

good man:)

[@dfcvda]

oh, its down to underwear, brilliant got it..

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Yep!

[@terencebarrett2897]

+Paul Zimmerman Roses brilliant video and very natural and relaxed funny video. very informative and relaxed, I must keep my wife's bush tidy ha ha

[@deweypug]

Many of the old garden roses only bloom on second year wood...

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Those are "stunt arms". My real ones are all torn up! LOL!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thanks but too cold!!

[@Alan-io2ew]

No,It's the actual flower,not the bush that dries out.Thanks.

[@emiliiako]

Could you help me with my rose as well (I also moved to a new house and know nothing about roses). It has a tag Hybrid Tea "Chicago Peace". I need to prune and transplant it, it looks pretty bed. I'm in Seattle, so I guess the rose is dormant right now? here's the picture drive.google.com/open?id=0B-BMY_w2jnmCSURVQjFBRnBlZDg

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

The rose is dormant and it's the perfect time to move it. Cut it down to around 12-18" high and transplant it. It should do fine. Just make sure it gets to a sunny spot.