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How do I go about "pruning" my rose bushes to make them more lush and full, and what to use to keep them in | |
one specific area? They are against the back of my house on one side of the sliding glass door, an area about 10-12 feet long and about 3-4 feet wide. I want to use something like chicken wire, but not chicken wire because I think it might look pretty tacky, to keep them all in the area where I want them and not hanging or sticking out too far? I am really really not a gardener at all and we just moved into a house with roses, I do love them but haven't a clue what to do or how to do it. Also, do I need to buy more if I would like to do the same thing on the other side of the door or is there a way I can grow more from my exsisting supply? Ugh, I know to all the gardeners or gardening hobbyists I sound really stupid, but I seriously have never had any experience, I have always lived in an apartment. Thanks!
Thank you sweetie, ok o!
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1Sounds like you do have a climber there. They need something to be entwined around as you are growing them
To cut off the dead flowers..go down the stem to the first triple leaf cluster. If you would like your plant to look really nice buy a trellis and have it grow around that. In a couple years time I think you will find you have a very beautiful cascade of flowers.
Roses like soil that is just a little on the acid side. Ortho has one of the best fertilizers for roses.
Some times to propagate roses you can lay one of the branches on the ground and cover it with soil...many times it will root out and make another plant...Doing it this way will take a while tho. If you go out and buy a new plant....I have found the best stock for me has been from Jackson & Perkins.
I have grown many roses in the past.....entered them in flower shows...and taken home a few blue ribbons.
Good luck with your plants....
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