7 Rules for Pruning Roses

I'm revisiting the topic of rose pruning, focusing on the traditional "rules" and gardening folk wisdom. Some make a lot of sense, others depend on the situation, and yet others are without merit in my opinion. You may remember that I did this topic with basically the same points a few years ago, but since then I've upgraded from SD video to 4K, so I figured it was time for a refresh. Here's the timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Prune when the forsythia blooms 02:27 Reduce to 5 stems at 18" 03:43 Focus first of dead, diseased, damaged & crossing stem 05:27 Prune to outwards-facing buds 06:38 Use clean & sharp tools 08:00 Angle your pruning cuts 09:55 Open the center If you find these videos useful, here are a few things you can do to help us out: Send a tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fvrosefarm Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraserval... Drop us a "Like" on our Facebook business page:   / fraservalleyrosefarm   Leave a review of our farm on Google: https://g.page/r/Cfi8qXv8QReZEBE/review For shareable articles on roses and gardening: https://www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/...