Pruning Ground Cover Roses
What are you trying to achieve?
Ground cover roses really need very little pruning.
What you are doing is to cut out some old flowering wood from last year.
This will encourage fresh new shoots to grow and flower in the summer.
What do you do in the Spring?
First, take out any dead or weak shoots.
Then cut back to about 6in around 25% of the remaining shoots (choose the
older ones).
Remember, always try to cut just above an outward pointing bud.
What next?
Feed and mulch immediately after pruning. Click here for more details.
What do you do in the summer?
Nothing - they won't need pruning. Remember to feed them at the end of
June.
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