I decided not prune my roses for the winter. This season, though, I made a tiny rebellion.
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Oftentimes, I get caught up in the “proper” ways to garden, following the practices and traditions of how to maintain particular plants and paying close attention to the needs of seasonal gardening. More information on toxic plants can be found here: Looks like I will be handsomely rewarded this spring!ĬONSUMER ALERT UPDATE: Apple seeds are highly toxic if ingested. It is very thrilling (and a confidence booster) when I see such vibrant activity in my winter garden. My lone surviving artichoke plant is producing many large leaves, which hopefully will be followed by delicious artichokes. The rose plants that I decided not to prune this season are already covered with new leaves. I was watering my plants but had to stop what I was doing and admire these lovely apple blossoms up close. My modest 3-in-1 apple tree has a handful of branches, for example, but on two of those branches are many beautiful blossoms that have opened in recent days, signaling the coming of fruit. I tend to th eir needs throughout the year, but in the back of my mind, I’m wondering, “Did the overnight winter temperatures hurt my plants? Will they die in protest?”įrom those low points, I then find myself soaring to happy heights when, yes, there is tangible proof that my plants are healthy and thriving. It happens every winter: I quietly fret over whether my plants will come back and produce flowers or fruit. More information on the James Galway English rose can be found here: They seem to be happy with that decision!
Given the results of my in-ground roses, I will continue to leave them to grow unpruned. Unless you are dealing with plants that have highly specific needs that must be tended to lest they perish, you’ll probably have a reasonable chance of getting your plant to live for many years. But if you’re starting modestly, sometimes with a few plants that you care for on a semi-regular basis, you may find that these plants survive and thrive. Certainly, some projects are quite involved and require a significant time and resource commitment. Sometimes, people shy away from gardening because of the anticipated effort involved. The rest is sunshine, suitable climate, and strong specimens. Now, these rose plants are taller than I am, and I love it! Also against type (and probably advice), I don’t do anything special with these roses other than to water them a couple of times a week and deadhead when needed. It’s been not too many years when I bought them in 5-gallon containers. These rose plants are also covered in flower buds, all the way to their tallest point. The one in the foreground looking very tall is the Sunblest rose (hybrid tea). The one in the background against the wall in the shaded area is my white iceberg rose.
The slower-growing James Galway English rose is not as prominent (yet) but has lovely flower buds that already reveal their eventual pink splendor. I now only have 3 rose plants growing in the ground the other in-ground rose plants fell victim to gophers. When I first started growing roses, I followed a twice-yearly pruning schedule, in January and then a hard pruning in August.
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