Next, take out branches that are outgrowing their allotted space or ruining the shape of the plant. Continue to improve the shape of the rose by removing about a third of the older stems.
Now is the time to prune these landscape staples ... This creates a better shape and more open rose for best growth. The plants will look pretty bare at first but soon new buds will develop ...
This is largely because there are many different types of rose, some which ... and lightly prune to keep within bounds. Reduce congestion on old plants by removing some of the thick branches ...
A. Good pruning weather arrives now through winter. While heavy rose pruning normally occurs during mid-February for bush-type roses, the ground cover and other low-growing shrub types can occur ...