Pruning Roses

Like most other woody plants, roses occasionally need to be pruned. Pruning is done not only to improve the appearance of the plant and remove dead or diseased wood, but also to let in sunlight and air. Correct pruning improves both the quantity and quality of the flowers your rose will produce.

UF/IFAS Sites

• February Gardening Checklist
• Gardening Tips: How to Care for Roses
• Gardening Tips: The History of Roses
• Pruning
• Pruning Roses

UF/IFAS Publications

• Growing Roses in Florida
• Prune Roses for Beautiful Blooms (PDF)
• Think Roses in February (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• Antique Roses
• Fertilizing Roses
• Planting Roses
• Roses

Other Sites

• Articles on Pruning Roses--American Rose Society
• Fertilizing, Pruning and Winterizing Roses--Ohio State University Extension
• Pruning Roses--Clemson Extension
• Pruning Roses--University of Illinois Extension
• Pruning Roses 101--Marin County (Cal.) Rose Society
• Rose Care--University of Minnesota Extension
• Rose Culture--Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Service
• Roses: Care after Planting--University of Missouri Extension
• Spring Pruning of Roses--Purdue University Consumer Horticulture
• Summer Rose Care--University of Nebraska-Lincoln