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Gardening

JDPriestly

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4. Thanks. I made a mess of trimming my roses last year.

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 03:49 AM

Jan 2012

I was doing such a bad job that one of my neighbors called me out on it. Talk about embarrassing!

So this year I took a course. I'm trying to do it right, but I am never sure whether I have really spotted the eye, the bud that will sprout for the year.

I see that my neighbors have beautifully trimmed roses cupped just right with all the buds pointing outwards. My roses are too messed up to get them looking that good. Well, it's good to have a challenge.

Thanks again. You stated it so clearly.

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It's time to prune my roses [View all] XemaSab Jan 2012 OP

Well, I guess you could do what I do every few years. Denninmi Jan 2012 #1

take 2 years. mopinko Jan 2012 #2

Depends on what kind they are dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 #3

Thanks. I made a mess of trimming my roses last year. JDPriestly Jan 2012 #4