{"id":22927,"date":"2026-07-17T08:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/?p=22771"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:21:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T06:21:10","slug":"rose-pruning-without-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/blog\/2026\/07\/17\/rose-pruning-without-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Rose pruning without fear!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>It&#8217;s July and time to prune the roses. Ludwig Taschner answers some frequently raised concerns about pruning.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If there is one fear that unites rose gardeners it is the question, \u2018What if I cut down my roses too much and kill them?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a concern that rose grower Ludwig Taschner hears every year, and he is always quick to reassure the anxious gardener that a rose can\u2019t be killed by over pruning or under pruning it.<\/p>\n<p>He gives the example of a gardener who cuts her roses down to ground level and the rose grows back in September with strong new shoots. That might sound extreme but Ludwig says that even if you make a mistake the rose will correct itself.<\/p>\n<p>By July, the roses are past their best and pruning serves to neaten them, as well as rejuvenate them for the coming season. In most areas the roses can be pruned from mid-July\u00a0until early August.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ludwig\u2019s pruning tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22772\" style=\"width: 302px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22772 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alice-Coetzee-17-07-2026-gardening-roses-photo-2-302x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hybrid tea rose ready to be pruned.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Hybrid tea, floribunda, Fairytale and Antico Moderno<\/strong> roses benefit most from being pruned.<\/p>\n<p>This entails cutting out older stems at the base and retaining younger woody branches. The age of the wood is usually clear to see from the grey bark and prickles.<\/p>\n<p>Once the older wood is removed, cut the remaining stems down to the desired height which may be at hip height, 70 to 90 cm or knee height 50cm to 60 cm.<\/p>\n<p>This depends on the variety (some grow tall, others to medium height) as well as the desire for fewer long stems a rather than lots of shorter flowering stems.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22773\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22773\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22773 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alice-Coetzee-17-07-2026-gardening-roses-photo-3-400x389.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"389\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22773\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hybrid tea rose pruned down to 70cm and can still be cut down to 50cm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u2018Iceberg\u2019 roses<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22774\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22774\" style=\"width: 331px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22774 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alice-Coetzee-17-07-2026-gardening-roses-photo-4-331x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22774\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018Iceberg\u2019 roses.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018Iceberg\u2019 and roses like \u2018Clocolan,\u2019 \u2018Duet,\u2019 \u2018Gold Reef,\u2019 \u2018Springs 75\u2019, and \u2018Addo Heritage\u2019 are capable of producing new stems from the old wood so it is not essential to cut out the thick older stems.<\/p>\n<p>Rather use your own judgment and reduce or remove criss-crossing stems to allow for good new growth at the required height. That means if the rose is two metres high when cut back to 1 metre it will soon have grown back to 2 metres.<\/p>\n<p>It is risky to cut back too severely into older mature stems. That\u2019s because the eyes have retracted into a deep dormancy and\u00a0 it takes longer for these to be activated and to sprout. The resultant shoots are very sappy and easily break and bend when the spring storms arrive or the heavy flower clusters are produced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Standard roses<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22775\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22775\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22775 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alice-Coetzee-17-07-2026-gardening-roses-photo-5-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22775\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standard \u2018Iceberg\u2019 before pruning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Standard roses are bush roses that have been budded onto the top of a long stem. Cut back all stems and branches to\u00a0a maximum of\u00a0about 50 cm from the crown or bud union and then remove all the older wood\u00a0from its centre.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22776\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22776\" style=\"width: 362px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22776 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alice-Coetzee-17-07-2026-gardening-roses-photo-6-362x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"362\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22776\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Standard \u2018Iceberg\u2019 after pruning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is also a good time to check the stakes and ties that support the rose.<\/p>\n<p>Remove old ties that might be cutting into the stem. Don\u2019t use wire or ties that could damage the stem. Rather use strips of shade cloth wound around the stake and the stem right up to the crown of the rose. Pushing Styrofoam blocks between the stem and the stake also protests the stem.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22777\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22777\" style=\"width: 268px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22777 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alice-Coetzee-17-07-2026-gardening-roses-photo-7-268x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"268\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22777\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Shade cloth strips and polystyrene secure the standard rose.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Groundcover roses<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22778\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22778\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22778 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alice-Coetzee-17-07-2026-gardening-roses-photo-8-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22778\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018Granny\u2019s Delight\u2019 before pruning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Roses like \u2018My Granny\u2019 and the other \u2018Grannies,\u2019 \u2018Deloitte and Touche\u2019 and the \u2018Sunsation\u2019 roses as well as other low growing, spreading roses are the simplest to prune.<\/p>\n<p>Trim their spreading side stems back to about 30 cm from the centre or 60 cm in diameter. Small growth may be cut out as well but it can also be left and will dry out.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_22779\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22779\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22779 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Alice-Coetzee-17-07-2026-gardening-roses-photo-9-400x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-22779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u2018Granny\u2019s Delight\u2019 after pruning.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Aftercare<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pruning is only half the story. For the roses to really flourish the soil around the roses also needs to be regenerated. By the end of summer, the nutrients are used up and heat or heavy rain may have compacted the soil.<\/p>\n<p>Dig deeply around each rose, to a depth of 30cm, working in the past season\u2019s mulch, adding fresh compost and other organic material as well as a slow release fertiliser like Vigolonger. In the process the soil is aerated so that water reaches the roots and there are nutrients to kick start the new growth from August.<\/p>\n<p>Water well, followed by watering once a week until the temperatures rise when watering can be increased to twice a week.<\/p>\n<p>Content by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ludwigsroses.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ludwigsroses.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Article and images by Alice Coetzee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s July and time to prune the roses. Ludwig Taschner answers some frequently raised concerns about pruning. 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