How To Make A Rose Garden

MINIATURE

Plants are pruned to one-half size or 15 cm to 25 cm height depending upon the afitivars and the area in which to grow. Dead twigs are to be removed. The strong growing types need pruning back, or heavier growth is removed favoring the smaller growth, If one is willing to keep plants low and bushy. Pinching once or twice to keep the plants from growing too tall is also necessary. After flowering light shearing of tops will ensure a more compact plant for the next bloom. Trimmed or sheared plants bloom again in one or half month's time, depending on cultivars and the time of the year. To delay blooming and to induce branching, miniature types may be pinched or Rimed at any time of the year. (Moore, 1906)

CLIMBERS AND RAMBLERS

Pruning in climbers is a matter of common sense. In order to induce the plants to renew itself with virgin growth, thinning or removing of old wood may be practical. There are handy, tender and intermediate climbers of roses. Small flowers borne in clusters, and long and twiggy growth, whkh belong to multiflora class, characterize the hardiest climbers or to the early race of Wichuraiana hybrids are generally benefited by hard pruning. These roses produce strong new canes from the base of the plant every year and the new canes mature sufficiently in one season to bear a crop of flowers in the following year. While the climbing roses of Tea, Hybrid Tea, Noisette, Bourbon, and such other tender strains bloom very sparingly on new wood: and the finest flowers are produced from short spurs which grow out of two or three years old can.. Hence, these tender roses should not suffer the devastating treatment given to the hardier types. In such tender Wpes, removing of surplus dangling ends and canos which threaten to grow in wrong places should only be removed. The intermediate types are large flowered hardy climbers and according to the growth habit of the cultivars, like vigorous or moderate vigor will need vigorous pruning or light pruning. There is no doubt, that the most careful judgment marlin exercised while pruning the climbing rows. Each gardener must work out his own practke to prun his climbers for his ONVII requirements in the garden. (Stevens, 1933)

HYBRID MUSKS

This fascinating but neglected group of rows presents a charming feature in their continuity in blooming. They do not produce non-flowering growth. Cutting out old and weakly growth is only required anti the reward will be an abundance of bloom over a long period. (Norman, 1953)

OLD-FASHIONED AND SHRUB SPECIES

Shapely and floriferous p/ards are needed in this group rather than quality of bloom. 19'eak wood, sickly growth and loose arching branches are to be removed. Cutting of OM shoot every year to get new growth from the base of the plant can be practiced. Over pruning should be avoided. If on observation, a variety flowers on old and young wood then leave as much branches as possible. (Grier, 1969)

TREE ROSES

Suckers from the bare of the trunk should be removed. Shapeliness of the head of the tree rove is to be maintained by removing dead or useless wood. The real beauty of this group lies in its symmetry and proportion. Cutting back to 25 cm to 30 cm, keeping 2 or 3 strong eyes on side branches will be helpful (Milton, 1962)

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