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Taking care of a rose bush?

How do you prepare a rose bush for winter? I have never taken care of one before and not sure how far I have to cut it down to.

Wait till it is cool enough to do anything to your rose bush.
Winter is a good time for pruning it back to make it grow in spring and summer.
Using a good sharp pair of secateurs which have been wiped with something like some methylated spirit to disinfect the blade – cut off pieces of your rose so that it is reduced in height by about one third
Make your cuts on an angle about a half inch or 1cm above an outward facing bud
Then look at your bush and see if there are any branches in the middle part that cross over each other – if so may be a good idea to cut remove them too – the idea is to make your bush so that you have 3-4 good healthy branches left. If your plant has what is called a water shoot – a nice healthy reddish coloured one with new growth – it is preferable to leave that one and remove an older one
When you have finished pruning – mix up some lime sulphur (available at garden centres or plant nurseries) with some water and drench the plant to keep it healthy. You can also buy a rose fertiliser to encourage your rose to make lots of nice rose blooms – fertilise according to information on the packet . Roses are shallow rooted and also need to be watered 1-2 times a week depending on weather conditions
In summer do light pruning of old flowers and tidy up the stems to encourage more growth and flowers and enjoy your roses
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