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The proper care of your roses may seem like a very taxing, and time consuming job, but the results of such tender care will certainly be worth it. Do remember, roses are said to be the most difficult flowers to grow and be healthy; however, all beautiful things need looking after.

There are a myriad little things that have to be carried out to keep your roses looking their best, but all of those small things can add up to one very big one.

Here are some excellents bits of advice for the regular maintenance of your roses.
1. Mulching is necessary because it helps to keep thework down a little. Mulching requires your roses to require a lot less watering, weeding and also helps minimize the risk of diseases. The best mulches are organic ones such as grass cuttings and wood chips.
2. You should feed your roses water often, but lightly during the growing season. When you water your roses, avoid directly watering the foliage because it may cause fungal diseases. You should water the roses at the base.
3. Keep the area around your roses clear to stop them from getting locked in an area that doesn’t provide sufficient circulation.
4. It’s best to prune your roses in the early spring. Or at the very least once the others start budding because the buds will eventually become new branches later.
5. Always protect your roses during the winter months by adding a few additional inches of soil to the base of your roses. This will help provide the extra needed heat in the winter.
6. It is best to avoid using the white plastic cones when carrying out your winter protection because they can trap too much heat during the winter thaw. They are also quite unattractive.
7. You must always sharpen your hand shears before cutting.
8. You should clip the dead and damaged branches first. Next, you should clip back all but five of the leftover healthy branches. They should end up being about as thick as a pencil.
9. Prune the bushes by approximately one third or one half, depending on how tall you want them. Snip above the outward facing buds, which is the buds that are on the outside of the rose plant because this will assist the bud to grow upward; which will make the center of the bud open up for better air circulation and shape.
10. You should clip the climbing roses with great care. The branches have a susceptibility to overlap and you wouldn’t want to clip the wrong branches.

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