Friday, March 22, 2013

Perfect Timing

"When should I prune my roses?"  I get asked this question all the time.  The practical advice is to prune roses in early spring when the Forsythia is blooming. 

 
 
I took these photos while I was at Hollywood Cemetery for a meeting earlier this week.  Our Rose Work Day is tomorrow ... timing turned out to be perfect, considering we chose this day months ago.  Mother Nature could have given us all sorts of problems, but she has behaved herself and has provided optimum conditions for rose pruning.
 
 
 
The cemetery and I are absolutely ready for tomorrow.  Can't wait to meet all of the volunteers and get this done!
 
(My own Forsythia isn't even showing color yet ... which means that timing for pruning and working in my own garden will also be perfect when I can get to it starting next week.)
 
 
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