Pacific Northwest Gardening: Apropos of Nothing v.8, 1 by Rarejem

Rarejem wrote:
Summer, Roses here are wonderful things, and like Willow says, each variety needs different pruning for optimum performance, and it also depends on what your vision of "optimum performance" is. I love a "big riotous" rose garden, so I don't prune very agressively. If any of my roses are cut back to under 3 feet, it is unusual. The end result is that I usually have bushes up right at eye level (or over my head, depending on variety) by the end of the season. I have heard that cutting back lower produces bigger blooms, and I know that it produces stronger canes (I have to stake most of my roses by the end of the season), but I want what I want and that is a big bushy explosion of color. This pic was taken July 2nd. Boy I can't wait for summer!