Mid-Atlantic Gardening: Officially Autumn- fall garden chores, 1 by aspenhill

aspenhill wrote:
Hi Roses, I was just thinking about you this weekend while wondering what to do with my rose bushes. I only have three, all the same kind - a Polyantha from the Antique Rose Emporium called 'Mrs. R.M. Finch'. I have never spent any time on maintenance, and this rose over the years has been consistently disease free, with heavy bloom in spring, sporatic bloom in summer, and a repeat heavy bloom in fall. Now it is pretty tall with a lot of branching at the top, and I'm thinking I should probably prune it, but have no idea when nor how to do it. Do you have any advice to send my way?