How to Prune Roses

What you’ll need

• sharp
• clean secateurs
• pruning saw for thick canes
• and thick gardening gloves

Step by step

1. Remove dead, damaged and crossing canes first.
2. Cut the remaining canes back by about a third to a half.
3. Make each cut on an angle just above an outward-facing bud.
4. Clear away the cuttings and old leaves, then mulch and feed.

When to call a pro

for large gardens or overgrown shrubs and hedges, a gardener can prune everything at the right time of year.