[gardeners] Shearing roses

margaret lauterbach (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 11 Mar 1999 08:16:37 -0700

>Has anyone tried shearing hybrid teas, polyanthas or floribundas instead of
>pruning above an outfacing bud? Apparently the British have been trying
>this to good effect, taking a lot of the tedious work out of growing these
>kinds of roses, if it doesn't produce a thick-growth interior.  Margaret
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