By Stan V. (Stan the Roseman) Griep American Rose Society Certified Consulting Rosarian – Rocky Mountain District Member: Denver Rose Society – (Stan’s website: https://rosemanstansblog.wordpress.com/) The winter season can be very hard on rose bushes in a variety of ways. That being said, there are things we can do to lessen, and even eliminate, the damage. Read on for more information on treating winter damaged roses. How to Repair Winter Damage Winter injury to roses can come from strong winter winds whipping around the canes of rose bushes. I like to prune my roses down to about half their height for the winter, excluding the climbers and shrub roses. This pruning is done once there have been a string of very cold days and nights that have convinced the bushes it is time to take their winter nap (aka: dormancy). The climbers can be tied more securely to their trellises
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