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These poor rose bushes have been left to their own devices all summer. The gruesome images below show the results. I REALLY want to prune them, but I don't know a thing about it. So I googled "how to prune roses" and watched some great videos on pre-winter pruning.

It's still sunny and beautiful here, and I guess my question is, how do I prune these poor plants right now? Can I cut them down to the bare branches this time of year? And also after you see the disturbing images below, any other advice for me?

Thanks in advance!

Hmmm lol, well thank you, it's nice to see someone finally replied. 4laugh

Maybe pruning roses is one of those things in life, that SEEMS really simple, but is actually quite an art form.

My problem is, I've asked a lot of people who have nice roses, and they all gave me different instructions! Some people say to know where to cut I should count 3 down, some say count 5 down, but WHAT am I counting, and starting from WHERE? eek