The best way to prune rambling roses - #pruning #garden #rosegarden

Instead of just chopping back your rambling and climbing roses, tie in the long new growth in weaves and loops. Bending the stems, slows the flow of sap, breaking apical dominance and encourages more side-shoots and lots more flowering. The framework looks fantastic in winter too! 📲 #thegardeningkind 👨‍🌾 Gardener, photographer, and writer 🐞 Organic Gardening 💚 No-Dig & Peat Free 🐝 Nature Friendly 🇬🇧 Oxfordshire, UK WHY SUBSCRIBE TO GARDENKIND? TheGardeningKind is a place for #gardeners of all levels. Here you can explore my English country #garden with me and learn how I garden here organically, without chemicals, and welcoming nature. I’m going to share, with you, absolutely everything that I’ve learned gardening here in this 1/3rd of an acre (USDA zone 8b) garden. A north-facing, triangular garden that sits on the side of a hill, with shallow chalky soil and mature trees. Some areas are sun-baked. Some areas have dappled shade. It’s a very dry garden. It’s also organic and no-dig. I believe in mulching, composting, and looking after the soil. Despite its unconventional situation and aspect, it’s a happy, healthy garden, that is flourishing! I’ll be sharing my tips and advice on everything: from #propagation to #pruning; from #planting to #watering; and everything in between that has either worked or failed in this garden. And that’s the important bit. I’m keen to share my errors too as it’s such an important part of learning and we all make mistakes!