How many times a year should roses be pruned?
In Houston, we recommend pruning your hybrid tea, floribunda and miniature roses around Valentine’s Day. Some rosarians prune again in early fall to get their roses ready for the fall rose show season, but the fall pruning is not necessary unless your are going to exhibit your roses. Old Garden Roses don’t have to be pruned at all, except to keep them in bounds if they get too large. Climbing roses bloom on old canes, so don’t prune them (if at all) until after the spring bloom.
