WHAT IS MEANT BY “SHOVEL PRUNING”?
There are thousands of roses in commerce and it is difficult to avoid getting a rose occasionally which does not live up to your expectations. Since you plant roses to bring beauty to your yard and pleasure to the senses, it doesn’t make sense to continue to grow a rose year after year which fails to bloom properly or is just plain unhealthy in this climate. Of course, you must be sure that it is not due to lack of care on your part. Also, sometimes a better, warmer spot in your yard can effect the necessary change. Still not good? Time to shovel prune! Dig out the rose, and replace it with some new rose that seems better adapted to your plans.
