Pruning ground cover roses

Growing ground cover roses is the most suitable option for beginner gardeners. Of all the types of roses, they are the easiest to care for. This fully applies to pruning. There are no strict rules for pruning this plant; moreover, many gardeners consider ground cover roses to be self-forming and do not prune them at all.

However, you still have to trim the ground covers:

• in the fall it is necessary to cut out all faded inflorescences (if there is not enough time, this procedure can be postponed to spring)
• in spring, remove broken, dry and frozen shoots

All of the above is done without fail.

Depending on what kind of bush you want to see on your site, the formation of ground cover roses can be divided into three options.

1. You don't want to bother too much with pruning and let the plant grow as it pleases. As a result, you get a bush like in the top photo. At first, everything goes well and the roses delight you with their lush blooms, but after a few years (usually 6-8) the bush begins to age and lose its decorative effect. Then in the spring it is necessary to cut off all the branches almost to the “stump”, leaving only a few 2-3 year old shoots 30 - 40 cm high. The shoot-forming ability of this type of rose is very high and already in the first season a quite decent bush grows.
2. If you have little space for roses, you will have to thin out and remove long shoots every spring. If you wish and have a little experience, you can form a bush of any shape.
3. In order for the rose to fully justify its name “ground cover”, you can pin the regrown shoots to the ground with hooks, and cut the long lateral shoots into two buds. Then you will get a flowering rug, but few people do this.

Ground cover rose is a versatile plant. It can be grown on a trellis, and some varieties even in flowerpots. Such versatility and ease of care make this plant a welcome guest in any garden.

Watch an interesting video about pruning and shaping a ground cover rose bush in spring:

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