theberliel

While I was living in Florida last year, my morning walk to go to workspace to get my breakfast and work hours included a street that was absolutely covered with stunning rose bushes.  Without fail, though I would be enjoying the gorgeous flowers one week, and the next there would be nothing but stubs. Every time the roses dissapeared, I wondered why.  Why trim something that appears to be blooming? Why kill something that still has life in it?  Roses, even those in peak bloom, have a season, with a time to grow and a time to lie dormant.  As they near the end of this season, the ends of their stems begin to die, and disease starts to take hold within the buds. Without proper pruning, this can suck the life from the rest of the plant. Lacking the attention of a trim, even healthy rose bushes grow wild, expanding beyond their purview, rampant, without the support of a solid center.  It seems counterintuitive, yes. But rose bushes need to be trimmed down...