A question/ comment about sealing freshly pruned canes: Cane borers have been a huge problem in my garden for years. I have been sealing the pruning cuts with woodworking glue and it doesn't work, they bore right through the glue. How can we prevent/ control cane borers in freshly spring- pruned canes?

The first rule for pruning roses is don’t touch the wife’s roses.

A family member has roses that haven't been maintained at all in the last three years. After watching this, I feel much more confident about tackling the problem. Your instructions are clear and concise, which I appreciate. Thank you.

I'm just beginning with roses, so thanks so much for the pruning instructions. You make it look easy.

This is the first time that I've watched a rose pruning video and will not have to keep rewatching and pausing it along with doing the job! So concise and clear - thanks for explaining some of those 'baffling' rules as well 😊

Finally! A no nonsense approach to a beautiful rose bush! I subscribed!

I’m late to the party here- but have to say I’m happy to have found you. I inherited an entire yard of roses in Sweden and have been sooooo worried about how much to cut. Thank you for such clear and concise instructions.

You have such a lovely place. The flowers make it look so cozy and inviting. I can just imagine the joy your roses bring. I came across your channel as I was looking to find someone who had the Pilgrim Climber. I have 2 that I will be planting very soon. Yours is gorgeous. I also love the color of your shutters. I have been wanting to paint my main entrance door with a similar color, but my son didn’t think it would look good on our home. After seeing your shutters, I am going to show him how pretty yours look. I grew up in the mountains of Virginia on our family farm. I have so many wonderful memories of those times of working alongside my family whether it be in the fields or our vegetable gardens, but my favorite memories are of the times spent with my mama and grandma and their roses. Many of the roses on our land had been planted by grandma as a young wife. She had planted rambling roses throughout the property. They grew wild and were huge and draped beautifully over the fencing in random areas. When the winters began to give way to spring, I always had a sense of overwhelming happiness. I knew the roses would follow and soon, masses of pink and white blooms just exploded everywhere. I remember lying in my bed and how strong and sweet their scent was and how that scent drifted through my open window. On days that there was no school, I would grab a book or my guitar and set out to one particular rose bush that grew alongside a back meadow and just beyond an old mulberry tree. It was the grandest rambler of them all. That was probably due to a spring that ran very nearby. The new grass was thick and green and grew like a carpet around the bush. That bush had so many roses that I could have picked for days and never even made a dent it it. The roses hung in clusters and the way they tumbled over the fence, created a tunnel that I would crawl into. There was plenty of space to lay down or sit up comfortably and the roses were so thick that anyone passing by would never know you were there. As a matter of fact, I did hide there many times from my brothers. I had 5 of them and although I was a bit of a tomboy, I really liked being alone and that rambler provided the perfect place for me to go read, day dream, and pray. I had a lot of talks with God beneath that rose bush. The ramblers, grandma let grow wild, but she and mama had rose bushes planted all around the house, pathways, and there was a long line of red ones that grew along both sides of our driveway. I never knew the official names of the roses, but we did give our roses names. For instance, Ms. Maddie, a friend of the family from Church gave us one of the prettiest shades of pink roses that I had ever seen. Most of our roses were white, red, or a darker pink, but the rose she gave us was rather dainty and shell pink. Anyway, we named that rose Ms. Maddie. Grandma and mama taught me how to care for the roses, but I can honestly say that we did very little to them. We pruned them and fertilized them a couple times of year with manure from our barnyard. We did cut away some of the crossing branches, especially those on the inside. Grandma said that a rose bush needs to breathe and it is important that the air circulate through them. She also said that all plants need to be talked to. In fact, we talked to all of our plants. I know that might sound silly and like an old wives tale, but grandma said that talking to your plants was like talking to your children. She believed that just like talking to a child was part of nurturing and helping them to grow strong, talking had the same effect on roses and any other plant. I used to hear her talking to her indoor plants all the time and all of her plants were healthy. When I hear some of the so called, “experts” making such a fuss about how particular you must care for roses, it tires me. My mama and certainly my grandma didn’t have access to horticulturalists, but their roses were beautiful and as I grew older I learned that there is an actual science behind talking to your plants. I truly believe that when it comes to roses a lot of rose lovers are afraid to grow them, because of what the experts say. They complicate things. In my opinion, roses are indeed exquisite. Their very appearance of such dainty, delicate petals is enough to make a beginner shy away from growing them, but they actually only require basic care. Sunshine, water, a little old fashioned manure from the barnyard and a good talking to and they will thrive. My parents still live on the farm. A few of the older original roses died out naturally, but new shoots grew and replaced them. The place pretty much looks the same, but we have added so many new roses and we actually have a designated Rose Garden. Grandma passed, but we can take roses from bushes that she actually planted and grew. I don’t have one particular company that I buy my roses from. I have bought a lot of healthy roses from Lowe’s and Home Depot. My goal has been to naturalize the area surrounding my own home and Knock Out Roses work really well for me. They grow very well in sun or shade and all I do is fertilize and prune them. Of course, in mid summer I usually have a problem with those pesky beetles, but I treat them just like I treat all of my roses. Knock Out Roses are not only beautiful, but they’re practical, extremely easy to grow and they bloom continuously from early April right through early November. They aren’t too expensive and using them helps cut down on the mowing, which my son really likes. However, I do purchase the majority of my roses from David Austin and Jackson and Perkins. They are very nice to work with and their roses are always healthy and packaged well. Your garden reminds me of my home as a child. It makes me homesick for those days. It is so beautiful. I hope you post more pictures. It looks so peaceful and inviting.

I got a little farm of roses. I have to say I love your common sense. Roses love to be treated with a clean tools as much they love to have clean area around them. 🦋🥇🌹

Thank you for simplifying! Ive let my rose get overgrown because I was too scared to cut it wrong but now I feel much more confident to give it a go😁

Very well explained. I live in England and I always prune my roses between the last week of February and the first week of March. I deadhead regularly and feed twice a year with a granular rose food. I’ve had my roses for many years and they are beautiful every year. Many people think roses are hard work but I always tell people that’s not true.

Great info for newbie, I didn’t even know you needed to prune roses 🌹 I liked ‘don’t make it more complicated than it needs to be’

I have no interest in roses whatsoever but KZfaq keeps suggesting me your videos and I keep watching them because you seems so competent and explain very clearly. Seems like you know what you're talking about :)

Great video, thank you for your expertise, look forward to more education.

Great video! I’m a newbie to growing roses and this answered a lot of my questions. 🙂

I tell ya! I'm gonna learn everything there is to know about growing roses with all the videos I've watched. You are very detailed and helpful. Thank you!

Thank you, a very informative helpful lesson.

Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge- respected! I like the idea of keeping all simple and clean -

Very informative. Thank you. Will look for other videos by you.

Hello, Now I listened again all important Rules which will help me every years. Thanks 🙏.

What a blessing to learn from an expert! Thank you!

I'm definitely saving this video for reference!

thank you, very informative and gave me more confidence

This was so helpful! Thank you so much for making this video.

Very good and clear instructions. Thank you💐🌷

Thank you for the great informatIon. I just planted 5 new rose bushes so this will be very helpful!

Thank you for explaining the science behind your teachings! It's great to know you've done your research.

You do a great job explaining the process. Thank You!

This video is very comprehensive and helpful. I've watched other rose pruning videos and like this one the most. Thank you for taking the time to record this.

Educational videos like this one give youtube (and of course your brand) real value. Thanks.

Hello, Thanks 🙏 for reply. I am living Milton Ontario Zones might be 5, I am not sure, to hard to care plants even perineal.

Thank you for taking the time to cover this so well. You present in a clear and comprehensive way. You also have a nice style of communicating.

Super helpful pruning tips! Not afraid to prune this coming spring.

I live in the Fraser Valley so this was very helpful.

Very helpful and concise. Love forcythia tip. I always like to see the yellow suddenly appear; now I know its a message.

Thanks for the help mate, great work.

Thanks for the tips. Really helpful video!

I inherited a lot of treasured roses and struggle every year to the point of considering having them removed. This is a huge help. I hope maybe you have a tutorial on pests especially powdery mildew. Thank you!

wow , what great video about pruning roses , i have big rose garden but always in hurry to prune.

Thank you. Just planted 3 rose bushes here in Dublin, Ire.. Great tips

Beautiful advice for pruning roses. Tqsm

Incredible video that gave me so much information! Well done! Now I need to find your video on how to clean my pruning tools!

You have a very good screen presence I enjoy your videos and always learn something new.

Super informative video. Loved the close ups. Thank you!!

Thank you so much for this video ❣️

Excellent information!

Thank you so much for making this video! I have three beautiful David Austin roses in my yard, and I've been struggling to figure out how to adequately prune them. This helped me immensely! Now I can feel like a good rose mama. :)

This has been so helpful. Thank you so much. Always loved Rose's but found them so intimidating to take care of.

Goodness I was ordering all together thank you for your help

This is extremely helpful-thanks 👍🌹.

Wonderful, informative, and clear! Thank you for sharing your expertise! I’ve been growing roses for a couple of years and realized I needed more research to help them become the beautiful and healthy beings they are! You are a great teacher; bless you!

Thank you for taking the time for showing us how to prune roses. I'm just starting at it, and this is very informative.

Always go and listen to you every new season. Tks.

Love your teaching method, thank you for all the vital details and reasons for doing what you're doing!

REALLY well done video and MOST helpful! Thank you!

Thank you! We're in a new home this year and have lots of rose bushes -- I feel more equipped to take care of them now!

Wow: best I've ever seen on the subject. Thanks, Jason. 😉

this was very helpful!

This was VERY informative. Thank you kindly for taking the time to share. Have a pleasant day!

I really love your channel! I’m an experienced gardener but I have learned so much more form your channel!

Thanks for all the tips

I've watched thousands of videos for rose plants! Most of them informative but confusing as well. Some contradict each other. After watching this video I got lots of useful tips actually. Thanks for your detailed work!

Thank you! You've made the "rules" so simple, and put them all in one place!

Ha ha ‘don’t make simple things difficult for yourself’. Thank you! No more sealing and angling cut branches for me! Whew!

Thanks Jason some very clear and simple pruning tips I'm off to do them now.

I was so nervous about this. I feel really confident now and I love that you explained the mind set behind each rule

I’m new to rose bush care, your explanation was clear and comprehensive, thank you

Great video. Very helpful

Thank you so much for logical and simple and detail instructions.

There is a lot to learn in order to plant roses, it seems like a course. Thank you for your sharing!

Please make a video on taking care of climbing roses specifically how to prune and how much to prune. I have long stalks growing out and don’t know if I should cut them down.

Very helpful information presented clearly

Thank you for making this video. I need an enlightement before pruning my rose ❤

I really enjoyed your clear, understandable instructions

Thank you so much for taking the time to do this video. I’ve watched so many that were confusing. This one finally, and clearly, pointed me in the right direction! Thanks!!

Great video and explanation. Thanks, brother.

Excellent video! Thank you.

I love this video. Very helpful information. I was able to follow your advice and my roses look amazing now that they are growing in.

You are very direct and clear. Thank you for your sound advice

Thank you so much. I've been looking for a sensible and simple pruning video for my roses.

Thank you so much for all your knowledge....so happy that I stumbled across your videos. 😊

What a pleasant man!

Very well done video. It's nice to hear someone explain this from actual personal experience instead just repeating the same strict rules we've heard over and over.

Thank you sir, very very helpful your teaching. Please make more videos for us.

Thank you, made what I always feel is a complicated task less complicated. Looking forward to getting pruning done in my Dublin garden. Thank you.

Wonderfully down to earth and informative for fellow Northwesterners. Thank you so much.

I'm a gardening newbie and just saw my first rose blooms on a plant I put in 2 years ago... I'm so excited and this was SO helpful, thank you!!!! (Also, Canadian in Indiana, hi!)

Thank you. You cleared up quite a few questions I've had for years. I'm going outside to properly prune my rose plant.

My favorite rose expert. I loved this. Thank you!

Thanks, it is so good to debunk long-standing myths, particularly the one about slant-pruning. You have also eased my conscience about pruning to please my eye. I am relatively new at this and I'm enjoying your experienced knowledge. Now I'd better learn how to sharpen tools.

Great video. Very clear and has made me, a 1st time rose pruner, a lot more confident in pruning my roses. I have moved into a property with a well established, but poorly maintained garden so have subscribed to this channel as I feel I can learn lots of hints and tips from it 👍🏻

Thanks for creating & sharing this info, Fraser Valley Rose Farm🌹

Great instructional video. Helped me a lot

Great video. Information is exactly what I needed. Direct guidance and I'm okay with you giving your thoughts since you're an expert on growing roses. Thanks for making the task of pruning not so daunting.

Very good about pruning roses 🌷💐🌺

Thank you so much! It's such a thorough, professional, and yet very approachable video. This helps so much. Thank you! 🤗

Jason, i so appreciate your videos

Thank you so much! I just bought 3 roses this week: Mister Lincoln, Good Life and Outta the Blue. I am an experienced gardener but very new to roses. So, your video has helped me a lot! I am in Ontario, Canada zone 5-6a.

I did what you said about an old wrecked dying rose sentimental to me . I cut it back to nothing and one bud came back to life . The last few months it has new growth and leaves .

Thank you for clear instructions.