Loved the GOT analogy and the idea that some roses have no common sense - both made me laugh. Great video, thanks, Jason.

wow, I don't think I have ever heard such a precise, intelligent and non-confusing message as this on roses. I live in NH, our winters are pretty nasty, lots of snow, ice, wind. I was going to cut mine back, lay them down and mulch over. Now, the 2 bushes I have are not super exotic, I bought one at a grocery store and another at HD. So yeah, they aren't pedigree of any stretch of the imagination. But these suckers bloomed beautifully all summer and I would like them back next year. So thank you for such common sense, and it did make sense to me, especially your analogy about the frost bite. Great video!

Fantastic advice, thank you very much. Was debating how best to save my grandmother’s old rose bush this winter, this helps a lot. Cheers!

Last winter was very harsh for roses in Ontario. Many roses have died. I didn’t prune mine till the spring. Maybe it’s the reason they survived. Thanks for the tips. I will be better prepared for the coming winter!

Boy oh boy -overwintering instructions sure change over the decades. I took the master gardenting course at Van Duesen Gardens about a decade ago, and had a lot of contact with amature and seasoned rose growers in the Lower Mainland. We recommended trimming to prevent damage from "wind rock" and mulching with good garden soil to protect the roots. My roses have always been spectacular. However, as I get older and less agile, I like your suggestion of doing nothing, and seeing what the spring brings. Fingers crossed!!!

New rose mom. Love all your videos. My hybrid tea is loving the cold weather. I feed them thought Sept. not knowing any better. I'm getting a lot of new growth and buds. Some of the buds have not opened after a recent frost. I won't blame my roses for their behavior. This rose mom doesn't have much common sense 😁 I'll keep trying to learn how to best care for them.

hi there! thank you for all your clear information. all very helpful for me as a hobby farmer living in norway. wishing you all the best!

Great information from a true professional. Many thanks!

I really enjoy all your videos. Keep them coming!

Thank you Jason Once again great instructions 👍👌 Patricia

I wish I'd seen this video last fall before I cut down/pruned my rose bushes that I'd just planted in the spring just before. I lost maybe 30% of the bushes that I planted, which wasn't a lot. Still some of them were very beautiful and prolific roses. Thanks for this!

Thanks! Very helpful information.

Yessss!!! Winter is coming John snow!!!

Love the GOT analogy!

What a great video! I was just about to prune my roses for winter and am so glad I didn’t! I’m looking forward to spring and summer blooms!

Soo important.?thank you for your sound advice🤔

Thanks again!

Thanks so much !

Great advice. ThanQ. 💞 I created a rose bush just by putting a rose into a new pot/soil. And I did NOT take the root ball across! 🤣 As I didn’t know what they were at the time. 🤷‍♀️ And I’ve easily cured black spot. So, I can see how hardy roses are. ThanQ so much. Won’t mulch on your advice.

Awesome as usual. Some of Jason's comments crack me up.

Good interesting video

Wow! Thanks! Perfect. I would have done everything all wrong!! My 🌹💓 you! Many do!!

Hurra! I don't need to do my usual winter cutting. I just hurted by back and this will gime me some extra time for rest. I love this lazy vidio, keep up your good work, I mean laziness. You have my full support, at least until my back recovers.🙂

Great advice. I am caring for a flower bed with a lot of rose bushes of different varieties that have done really well this year. I live in Medicine Hat Alberta so we get chinooks and then colder weather. Is there anything else I should do? If not I will just leave them be till next spring!

Ah. Found information regarding the winter :)

Thanks dear, I’m in Las Vegas. I gave up on roses 2 years ago but now I’m trying again. Your information is very helpful. I think I fried my roses because of the heat so this year I put my roses in big pots on the east side of my house

Helpful video - thank you from Toronto

Thank you so much for the very interesting information and thank you so much for the beautiful video I have bought a rose from the shop it had rose buds when I bought it and the weather was warmer but since the last few days and nights the weather changes and for very cold like today now the rise buds just wilted and dropped off the tree still don't know why but the rise tree us looking still fine and growing more rose leaves on its branch stems thank you so much @ Fraser Valley Rose Farm👍👍😀😀🌹🌹❤️❤️

I live in mid Maine. I pruned them, and then mounded them with compost. They grew and were great thus Summer, was I just lucky? Thank you always for such clear advice

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Great vid. Great info. Thanx! I have grandiflora Roses in pots.. guess I need to bring them in during winter. Not pruning, nor fertilizing..is humidity and sun going to be an issue with these? Thank you?

I live in finland. I have a glass glazed balcony that I insulate with bubble wrap every winter but my roses always get some damage and dead canes every year. Would frost cloth even help? The roses are mini roses in 30in pots. They aren't dead but I think I could help them more. Winters are -20C and no sunlight.

I live in Zone 6 outside Boston right on the beach. I have some David Austin roses, 2 Zephys, a Sky's the Limit, and some floribundas. Might I pile regular dirt around the crown, put fir boughs on top, and then make sure the climbers are securely tied to their trellises? Would that be sufficient? Love your videos which are narrated well and super interesting. Thanks!

Thank you Jason, I have an over abundance of late (Sept. 18th) blooming roses on all my plants. I live in zone 5b, is it your advise not to cut them for making bouquets this late. I understand about the pruning, which I do not do, but cutting the blooms, I don't know whether I would be encouraging new growth. I planted new 2 yr. old plants this past spring, and they did super this year, so I don't want to lose them over winter. Thank you for your advice.

I'm in Pittsburgh and I have two healthy climbing roses planted in containers on my terrace. How do I prepare them for the winter?

I live in northern Connecticut. I have a few low rose bushes in my new home which were not pruned at all. It’s already year end and we had snows. Sounds like I’m better off to trim in spring?

Do you recommend planting the bud union of new roses one to three inches below ground if you are in zones 5 - 6b, Western New York?

Hi Jason- Enjoy your videos immensely. I overwintered my Floribundas in my garage without Fall pruning. They broke dormancy and grew over 10 feet tall and started to bud tiny buds. Do I cut them down like you do? It it really okay to cut-off all that growth in the Spring? (I think I kept them alive and they never truly went dormant?) I left some roses outside for the winter and they survived, but they now have witches broom mites, from what I can deduce. Should I spray all my roses with anti-mite spray to be safe? Thank you in advance.

Hi Jayson, what would you recommend for the zone 5 in Ontario, for the winter protection with the mulch? It can get to the minus 20 C. Thank you in advance.

Is it ok to rake fallen leaves in autumn around the base of the roses and leave them over winter? I was a landscaper and had some old school guys I worked with say that it can help keep them insulated and keep snow and ice from the rose base to prevent frost crack or other damage. Thank you! Love all your videos so far btw!

I live in Minnesota and I just planted zone 3 and zone 4 roses. High voltage, Winnipeg parks and sunrise sunset suited for harsh winter hardiness. Should I prune, mulch/topsoil the bottom covered with chicken wire or just leave it as it is? I have no experience on rose plants. So please suggest. Thanks much!

I live in Edmonton.do I need to cover it up with something.

Question: This is the first year I am growing roses for my nursery (Oso Easy) and the wholesaler told me to overwinter them in my polyhouse. The problem is we have had a very mild winter so far, so they don't want to go dormant. It is late December and the roses are still budding and blooming. Very cold below freezing weather will be here next week and I'm not sure if I should let them get cold to kill the buds and encourage dormancy, or if I should keep them warm (above freezing) to protect the buds, since I want them blooming by mother's day (in early May). Any advice?

Thank you once again. VERY useful advice. Last year I tried to protect my fall planted 2 quart David Austin roses - I bought 10 and put them in in September. I covered them for the winter with a thin layer of translucent "fleece" that I've seen Charles Dowding use (British "No Dig"). 9 out of 10 survived, one died - the Desdemona. Next time I plan to get fall planted bare root roses - my impression is that they do better. I feared piling mulch (or dirt?) on the plants would cause rot. You've just confirmed my suspicion. Last week (June 2020) I bought a Don Juan climber in a 3 gallon container. Its rated as a zone 6 or better plant - I thought I'd plant it now in mid June and try to get it through our Zone 5 winter here in upper NY state. I wonder if the reason the Don Juan is a Zone 6 is exactly that "no common sense" aspect you were talking about. I thought I would try covering the Don Juan with the thin fleece like I did last year to the 10 I fall planted. Pros: allows air filtration. MAYBE moderates the wind drying and pressure. MAYBE decreases the wind chill a little. What are your thoughts on the thin fleece? Thanks for your great advice, I'm a fan!!!!! Yours Jennie

If I don't winterize my hybrid tea roses in Indiana zone 6 I would loose most to winter kill. I guess maybe your climate is warmer, and/or the type of roses. Thanks

What should those of us do who are in Zone 3 and colder climates who get -45C in the winter?

Do you water your roses at all during the winter season? And is that different if your rose is in a pot? My winter sonetimes goes to about -20 celcius so I don't want to risk freezing the rose to death by watering it if I don't have to.

I have a question, my rose bush isn’t in ground , it’s in a planter, and like your bush that doesn’t know it’s time to sleep, mine is still blooming as well. I really love her colors! What can I do to protect her? Her pot is about 14” tall about 12” wide. I bought her late in August, she was half dead. I live in Maryland. I was going to try and cover her with light plastic but she’s gotten large! Thank you for any help you can give.

So since I’m in NE Florida I don’t have to cover my roses when the frost hits?😊

Are there any videos on what to do after winter? I have a row of shrub roses, which came with the house. They were about 4 feet high. Here in the Okanogan valley, we had two heavy snowfalls and drifting snow which piled up on top of the roses. The snow has melted and the shrubs are flattened. I don't think they are going to spring back up. One plant looks like it will almost need everything pruned. Is that going to kill them? They are elderly and seem to be quite tough.

In Manitoba we mulch with fallen oak leaves in the fall.They remain dry throughout the winter and therefore protect the crown .from -40 winter temps.

Thank you for the winterizing tips. From what I can tell, you basically do nothing from August on. Is that right? You don’t prune out cross branches?

Hi I live in Saskatoon Canada and I have a rose in its pot , were I live I can’t plant in the ground how do I winterized my rose

Winter Care: It's an own root, so should be planted deeper. If tips freeze off, the rose will sprout again from under ground and repeat. Just purchased 5 rose and here is the winter care description, one thing puzzles me "it's an own root"? This is a shrub rose 4 to 5 feet tall for zones 4 - 10 and I'm in zone 4B and in the family Rosa various.

I love roses but my roses die after winter...i planted 2 Italian ice rose shrubs last spring but now i see its completely black and cracked branches...

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What do you know about the roses that are suppose to bloom up to 15 below

What zone are you at？