too late to prune?

Hi,
I was meaning to prune back then again in spring.
I didn't get around to it til the frosts hit.
The plants look a bit sad and i worry about wind rocking and weight of snow.

Am i best now leaving well alone or can i nip in between frosts?

Cheers
D
I'll try and be more organised next year.

 

I think cutting them half way back will be fine. I only did mine a couple of weeks back. Rose stems die back in the cold anyway, and I don't think cutting them back during the cold will hurt - it will get them to stop trying to support the top-growth (and they won't be rocking around in the wind either, of course)

But I'm no expert, I'm only thinking out loud

 

Will that matter WOO if they are only cut back half-way now? - given that they will be pruned back harder in the early Spring I mean. (Or does it create a site for disease to enter?)

 

Very useful, thanks Woo :thumb:

 

I was at the garden centre today and all the potted roses for sale had been hard pruned down to stalks approx 1' high, these were bush roses and climbers and they were all outside on a wooden framework. Obviously they look a lot tidier like this but why are they hard pruned so early if March would be better? A bit confused about this!!! :cnfs: Couldn't resist buying one though!!!!

Val