Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 21:16     Subject: Pruning leggy knockout roses
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You can prune them hard. They will bounce back.


All right I’m going to do it! Should I wait until late winter/early spring?

Follow Grumpy’s tips:

https://www.southernliving.com/garden/grumpy-gardener/pruning-knock-out-rose-when-why-and-how
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 19:59     Subject: Pruning leggy knockout roses
Best to wait till later winter or early spring, but if they are bugging you now you can trim them back so they fit in the space. I wouldn’t cut back below where the greenery starts until winter, though
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 19:53     Subject: Pruning leggy knockout roses
Anonymous wrote:You can prune them hard. They will bounce back.


All right I’m going to do it! Should I wait until late winter/early spring?
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 19:45     Subject: Pruning leggy knockout roses
You can prune them hard. They will bounce back.
Anonymous
Post 08/10/2023 19:36     Subject: Pruning leggy knockout roses
We bought an old house that has lots of old plants, including some knockout roses that are currently over 5 feet tall. A few of them seem to be very leggy - old growth canes (still alive) and the leaves and buds don’t start until about 2-3 feet off the ground.

I want to get these things to a more manageable height. Can I cut these leggy bushes below the growth? Or will that kill the whole plant?