When should you cut down the plants in your garden? In the fall, my perennials, shrubs and roses are looking overgrown and beaten down by the season. In some cases, it may be better to leave the pruning until spring. This is especially the case with some roses and other shrubs, when a fall/winter prune can impact the flowering (or even survival) into the following season. Perennials are much more forgiving of a cut back. If you find these videos useful, there are a few little things you can do to help me out: Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Follow our farm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraservalleyrosefarm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm Or better yet, subscribe to this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FraserValleyRoseFarm?sub_confirmation=1 And for a place to indulge in random garden anarchy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unrulyrosesociety/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72b8qvFr4kg

This is how to prepare Bordeaux mixture at the rate recommended for overwinter (dormant) spraying as a plant disease preventive. If you spray thoroughly on dormant plant, the spray will help to reduce overwintering spores (downy & powdery mildew of grapes, apple scab, etc on orchard crops). I'll use the formula today to reduce blackspot on my dormant roses. Bordeaux mixture preparation: For each gallon of water, separately dissolve 6.5 tsp of Copper (II) sulfate and 3 tbsp of Hydrated lime. Stir well, and let sit for 15 minutes. Strain the 2 resulting solutions together into your spray tank. If you find these videos useful, there are a few little things you can do to help me out: Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Follow our farm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraservalleyrosefarm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm Or better yet, subscribe to this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FraserValleyRoseFarm?sub_confirmation=1 And for a place to indulge in random garden anarchy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unrulyrosesociety/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaCAjsL0_mA

The way you train and prune your climbing roses can make a huge difference in increasing blooms in your garden. The wonderful thing about climbers and ramblers is that they throw very long stems that can be trained up or across a structure (wall, fence, trellis, archway). The main trick is to "think horizontal" in the way you secure those rose canes. In this video, I'll show you a couple of roses: 'Super Dorothy' and 'Altissimo', each with it's own growing habit. You may note that one of these roses is grown in a container - the other in the ground, but it really doesn't change the method in any way. If you find these videos useful, there are a few little things you can do to help me out: Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Follow our farm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fraservalleyrosefarm Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm Or better yet, subscribe to this Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/FraserValleyRoseFarm?sub_confirmation=1 And for a place to indulge in random garden anarchy: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unrulyrosesociety/   Photo credits: Climbing Iceberg photo by T. Kiya (CC BY-SA 2.0) Seven Sisters photo by F.D. Richards (Flickr) (CC BY-SA 2.0) ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EZirmc4h3I

They say every rose has its thorn (and somehow I now have a tune stuck in my head!) - but in this video I hope to show you an assortment of roses that are less likely to puncture, scrape or otherwise harass you in the garden. A couple of notes: 1. Yes, I know they're botanically prickles and not thorns, but I'm also producing this video to search well on YouTube - and most viewers will be searching with commonly used language. 2. Even roses that are reputed to be "lightly armed" still quite often have small prickles at the base of leaves, and sometimes larger prickles on the stems. The ones I list here are smoother than most, but still not 100% free of poky parts. If you find these videos useful, here are a few things you can do to help us out: Send a tip: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fvrosefarm Have a look at our Amazon shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/fraservalleyrosefarm Drop us a "Like" on our Facebook business page: https://www.facebook.com/FraserValleyRoseFarm/ Leave a review of our farm on Google: https://g.page/r/Cfi8qXv8QReZEBE/review For shareable articles on roses and gardening: https://www.fraservalleyrosefarm.com/articles-on-roses-and-gardening/ Photo credits: Barkarole by Daniel Ramirez CC BY 2.0 Sophie’s Perpetual by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0 Sophie’s Perpetual by Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz CC BY-SA 4.0 Iceberg by T.Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0 Sterling Silver by Hamachidori CC BY-SA 3.0 New Zealand by Anna Reg CC BY-SA 3.0 Austria Full Sail by Mamakfj CC BY-SA 4.0 Souvenir de la Malmaison by Nadiatalent CC BY-SA 4.0 Cecile Brunner by 阿橋 HQ CC BY-SA 2.0 A Shropshire Lad by Salicyna CC BY-SA 4.0 Heritage by Jamain CC BY-SA 3.0 Molineux by Liuthalas CC BY-SA 4.0 Chloris by Dmitriy Konstantinov CC BY-SA 4.0 Zephirine Drouhin by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0 Malvern Hills by Salicyna CC BY-SA 4.0 John Davis by T. Kiya CC BY-SA 2.0 Bleu Magenta by T. Kita CC BY-SA 2.0 Ghislaine de Feligonde by Basenbinder CC BY-SA 3.0 Lady Banksby Acabashi CC BY-SA 4.0 Brilliant Pink Iceberg by Temaki CC BY 2.0 ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0xWeOMYsp4