Roses

I’ve been pruning roses today. I would refer to myself as a budding rose enthusiast. But I think I need to do some research on how to care for them properly before I class myself as a true enthusiast. Some of them are looking a tad neglected. I think confinement hasn’t helped as I didn’t prune them at all in spring. We have so many in the garden and I have three in pots to plant out, which will be done over the coming weeks once I’ve decided where I would like to put them. For now I’m just enjoying trying to get a last flush of colour out of them.

My secateurs are not really helping though, I’d say they are nearly on their last cut. I’m hoping they will last out the summer, then I will invest in a new pair, until then I am alternating between them and a pair of loppers, which are way too big for the job. I’m thinking my other investment I need to make are a pair of rose gloves. I now realise why they are needed, as my arms are shredded! Nothing a few drops of tea tree oil won’t sort out though.

Delights of pruning, a few blooms make it into the house