Standard+Roses


 * PRUNING AND DEAD HEADINGS **

· Standard roses are pruned the end of autumn after flowering. · Flowered stems are cut back by a third of their length reducing their growths three or four buds. · Remove the old blossoms and stimulate the plant to producing another bloom cycle. · Prune roses to remove dead, redundant and diseased wood, open up air circulation, encourage healthy growth and shape the plant. · To retain the rounded or weeping shape of the rose tree standard, you must also prune the rose. · Prune the head of the rose not below the graft. · There should be a number of long drooping canes left around the standard if the tips of stems hit the ground, cut ends so they swing free. · **REFERENCE ** · Mann, R 1994, Roses, Times publications pte ltd, Singapore. · Mattock, J 1996, Gardner’s guide to growing roses, Quarto publishing pte, the old Brewery, 6 Blundell street, London. · Passmore, N, Morrissy, C & Kemp, A 1993,Roses WA, Canterbury publications, 1 Leonard street, Victoria park WA 6100. · Swane, V 1994, Valerie Swane's rose book, Angus & Robertson publication, 25 Ryde Road, Pymble , Sydney, NSW , Australia. · [|www.simplegiftsfarm.com/david-austin-roses] · [|www.flowergarden.com.au] · <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|www.townandcountrygardens.com.au]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">STANDARD ROSES **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Written by Delvin Davis **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Edited by Ross L. Young **