Itâs pretty crazy how quickly they grow back though! At my old place in Epping, there was a rose bush right near the front door. One year I trimmed it back, as it was getting all tentacle-y and big. Then boom, it grew back bigger and stronger than ever, way more flowers, leaves and thorns. It was nuts!
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Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
PSA: The bloke down the road that grows the most AMAZING roses has just hard pruned his roses back to practically bare stumps. As has his chief rival further down the street. Hmm - gardening is on the agenda this weekend methinks.
StudChud@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Yeah, roses like being treated meeeeaaan.
just_kitten@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
There was one awful scraggly one in a stupid location at an old sharehouse that I foolishly tried to pull out (failed) and then mow over several times, both when I first lived there ten years ago and then more recently about 4-5 years ago.
Iâm pretty sure the bastard is still alive.
anotherspringchicken@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I was wondering when to do that, thanks for the tip
Seagoon_@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
since this might be a cold winter itâs a bit early to prune
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
True. But Iâm betting on this bloke knowing what heâs doing, given how beautiful his roses are year after year.
Eagle@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
Itâs not even June yet, theyâre going early. Hmmm. Maybe I should too.