How to Prepare Roses for Winter

If you're looking to prepare roses for winter, don't kill them with kindness! Late season tidying, fertilizing, and deep overwinter mulching can actually put your plants at greater risk for winter damage.

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[ferengallie]

Loved the GOT analogy and the idea that some roses have no common sense - both made me laugh. Great video, thanks, Jason.

[lynnjepson]

wow, I don't think I have ever heard such a precise, intelligent and non-confusing message as this on roses. I live in NH, our winters are pretty nasty, lots of snow, ice, wind. I was going to cut mine back, lay them down and mulch over. Now, the 2 bushes I have are not super exotic, I bought one at a grocery store and another at HD. So yeah, they aren't pedigree of any stretch of the imagination. But these suckers bloomed beautifully all summer and I would like them back next year. So thank you for such common sense, and it did make sense to me, especially your analogy about the frost bite. Great video!

[annann-fnzi]

Thank you. Very timely. This makes perfect sense and quite contrary to the frequently socialized tips to prune and mulch roses in winter. That’s why your channel is my go to place for all things roses.

[susanpotzold]

Boy oh boy -overwintering instructions sure change over the decades. I took the master gardenting course at Van Duesen Gardens about a decade ago, and had a lot of contact with amature and seasoned
rose growers in the Lower Mainland. We recommended trimming to prevent damage from "wind rock" and mulching with good garden soil to protect the roots. My roses have always been spectacular. However, as I get older and less agile, I like your suggestion of doing nothing, and seeing what the spring brings. Fingers crossed!!!

[butterontoast]

New rose mom. Love all your videos. My hybrid tea is loving the cold weather. I feed them thought Sept. not knowing any better. I'm getting a lot of new growth and buds. Some of the buds have not opened after a recent frost. I won't blame my roses for their behavior. This rose mom doesn't have much common sense 😁 I'll keep trying to learn how to best care for them.

[BGRRecords]

Fantastic advice, thank you very much. Was debating how best to save my grandmother’s old rose bush this winter, this helps a lot. Cheers!

[joyfullittlethings]

Last winter was very harsh for roses in Ontario. Many roses have died. I didn’t prune mine till the spring. Maybe it’s the reason they survived. Thanks for the tips. I will be better prepared for the coming winter!

[fortheearth]

Great information from a true professional. Many thanks!

[RayIniego]

I wish I'd seen this video last fall before I cut down/pruned my rose bushes that I'd just planted in the spring just before. I lost maybe 30% of the bushes that I planted, which wasn't a lot. Still some of them were very beautiful and prolific roses. Thanks for this!

[Amelie]

What a great video! I was just about to prune my roses for winter and am so glad I didn’t! I’m looking forward to spring and summer blooms!

[Goot]

I really enjoy all your videos. Keep them coming!

[jvb]

hi there! thank you for all your clear information. all very helpful for me as a hobby farmer living in norway. wishing you all the best!

[saltlifegull]

Awesome as usual. Some of Jason's comments crack me up.

[lucindarandolphMoo]

Great advice. ThanQ. 💞

I created a rose bush just by putting a rose into a new pot/soil. And I did NOT take the root ball across! 🤣 As I didn’t know what they were at the time. 🤷‍♀️

And I’ve easily cured black spot.

So, I can see how hardy roses are.

ThanQ so much. Won’t mulch on your advice.

[anniehyams]

Thank you so much for the very interesting information and thank you so much for the beautiful video I have bought a rose from the shop it had rose buds when I bought it and the weather was warmer but since the last few days and nights the weather changes and for very cold like today now the rise buds just wilted and dropped off the tree still don't know why but the rise tree us looking still fine and growing more rose leaves on its branch stems thank you so much @ Fraser Valley Rose Farm👍👍😀😀🌹🌹❤️❤️

[juliannadoyle]

Soo important.?thank you for your sound advice🤔

[tarottime]

Thanks dear, I’m in Las Vegas. I gave up on roses 2 years ago but now I’m trying again. Your information is very helpful. I think I fried my roses because of the heat so this year I put my roses in big pots on the east side of my house

[nihatsavmaz]

Yessss!!! Winter is coming John snow!!!

[jankodera]

Hurra! I don't need to do my usual winter cutting. I just hurted by back and this will gime me some extra time for rest.
I love this lazy vidio, keep up your good work, I mean laziness. You have my full support, at least until my back recovers.🙂

[janetcorey]

I live in mid Maine. I pruned them, and then mounded them with compost. They grew and were great thus Summer, was I just lucky? Thank you always for such clear advice