So...we bought this old house and remodeled.
It had a ton of roses 3 feet thick all around it and the were just jammed in there from neglect.
Stupidly I had a guy come over and cut them all down to about 6 inches high. I thot we would lose all but the most hearty. Well now we have all kinds of colors and leaves choking each other out and it a worse mess than ever plus it is stretching 5 feet thick all around the perimitor of my ever shrinking yard...what the heck can we do? we cannot afford to higher root diggers.
help!!
2007-06-12 16:37:10 · 5 answers · asked by to tell ya the truth........... 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Prune them properly. By just cutting them back to 6" you encouraged them to grow in a more compact -ha- manner. Selectively prune out half of the stems. Will result in a more upright growth habit.
Take out every other plant thinning the area.
2007-06-12 22:49:15 · answer #1 · answered by reynwater 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wait until the winter when they are bare rooted. They are easier to dig up then. Or keep cutting them back yourself - it won't hurt them to keep them smaller and more compact.
2007-06-13 00:20:09 · answer #2 · answered by Kimber 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I saw this somewhere else.
Put a sign up in your front yard.
"FREE rose bushes, you dig up." I bet you get alot of responses.
2007-06-12 23:45:33 · answer #3 · answered by Mom of 2 great boys 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you don`t want them, you can use a weed killer on the bushes. they will dig up much easier when dead.
2007-06-13 00:22:40 · answer #4 · answered by ropar 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I like momo's idea! They will be gone in no time flat!
2007-06-12 23:51:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋