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[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 month 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.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

It's 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!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Yeah, roses like being treated meeeeaaan.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month 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.

I'm pretty sure the bastard is still alive.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

It's not even June yet, they're going early. Hmmm. Maybe I should too.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

I was wondering when to do that, thanks for the tip

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

since this might be a cold winter it's a bit early to prune

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

True. But I'm betting on this bloke knowing what he's doing, given how beautiful his roses are year after year.

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