Finished pruning

Finished pruning and feeding the final 3 small roses by the picket fence.  Have been waiting for J&P to replace one of them that turned out to be pink and not red but the delivery is late--supposed to be mid-January.  Still plenty of cleaning up to do in the garden but nice to have this done.  There are many bulbs sprouting and a few about to bloom--love daffodils.

Winter pruning

After attending a rose care class at a local nursery pruning of the rose bushes has begun.  All but the three new ones in the front yard and pruned and fed.  The 3 hedge rows by the picket fence are waiting until Jackson & Perkins sends the replacement rose this month.  All three were supposed to be red and when two bloomed for Christmas it was obvious that one of them is a pink rose.  That one will be moved somewhere, possible along the driveway.  Only the new climbing rose in the garden and the rose next to it have been fed while the rose trees have been pruned.  The rest should be finished this weekend.  Still need to count exactly how many roses I now have.