Monty Don shares 'very important' rose task to do now to ensure plants 'repeat flower'
Rambling roses and climbing roses flower from June to September and often bloom multiple times. The plants grow quickly and look beautiful climbing up a fence or wall.
Roses are beautiful plants but in order to keep them looking their best, they need to be looked after.
With this in mind, gardening expert Monty Don has shared which important task gardeners need to complete this month and beyond in order to encourage their roses to "repeat flower".
Monty wrote on his blog: "It is very important to keep deadheading roses as the petals fade to encourage repeat flowering."
Deadheading involves removing the spent flowers from your rose plant to encourage new ones to bloom.
Deadheading will also improve the overall appearance of your rose bush or shrub.
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So how do you deadhead roses? According to David Austin, there are two stages.
The first stage involves removing brown, old flowers so gardeners can enjoy the remaining flowers.
Meanwhile, the second stage involves deadheading to encourage new blooms and to improve the overall shape of the plant.
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Stage 1
During this stage, simply cut off the finished flower just below the base of the flower, ensuring you leave any remaining buds or blooms to flower.
This should be done throughout the flowering season to keep the plant looking good.
Stage 2
When deadheading during this stage, remove the entire flower head by cutting the stem just above the first leaf. Remove all of the flowering heads.
Once they have been removed, cut back any taller stems to make the shrub more compact.
You should aim to make the plant more rounded. This should also be done throughout the flowering process.
You may need secateurs to complete this stage of the process.
