If your goal is an easy care garden you may want to remove these shrubs.
Here’s what you better know to rid your landscape of unwanted roses.
Most roses go dormant from autumn to mid-winter.
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Roses, with few exceptions, have thorns along their stems.
Have the proper gear on hand to work with roses.
Gauntlet-style leather glovesthat cover your hands and arms to above the elbow give the best protection.
Some rose shrubs can grow to 9 feet tall and 15 feet wide.
If you’re tackling a large bushlong handled loppersgive the best leverage for taking out branches.
Smaller shrubs can be cut back incrementally with a sharphand pruner.
Finally, you need a sharp spade or shovel to remove the rootball and any spreading roots.
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How to Remove Rose Bushes from Your Garden
Start the removal process by weakening the shrub.
Hard pruning throughout the growing season is effective.
Additional materials you might need include a hatchet or pruning saw.
Avoid summer pruning to preserve the vitality of your shrub.
The healthier it is when you dig it up, the better chance it has of surviving.
Prepare the new planting location ahead of time so that you might transplant immediately.
This keeps roots from drying out and helps prevent transplant shock.
Water your shrub deeply for several days, then hard prune the rose to about one-third its size.
You may need to move the shovel and reinsert it several times to loosen the rootball.
If one or two larger roots continue to hold it in place, you may need to cut them.
Once the rootball and stump are out, leave any soil attached and wrap the plant in burlap.
Keeping roots moist is critical so transplant right away when possible.
Roots of wild roses are most difficult to eradicate and may require a professional licensed to apply approved herbicide.
For domestic roses, overwatering to maintain soggy soil can kill roots.
Root systems on domestic roses are also fairly easy to dig out.
With the right tools and gear, domestic rose removal is usually a chore you could handle yourself.
Growing Roses.Clemson Cooperative Extension Home and Garden Center
