#Backyard #Roses
#CoralSprings #Florida
photos by Steve Spanoudis
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first and third are new

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#International #Rose #Test #Garden
#Portland #Oregon
photos by Steve Spanoudis
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Yes, several smelled as good as they looked

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A hybrid tea rose plant at the start of its second year: before pruning.

A hybrid tea rose plant at the start of its second year: after pruning. There is fresh compost surrounding the plant and the cut pieces lie in a pile in the background to show how much was removed.

A hybrid tea rose plant at the start of its second year: before pruning. It shows uneven growth and many spent flower heads remain at the ends of long, scraggly branches. Weeds surround the base of the plant

A hybrid tea rose plant at the start of its second year: after pruning. There is fresh compost surrounding the plant and the cut pieces lie in a pile in the background to show how much was removed.

It’s Presidents Day and you know what that means #gardensky : Time to prune your roses! Here is the before and after of just a 2 I got to today, both hybrid teas in their second year.

#gardening #roses #hybridtea #pruning #oregon #pdx

Peace Rose

Rosa "Peace" a hybrid tea rose in morning light.

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#Rose
#hybridtea
#whiterose
#flowers
#flowerphotography