Seize the momentum of fresh energy at the start of this new year and resolve, pledge and vow to prune and care for your roses. Unlike some resolutions, this one is easy to keep for two reasons. First, it is therapeutic, cleansing and enjoyable to tackle a task that helps rid the garden of last year’s old leaves and trouble. And second, the task is spurred on by the vision and inspiration of fresh new growth and blooms in the spring.

Master and consulting rosarians will show how to properly prune many different types of roses, such as hybrid teas, floribundas, shrub roses and climbing roses.

What: San Diego Rose Society’s annual Rose Pruning Workshop

When: 9 to 11 a.m. on Jan. 8

Where: Inez Grant Parker Balboa Park Rose Garden

But you need to understand why and how to prune. When you approach a task you don’t understand, it can be tedious and even overwhelming. You might even mistakenly consider rose pruning to be an unnecessary chore and one you are unwilling to tackle. On the other hand, when you are comfortable pruning roses and know how to do it, it is enjoyable, uplifting and rewarding, for both you and your roses.

In San Diego, our enthusiasm for new beginnings is perfectly timed, as roses here are generally pruned in January.

Perwich is a member of the San Diego Rose Society, a Consulting Rosarian and a Master Gardener with UC Cooperative Extension.

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