Pruning shrub roses

Emily227

I just found out that our front roses are called Iceberg shrub roses. Do you care for shrub roses the same way as other roses in terms of deadheading, etc..? Any tips on how to do that? I find that the flowers are so delicate when they've wilted that the petals fall apart like paper when you touch them. But is it important to deadhead them? Is there any other care specific to shrub roses that I should know about? And what about in the winter---do you trim it down 1/3 like other roses? Do you let yours grow hips for the winter and then prune?

Thanks in advance! Sorry for all the questions---I'm new at this!

lelia

I prune all of my roses in the spring before new growth starts. As for deadheading, I just clip the spent blooms off. I?m no rose expert, but I?ve found the less stressed I am about finding the "right" way to do it, the better results I have. It?s hard to go seriously wrong from my experience. Deadheading helps repeat bloomers bloom again, but for roses that bloom only once, it?s not so critical.