Is It Too Late to Cut Back Knockout Roses? What to Know Before Risking Next Year’s Blooms

Learn how and when to cut back low-maintenance Knock Out roses, and what to do if you miss the ideal window so you don't risk ...
The Advocate

Knock Out roses - showy, versatile, tough - are great garden additions. It's time to prune them.

The Knock Out rose is likely the most planted rose in southeast Louisiana landscapes. Since its introduction in 2000, the Knock Out rose has ushered in a whole new way to look at roses and use them in ...
Houston Chronicle

How severely can I prune my 'Knock Out' roses?

Q: We were away for eight months and returned to find our 'Knock Out' roses tall and leggy. How severely can these plants be pruned, and when is the best time for pruning here? — R.D., Houston A: ...
NOLA.com

What's the best way to prune Knock Out roses? Dan Gill's mailbag

Will Radler, 72, developed the Knock Out Rose in his Wisconsin basement. (Photo for The Washington Post by Jack Orton) QUESTION: How should I prune my Knock Out roses? -- David Carson ANSWER: Like all ...
The Vindicator

Picking the right time to prune Knock Out roses

A: It is beginning to be that time. Most roses are finicky plants when it comes to care throughout the year. Many types of roses need extra protection through the winter and can be heavily damaged ...
The Spruce on MSN

7 Shrubs You Should Always Prune in Fall for Better Growth Next Spring, According to Gardeners

Key Points Prune shrubs based on bloom time, cold tolerance, and variety—check what's best for each type.Cut back new wood ...
NOLA.com

It's time to take a little off the top of your Knock Out roses

Its appealing characteristics are well documented — excellent disease resistance, frequent reblooming, showy clusters of single cherry-red flowers (there are also pink and double Knock Out varieties), ...
Chillicothe Gazette

Let's Grow: Pruning knock-out roses

The perfect time to cut back shrub roses, including the popular “Knock-Out” series, is when they are just starting to sprout new growth. The new shoots in spring will tell you where the plant is ...
The Journal

Knock Out Roses a shrub to consider

Roses are a good shrub for Colorado. The amount of sun is perfect. However, over other varieties of roses, there are few roses, other than shrub roses that require some kind of daily care. Picking ...
Orlando Sentinel

Trim Knock Out roses when most flowers have declined

Question: I have Knock Out roses with flowers that die and then others appear. When do I prune the plants? Answer: Enjoy the blooms and let it fade away or trim it off as it decline to tidy up the ...
Penn Live

Do 'Knock Out' roses have to be pruned?

Q: Based on your enthusiasm for the 'Knock Out' roses, I bought two, and have enjoyed them for two years now. I have not, however, cut them back in any way. Since mine have bloomed beautifully for two ...
Sterling Journal-Advocate

Knock Out® Roses

Roses are a good shrub for Colorado. The amount of sun is perfect. However, over other varieties of roses, there are few roses, other than shrub roses, that require some kind of daily care. Picking ...