Posted by botanicalann – I hate to say it, but it really is time to prep the roses for winter. I have 32 of these babies, but not all need any changing right now. There is just one job I am about to do. Those leggy, long branches need a bit of a pruning. My ICEBERG roses are in barrels on either side of my driveway. They are both very branchy , if that is a word. If the “iceman cometh” any time soon, they could be injured badly. Even snow could weigh down branching to the point of breakage. I intend to shorten any of my very “branchy” roses to what looks to be a safe length, where weight of snow or ice could not destroy. Hopefully , this will be minimal pruning. I will also bring in some of the last of the beauties for the last of my bouquets. This isn’t really the end of the season. They will bloom a bit more before they turn into those skeletal sculptures of January. There will be another job for the roses in a few weeks, so …keep in touch! 
