How to prune pat austin rose

Late winter to early spring; deadhead throughout summer and into autumn. Cut main stems back by one-third to one-half in late winter, pruning above outward-facing buds. Remove any dead, crossing, or weak growth to the base. During the season, deadhead faded blooms by cutting back to the first leaf with five leaflets.

Annual hard prune in late winter; deadhead every 2–3 weeks in season. Pat Austin is a David Austin shrub rose with boldly cupped, copper-amber blooms. It can grow quite large and benefits from consistent annual pruning to maintain an open shape and encourage strong flowering stems. Deadheading is important as spent blooms are not attractive and removing them spurs repeat bloom.

Cut main stems back by one-third to one-half in late winter, pruning above outward-facing buds. Remove any dead, crossing, or weak growth to the base. During the season, deadhead faded blooms by cutting back to the first leaf with five leaflets.