How to prune sally holmes rose

Early spring for main structural pruning; after each flush during the season for lateral trimming. As a climber: tie in new long canes, cut flowering laterals back to 2–3 buds after bloom, and remove one or two old base canes each year. As a shrub: prune the whole plant back by up to one-third in early spring, removing dead and crossing growth.

Annually for structural pruning; laterals trimmed after each flowering flush. Sally Holmes can be grown as a large shrub or trained as a climber. It blooms on new laterals and repeats reliably. When grown as a climber, shorten lateral shoots after each flush and remove a few of the oldest main canes at the base annually. As a freestanding shrub, reduce the whole plant by one-third in early spring.

As a climber: tie in new long canes, cut flowering laterals back to 2–3 buds after bloom, and remove one or two old base canes each year. As a shrub: prune the whole plant back by up to one-third in early spring, removing dead and crossing growth.