I watched him prune every single old cane down to the very base of the bush.

I picked up the loppers and lopped off one old cane after another.

The older canes will then die after bearing the 1994 summer crop and should be cut to the ground.

About one-third of the oldest canes can be cut to near ground level now, right after bloom fades.

Once the flowers have faded, cut to the ground one-third of the oldest canes.

It was neatly capped, like the end of an old cane.

Also, if the rosebush is thick with unwanted growth, steel yourself to cut out those old canes.

The oldest canes can be taken out - to ground level.

Roses bloom on the wood that will grow this year so the old canes must be taken out.

To keep it a reasonable size and at its most productive, prune out canes more than three years old.