Roses will stay flowering ‘well into autumn’ if essential gardening job is done in August

Taking five minutes to care for roses before the end of summer will keep them flowering for a lot longer (Image: Getty) Roses are a beautiful addition to any summer garden, but keeping them thriving as the weather begins to cool can be challenging. August tends to be a transitional time for roses as it is the last flush of flowers before their blooms begin to die off in autumn as the growing season comes to an end. However, taking the time to deadhead roses now will prevent the plant from spending energy on dying foliage but redirect it into producing more beautiful blooms, which can lead to a prolonged flowering period.

Rhiannon Odey, a gardening expert from Easy Garden Irrigation , has shared that deadheading roses as well as other summer flowers is a very important gardening job for the end of summer to help keep a garden flourishing. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.

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