A sunny location, careful soil care, sufficient supply of nutrients and good water supply is the premise of nice development and rich blooming. The so-called wild shoots that often appear on grafted roses are cut off using sharp pruning shears. We always do the pruning in the spring because that is the time to remove the dried and frozen branches properly from the stem. I start with a cleansing spray in the spring after pruning, just like with fruit trees. The spray should contain a mix of poltiglia bordolese (tri-base blue vitriol) and sulfur. We can protect our roses from rust (Phragmidium spp.) and powdery mildew (Sphaerotheca pannosa) with substances containing triticonazole or azoxystrobin. The black spot fungus (Diplocarpon rosae) can be treated with substances containing penconazole.

Often occuring insects are aphids, spider mites, flower thrips and rose shoot sawflies. Pesticides containing abamectin, pyridaben or diflovidazin should be used alternately against spider mines and flower thrips. Pesticides containing pymetrozine, lambda cyhalothrin or acetamiprid can be used to fight aphids.