{"id":174,"date":"2025-07-16T05:46:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T04:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lydfordanddistrictgardeningclub.co.uk\/blog\/?p=174"},"modified":"2025-07-17T10:00:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:00:39","slug":"june-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lydfordanddistrictgardeningclub.co.uk\/blog\/june-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"June 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mickey Little obviously never had a strict, Welsh history teacher or if he did, then he has spent his whole life trying to ignore the dictates of such a martinet and break free from the restrictions suggested by any Celtic tyrant. On June 10th his topic was roses, and his audience was the Lydford and District Gardening Club. The Parish Hall was packed, and the door was open to allow some of the perfect summer\u2019s evening to come inside. Mr. Little\u2019s approach was based on the scattershot formula and it provided an entertaining and informative evening as members enjoyed a few, brief hours away from the pressures of maintaining their plots. The talk contained history, literature, planting advice, pruning advice and lots more. Who knew that the thorns on a rose stem are essentially devices to allow the plants to climb? Many photographs were shown to provide evidence as to the effectiveness of this adaptation and inspired planting of ramblers and climbers may soon occur throughout the local area. Pruning was de-mystified and outward-facing buds, or their absence, no longer have such a large role in the nightmares of otherwise calm and content members of society. The largest intake of breath came when he suggested that it was reasonable to spend \u00a390 on a pair of secateurs! For that much money most members would expect the articles to be gold-plated and to come with a lifetime membership of the R.H.S!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mickey shared the following information about pruning:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>From The Royal National Rose Society<\/li>\n<li>Rose Pruning \u2013 Dead Easy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rose pruning has a \u2018tug of war\u2019 created by the old guard. Trials at various locations with The Rose Society has proved the old gospels are not only pointless but are counterproductive. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Remove the 3 D\u2019s<\/li>\n<li>Prune to keep within bounds<\/li>\n<li>To produce maximum blooms:<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>Bush roses \u2013 shorten stems by a third<\/li>\n<li>Climbers\/Ramblers &#8211; leave all main shoots. Side shoots cut back to an inch or so. Tying in and training are more important<\/li>\n<li>Shrubs \u2013 are big bushes so leave them alone<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>When?<\/strong><br \/>\nClimbers\/Ramblers  &#8211; ideally prune in autumn. Others \u2013 Jan to March<br \/>\nDeadheading is good and, on all plants, regenerate by cutting out VO wood<\/p>\n<p>You can contact Mickey at <a href=\"mailto:tandmlittle@gmail.com\">tandmlittle@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"row g-3 g-md-4\">\n<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lydfordanddistrictgardeningclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250610_200825-EDIT-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"June 2025\" width=\"416\" height=\"285px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-6 col-md-4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lydfordanddistrictgardeningclub.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/20250610_194032-EDIT-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"June 2025\" width=\"416\"  style=\"height:285px !important;\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mickey Little obviously never had a strict, Welsh history teacher or if he did, then he has spent his whole life trying to ignore the dictates of such a martinet and break free from the restrictions suggested by any Celtic tyrant. 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