I live in the Quad Cities (Illinois side) and I prune my 150+ roses after tax time (April 15th)! That would be about now!! I'm about to start getting to it soon. My hands hurt just thinking about it...LOL! :th
You shouldn't prune roses in our area in the fall. Altho I do know a few people...
I've been growing roses for quite a few years and have over 150 in my garden. When ever I've gotten roses that I can't plant (I'm in zone 5...our last frost date is considered to be in the first part of May) and I've taken delivery of some as early as Feb. I've managed to keep them until I...