How can I protect new shoots on rose bushes from cold winter weather.?

It has been a mild winter and my rose bushes now have new shoots. How can I protect them from winter weather that we my get?
How can I protect new shoots on rose bushes from cold winter weather.?
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Reply:Don't prune them and don't put plastic over them.



I think that's very bad advice. Let them suffer through the winter. They should be fine.



At the base of the plant put down lots of mulch (anything will do such as leaves or grass clippings). some people use burlap.



I used to prune my roses every fall but stopped because my roses were not getting any bigger, Now I only prune them in the spring and only then to cut off the dead branches only.



If its a tea rose than they are fairly weak. Consider a more hardy variety if that one dies.
Reply:Mulching is the answer, whether you prune or not prune.



In the north, normally the ground freezes, when it does, it is a good idea to mound some kind of mulch around the base of your bushes to keep the top of the root ball protected. This year many areas in the North, the ground has not frozen, still mulch with leaves or straw around the bottom 6-12 inches of your bushes, not only will this protect from the cold weather, but also from wind damage.
Reply:get a book on plants or maybe you can cover them with plastic
Reply:If you haven't already pruned them down for the winter to 3 or 4 good canes do so.. With the plant pruned down low enough, you can cover them with a common glad garbage bag and tie it off at the bottom.. If you don't have too many rose bushes this will be an easy task. Any thing you can cover them with will be fine.A bucket, box, bed sheet, whatever. But if it warms up at any time, you will need to uncover them. Usually during the day it is warm enough to do this. Cover them back up in the evening to protect from the night time temperatures.. Hope this helps you out..



PS.. Just a little extra info on why you should prune roses back from a very well known rose supplier.. John, below, may wish to read this. He may have a better quality rose than what he now has...Here is the link...

http://www.weeksroses.com/PruningRoses.p...
Reply:Not much you can do to protect.Mine are the same way and it's freezing rain and sleet right now.They will either make it or not.They should be okay tho.
Reply:Put extra mulch. Put burlap around the plant so that it can

breath but yet protect the new shoots. I read you do not put plastic. Do not prune now.