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Leggy shrub roses: pruning to make them fuller

These are 3 years old. They have never been very full. Each has about 6 very long, 4 foot tall + canes, with little branching. They are on the east side of the house, and therefore only get sun til 1 pm. It was probably a bad place to put themâ¦.

Two are Knockouts, Sunny something. The other is unnamed, a peach colored one that is somewhat doubled, might be (from what I recall) a floribunda. I liked the color, so bought it even though the tag was gone. It was the nursery guy who thought it was a floribunda. That one blooms much better than the Knockouts.

Nor have they bloomed much. A brief flush in the spring, and thatâÂÂs it. If I prune them, am I sacrificing what little bloom there is? I would at least like them to serve as a nicer backdrop for the garden.

Thanks for your suggestions.

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