Soon the buds will be breaking and spring will be here.
The buds breaking on the rose canes will reveal what has been winter killed and what has survived.
He even ordered a shuttle launched, and a few moments later, a bud broke off of the main creature and began maneuvering on its own.
Or, fertilizer could also be applied to forsythia in late winter before buds break to strengthen new growth.
The extent of the winterkill will be easily seen if the pruning is done just as the buds are breaking.
If the spring season has settled down enough for the forsythia to bloom, then the buds of many shrubs are also breaking.
The moment was coming; the first bud on the spray of the mistletoe flowers had broken into bloom.
Wait until buds break open to trim rosebushes.
Never spray late in spring, particularly if the buds are breaking.
Major rosebush pruning will be done in spring when buds break.