awn. n. Botany. A slender bristle, especially one at the tip of a glume or lemma in a grass spikelet.
Avoid competition from roots of other plants. Roses need loose, well-drained, well-aerated soil that contains plenty of organic matter. A raised bed can provide roses with ideal soil conditions. You can plant bare root roses in late fall, late winter or early spring in South Carolina. Container-grown plants can be planted later in the spring. Dig a hole large enough for the roots to spread out in their natural position. Prune any damaged roots and spread the roots down around a mound of soil in the hole. Set the plant so that the graft union is just above the soil level.
Then there is pruning tree roses as well as pruning knockout rose bushes. The signs for pruning rose bushes in the spring are the swelling of the rose buds. So therefore the best time to prune your roses is in early spring when those buds just begin to swell. Keep in mind that a rose is basically just a flowering shrub, and also that it's very hard to do any real harm to the rose bush if you do not prune like a pro the first time.