This Papa Meilland rose needs the crown protected from changing temperatures during the winter. A mound of free wood chip mulch from the Transfer Station is placed over the crown to a height of 12 inches.
I cut the stems back to 36 inches for the winter to reduce wind movement. A typical winter will kill these stems back to the mulch.
Come April, I will push the mulch off the crown and spread it around the ground by the bush.
