I have recently moved to a new neighborhood and there are many roses in my yard.

2 weeks ago, people were stopping and taking pictures of my roses cause they were so beautiful!

Got back from a 10 day trip and the rose trees in front were devestated by rust! I went to the local nursery and spent way too much for spray and fertilizer.

They said to clip the affected leaves, but since they weren't pruned last year, and they were so heavily infected, I chopped them back! I'll spray and fertilize as soon as the wind dies down.

I have a few different kinds of roses near by that have a few affected leaves, but nothing like the ones I cut back!

Should I just go leaf by leaf and spray all of the plants every week or so or be aggressive and cut those back as well?

The nursery said that not being pruned this last winter may have been a big factor with the rust. It is also a fairly shady area once the leaves come on the trees.

I'm kinda clueless, cause the roses I had at my old place didn't get trimmed, watered, fed and just grew, bloomed and flourished! LOL

I'm coming from over an acre way off the road that no one sees to one of the fanciest neighborhoods in town! (We're at the less expensive end!)

We have to keep up our yard!!!! ;) Nancy