Rose, more flowers ?

[KangarooKenny]

Is there anything I can do to make my rose produce more buds ?
Ive fed it this year, but I wondered if there’s a way to prune it to produce more buds.

Are all the bids right in the ends of stems?
If so, you can peg it, which is basically bend the long stems if they are flexible and tie down to bamboo sticks. It will then send up new shoots on the bent bit which will have more buds on

If it’s a climbing rose bend the stems so they are horizontal, they then produce vertical stems that have the flowers.

No, it’s not a climbing rose.
Do I bend the stem all the way down to the soil ?

No, you don’t bend all the way to the soil. A climbing rose will try to reach the top of the canopy and flower when it’s no longer in shade. It knows it’s reached that point because its stems are no longer supported and bend under their own weight. By bending stems you kid the rose into thinking it’s broken through to the top of the canopy.

But you wouldn’t do it with a non-climbing rose.

Is your rose in a reasonably sunny position or in complete shade? Are you feeding it too much? Does it therefore not feel the need to reproduce?

How old is the rose OP? They can take a few years to get going.

I prune mine hard in January Feb and then feed, either with a specialist rose feed or mulch with lots of well-rotted manure.

I then feed again in July after the first flowering is over.

Depending on the rose type a lot need regularly dead heading the old flowers to encourage new ones?

The number of flowers you're going to get will depend on the sort of rose it is. What variety is it? For instance hybrid tea varieties produce fewer flowers than floribundas. Some just have one flush a year, eg shrub roses, others are repeat-flowering.

I mulched mine with rotted manure this year and they are blooming like mad. They have really taken off this year (3rd year) so they do take time to get going. I've pruned them back lightly each year which has encouraged them to grow thicker and stronger. As mentioned above, deadheading helps keep them blooming. I also keep an eye open for signs of blackspot and remove affected leaves as soon as possible.

I'm about to start feeding me with home made comfrey tea too, as roses are hungry plants.