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Cut the dead or diseased stalk back to the base of the plant. Cut damaged stalks below the damaged part to leave the foliage to feed the plant. Prune the stalks back to the base of the plant in late fall when the lilies have stopped blooming and the foliage is dying off. Pruning shears.
When to prune roses depends on what type of roses you have. Repeat blooming roses like floribunda and hybrid tea roses should be heavily pruned in the spring just before the buds break. To know when the buds are about to break, look for when buds begin to swell and prune roses at that time.