Preparations for the Annual Rose Viewing got off to a slow start. May was so cold that the roses weren't leafing out on schedule. I knew there would be winterkill, but I couldn’t tell where it began. Then June arrived and the roses must have felt they needed to put on some speed.  Leaves, buds and even a few blossoms arrived almost at the same time. Now I am pruning out winterkill. One of the mysteries of pruning…