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I have a new rose (last year) and have not training a climbing one before, reading it says to train horizontal for flowers .. The are a few stems but only 2ft yet and one thick long stem , do I just bend it across pergola trellis so far then let

I once had a beautiful climbing rose (Shropshire Lad),purchased for me from the Hampton Court Flower Show 2 years ago. I did all the right things when planting it and it duly flowered last year. However, towards the end of the year - before frosts

Hello all I need suggestions for a good climbing Rose, for a west facing stone wall (see picture below, the wall is around 6ft high but i will be getting a chain link fence above that) I liked the one they used in the 1st episode of Gardeners world

Could you give a few more details, such as site, colour preferences etc? What's the question? Just a blank space. Thanks for replying i had submitted the question twice in error but its ok i think ive sorted it. Ive planted a large climbing rose

I want a climbing rose which is repeat flowering, fast growing, perfumed, disease reistant with fairly large flowers  does such a rose exist. How about Albertine which is a rambler although the flowers are 4" diameter.  It quickly scrambles over

Hi I have a rose bush which I planted last October, it seemed to start growing ok during spring (about 2 foot tall - is this normal?), but I am forever brushing off aphids and putting ladybirds near it!  Over the past couple of weeks I have noticed

Hope this is an okay place to ask this. A relative has recently died and I'd like to take a cutting from the roses in her garden. They travelled here via cutting in the 60s so it's important to us to keep them going. How should I go about doing a

I have a two year old rose, "Wild Eve". It seems healthy and flowers freely but has an odd habit. All the stems arch and spread on the ground. Consequently the flowers, which are heavy, face down and push their faces into the soil! Is this because

I have a wild rose on one side planted by previous owner of land. Do I prune it down for thicker growth , leave it ? I hate the prickly stems but lovely flowers and hips . I'd prune the older growth out. wild roses are very large plants with long

Hi just bought 2 climbing roses to cover the arch at the top of my garden would like to plant them in 2 wooden planters i built 2feet square and 2feet deep. When is the best time to put them out i have top soil & compost mixed would that be alright