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No rose garden is truly complete without including climbing roses into the mix of rose species. Climbing roses, also known as pillars, ramblers, trailing roses, and everblooming roses depending on how they grow are not considered true vines. They don't grow their own support structures to hold onto surfaces. But they are the ideal decoration to grace any archway, fence or any other structure in and around any garden.
Because climbing roses do not have the capacities to hold onto structures like vines do, they need help from us. Grower can loosely bind the plant to a structure or wind it through the structure. Some types of structures you can grow climbing roses on are trellis , arbors, fences, sheds, columns, walls or virtually any different large, solid structures. Climbing roses that are educated to grow laterally rather then vertically often produce more blooms. Vertically trained climbing roses will develop short spurs along their main stem or canes which will develop blooms. Besides the means they grow, growing climbing roses is not unlike growing different types of rose plants. Climbing roses need about six to seven hours of direct unfiltered sunlight a day. Even climbing roses that are said to do well in the part shade still need about four to five hours of direct sunshine a day.
When preparing to grow climbing roses in your garden, take into consideration the elevation or distance that these species of roses will grow to. Some species of climbing roses can grow to be around 30 feet in height. Other species can grow to be 7 feet in height. Can the structure that you are projecting to grow them on support this type of plant? The elevation of the plant will also depend on the type of climate you have in your region. Another thing to deliberate is which variety of climbing rose is going to accommodate your garden. Some types of climbing roses are everbloomers which means that they blossom all throughout the growing season. Other varieties are spring bloomers meaning they only blossom in the spring.
One essential difference between climbing roses and different types of rose plants is that they ask very little cutting. There is no need to prune the plant for the first two years. If climbing roses are pruned every year like other rose plants, the opposite will happen to the climbers; they will produce fewer blossoms. Owners can get away with pruning their climbing roses every 3 or 4 years. Yet then, trimming consists of taking away little canes and old or less vigorous canes at the base of the plant. Energetic young canes are encouraged to grow and to become long and flexible. Owners will have an easier time educating these canes through and onto structures.
The thing to remember with climbing roses is that you must be patient. They may require a little while to get established and start blooming right after they are planted. But, when they do become established, the scent and the beauty of their colors are well worth the wait.
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