Climbing Roses - Some Advantages

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Climbing roses are really stunning and usually a wonderful spectacle in any garden. Fortunately growing climbing roses is not difficult. However, although they are climbing plants, they are not considered true vines because they don't grow their own support structures to hold onto surfaces. Climbing roses requires a trellis', arbors, fences, sheds, pillars, walls or almost any other large, solid brace in order to flourish and survive. For successfully growing climbing roses keep the following in mind.

When considering growing climbing roses it is important to also consider where to plant it, location, and the type of trellis or support structure needed. As far as location is concerned whether a rose grows as a climber or a bush does not make much difference in the need for good sunlight exposure. Of course the rose that climbs has a better chance of picking up the sun higher up and is not so much affected by other plants near it growing up and possibly shading it out.

Once rose's canes have grown long enough to reach the support, trellis or arch, train the branches to grow laterally, spacing them some 20-30cm from each other to create a kind of a fan shape. Attach the shoots to support wires with string, plastic straps, or burlap ties, taking care not to make them too tight. Roses trained to grow horizontally often produce more blooms than climbing roses which are made to grow vertically.

Check the support wires periodically and loosen them as the plant grows. By keeping an eye on this you can provide the canes ample room for growth and expansion.

Climbing roses flower over a long period during the warmer months, they do not need pruning often and once established they are very hardy. All in all they are easy roses to grow and very pretty. Growing climbing roses is definitely a must for rose gardeners.

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