Climbing Roses

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Climbing Roses from Spring Hill Nursery Climbing roses are perfect for a range of garden landscapes, with a wonderful variety in terms of flower form, color, and growth habit. If you're looking to purchase a support structure for your climbing rose plant, check out our arches and tuteurs for sale along with other dynamic garden decor . Growing roses in your garden is easier than you think! For tips on how to care for rose plants, make sure to check out our rose growing guide . For more information on being successful in the garden, head over to our garden resources page . When should you start training climbing roses? Typically, climbing roses can get a start on training in their second year. Roses use their first year in a new location to put down roots and become established. Let your plant grow horizontally, without too much pruning or trimming, and allow it to build up some length and bulk in the stems. After your climbing rose has been in place for two to three years, it's time to start training. To begin training climbing roses, place a structure or tying wire about two feet from the base of the plant. Here, you can begin tying in the rose and training it to grow upward. At the end up the first training season, your rose can be pruned. Remove old and damaged canes, and trim back suckers to direct energy to main stems. As you continue tying in your roses, moving upward on their support, be sure to provide plenty of room for the plants to grow both up and out. This creates a more pleasing shape and reduces overcrowding. How often do you need to prune climbing roses? Most climbing roses bloom on both old and new wood, making pruning easy. You can prune to keep your roses to a set height, and should prune to remove plant damage or diseased canes. While you can deadhead your climbing roses throughout the season, most pruning should be done in late winter, before the rose begins to grow again. One exception here—rambling style roses should be pruned after flowering,