Climbing Roses....
Climbing Roses....Hi
On one of our outside walls i have a climbing rose bush.... Its a bit over grown... Is it too late to cut some of it back? Will it still flower and grow in the spring and summer? I cut back the normal roses in autumn and they have started to get little shoots coming off them but the climbing rose hasnt got any.... I really want to cut it back but i dont want to ruin any growth this year or make it late to flower... Any suggestions? [center]Happy to have shown Titchy Clucker a little corner of France[/center]
Sara XxX
Re: Climbing Roses....Could you try pruning 1 side only......... then either way you still might get flowers
I havent got a climbing rose, just 2 large bush type ones, and I prune them several times a year, to no ill effect. In factgetmore flowers than otherwise would have done! Re: Climbing Roses....Absolutely fine to cut it back now.
Be quite ruthless with crossing branches and long side shoots. Only proviso - hard frosts may hit young shoots in feb so you might want to leave a little to final prune in March. Flowering and new growth will be improved by pruning. Sorry Newto but the hormone system means that if you prune only one side then the unpruned side will dominate. Quand je serai vieille je vais vivre en France
Sunny Clucker, she came, she saw, she moved on! Re: Climbing Roses....Am glad this has been on as I have a very damaged climbing rose, the snow was so heavy it broke it will sort it out now
Re: Climbing Roses....Thank you everyone
Its a gorgeous day so i will get out there now and get pruning [center]Happy to have shown Titchy Clucker a little corner of France[/center]
Sara XxX Re: Climbing Roses....I have one that was so bloomin' tall. Right up to the bedroom window.
I haven't a clue with them, so never did anything. But it was so bad, I could say we pruned it hard. But I feel we just hacked it back. So it is a wait and see I suppose. It is a beautiful yellow, with a magnificent scent. But the flowers were so high, we could barely see them. http://www.busheyk9.co.uk
If you can't be a good example........ you will just have to be a horrible warning
Re: Climbing Roses....Well its pruned back now...
I didnt go too hard at it , there were some teeny shoots on some of it but im geussing they will keep coming now.... Ive always cut back my normal roses a lot.... and every year they come back brilliantly with tons of flowers so fingers crossed this will do the same Thank you for the help [center]Happy to have shown Titchy Clucker a little corner of France[/center]
Sara XxX Re: Climbing Roses....I tried to kill my climbing rose last year so I could grow veg there - no such luck! It is about 8 ft high again already!
Helen xx
3 children, 3 grandchildren, 3 chooks, 3 fish, a shrimp that thinks its a prawn and a dappy dog. http://www.acountrygrandma.blogspot.com
Re: Climbing Roses....No problem at all with pruning your climbing rose. Uually in the autumn roses are just tidied and the main pruning done in the spring. If pruned back too much when finished flowering there is a great chance of frost damage.
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