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Linda
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 Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:19 pm Post subject: Climbing roses |
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Hi---I am going to get a climber rose for my back fence and was wondering
which ones everyone likes. I am in zone 9 or 10--southern Calif....I have
the notorious "Iceberg" on my list and Dublin Bay.
Other suggestions.... (I already own Joseph's Coat)
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Have a Great Day!!
Linda |
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Gail Futoran
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| Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2004 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: Climbing roses |
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"Linda" <lsirbuly@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:VvBod.3290$Nh1.1411@trnddc09...
| Quote: | Hi---I am going to get a climber rose for my back fence and was wondering
which ones everyone likes. I am in zone 9 or 10--southern Calif....I have
the notorious "Iceberg" on my list and Dublin Bay.
Other suggestions.... (I already own Joseph's Coat)
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Have a Great Day!!
Linda
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Depends on how tall your fence is, and how much "footprint"
room you have (for canes to get in your way while walking by
or mowing). I have Champney's Pink Cluster along one
fence and it does great, lots of canes, lots of blooms, very
vigorous bush. And it doesn't get too tall, like some of the
other Noisettes I have (which reach 20' or more), but it does
reach at least 6'. I put a wire trellis in front of it because
it tended to droop too much into the driveway.
HTH - Gail |
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Gail Futoran
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 8:46 am Post subject: Re: Climbing Roses |
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"Eyebright" <Eyebright.1kzlk2@news.gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote
[snip to a Eureka! moment:]
| Quote: | oh and its said don t hard prune very young climbers as this can lead
to reversion back to bush rose.
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Okaaayyy. That explains that! When we moved into our
present house ten years ago, my husband hard pruned
what he believed were shrub roses, and which turned out
to be climbers - America. They have mostly ok (one
died several years ago), blooming ok, but never put
out much in the way of longish canes, or anything
resembling a climber. So now I know why. :0
I don't blame him, really. Before I learned much about
roses, I managed to kill off quite a few. I'm doing much
better now. :)
Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8 |
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dave weil
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| Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 9:00 pm Post subject: Re: Climbing Roses |
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On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 03:46:10 GMT, "Gail Futoran"
<futoran@nospam.worldnet.att.net> wrote:
| Quote: | "Eyebright" <Eyebright.1kzlk2@news.gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote
[snip to a Eureka! moment:]
oh and its said don t hard prune very young climbers as this can lead
to reversion back to bush rose.
[snip]
Okaaayyy. That explains that! When we moved into our
present house ten years ago, my husband hard pruned
what he believed were shrub roses, and which turned out
to be climbers - America. They have mostly ok (one
died several years ago), blooming ok, but never put
out much in the way of longish canes, or anything
resembling a climber. So now I know why. :0
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I did the same thing with a rambler. After three years, it's still
just a large somewhat upright thing.
| Quote: | I don't blame him, really. Before I learned much about
roses, I managed to kill off quite a few. I'm doing much
better now. 
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Smae here, although I'm off and on in terms of "better". It looks like
I lost my first year Mel Hulse, unless I get some root ball basals
that come up. I neglected to mulch it properly when the weather first
turned cold. In fact, last year was a year of neglect for me, so I'm
not sure what my roses are going to look like this year. I'm not
hopeful at all, although I doubt I will have killed any others off. |
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fred
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| Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: Climbing Roses |
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Eyebright Wrote:
| Quote: | denise Wrote:
Hi there,
I was wondering
Denise (a keen but novice gardener)
i'd stick the new roses in a bucket of water for 12 hours or so the
plant em straight out....the older one i'd cut out all the dead an
reduce the living by about two thirds....one or two living i'd tak
right down as low as possible to ground level in order to stimulate ne
growth this coming season. tie in the new growth and the following yea
reduce by about a third...next year some of those untouched take dow
to ground level...keep on doing this every year unless aiming for
permanant framework.
....is one way of doing it...does nt really matter what the regime i
so long as its consistant...its possible ' climbing rose' qualit
degenerates on wood allowed to become years and years old .
oh and its said don t hard prune very young climbers as this can lea
to reversion back to bush rose.
its also said ' rambling ' roses can be left untouched once a few youn
canes have been encouraged...this is done by cutting down to the groun
all old wood once a new cane shows itself after planting....'ramblers
sadly mainly flower just once in the season having much greate
affinity with wild roses.
with all roses the flowers should nt be encouraged at the expense o
the natural shape of the bush...its a balance...loosing some flowerin
wood each year but maintaining vigourous growth throughout.
all this is only my opinion by the way i better shut up
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Eyebright
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Hi Eyebright
you have some good advice here
thank you for posting
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fred
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