Rambler rose training..........up tree? - November 17th, 2006 at 05:35 AM
Has anyone trained a rambling rose up a tree?I have a rambler growing on fence& thought of pegging some of it to root& grow up a mimosa tree at end of house.This rose is a once bloomer.It blooms in april.when it'd bloom the mimosa would still be dormant.mimosa grows besides house.i'm sure it would eventually find the roof if hubby didn't figure it out.........(I found an excuse too.....shadeing the roof to help energy cost) The curent one has now covered a 18 ft fence& returning back towards the end it grew from.
Sorry.I'm just not a regular rambler grower.I'm more of a hybrid Tea rose grower,that got sidetracked with brugmansias,but MIL keeps wondering why I don't grow alot of roses anymore.I'm also unsure about pruneing this rambler.I imagine I should have done it when it flowered in april.It actually blooms good.It is a cutting started& this was its 2nd year growing.
I recently cleaned flowerbed out 2 days ago& had the rambler give me a few thorns while trying to re route it.Thats what got me thinking of going up a tree.
Sorry.I'm just not a regular rambler grower.I'm more of a hybrid Tea rose grower,that got sidetracked with brugmansias,but MIL keeps wondering why I don't grow alot of roses anymore.I'm also unsure about pruneing this rambler.I imagine I should have done it when it flowered in april.It actually blooms good.It is a cutting started& this was its 2nd year growing.
I recently cleaned flowerbed out 2 days ago& had the rambler give me a few thorns while trying to re route it.Thats what got me thinking of going up a tree.