Yeah, use loosely attached plastic supports on the fence and to it that way.
Climbing roses don't actually climb. They need supports, be it the type you had
which rusted or plastic supports. You can buy them at Home Depot in the cable
tv wire and accessories section. Make sure you don't choke the branch by making
it too tight in the support. I've used those cable mounts, then thread a tie
wrap through very loosely around the branch and leaving it like that. It takes
years and years for those to disintegrate.


On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 01:13:12 GMT, Gideon Singer opined:

I have a large climbing rose on my 8ft solid back fence that has come
crashing down due to the support wires rusting thru. Is there a good
way to support a rose on a fence without the use of a trellis?