Roy wrote:
I am in the process of building the wife a wrought iron trellis over
the front walk so she can plant some climbing roses at it. The number
of roses is unreal in regards to Name and such. The trellis is 32" on
each side, and approx 7'3" to thr eave portion of the roof structure,
and spans 42" wide across the walk. Plan on planting one rose bush on
each side. So anyo0ne have any suggestions on what would be a good
rose to plant that is not a one time deal and continually blooms
throughout the season with the dark glossy leaves, in Red, Pink or
Yellow colors.......Would like a good fast growing type at least to
cover up some of the trellis as early as possible, but its not a sheer
necessity either. Area is a minimum of 8 hours sun, with the balance
partial shade/sun, in central Alabama. Freezing is usually not a
factor around this area. There is just so many to try and choose from
(in books anyhow) it boggles the mind, and then you can not usually
find those names when you visit a garden center..........
Just how far in front of the side panels of this trellis would you
plant a climbing rose anyhow........Would 6 to 8 inches be sufficient?
Soil is basically a sandy loam predominately sand, but will dig hole
of sufficient size so good potting or top soil can be added.
Any suggestions appreciated.
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Roy,
I did the same thing about eight years ago. I checked with
several local rose growers who suggested several climbers
that they have grown for many years. Some of their
suggestions we Red - either Don Juan or Blaze, Pink -
Climbing Peace or Queen Elizabeth, Yellow - Golden Showers.
I decided to go with a red climber and I choose Blaze.
I planted one bush on each side of the trellis (about 6
inches from the trellis) and in the second year I got a good
amount of blooms and many more blooms every years since
then. On my website, I have a picture of how the trellis
looked last year (the bushes were seven years old)
http://members.iglou.com/brosen/page4L.htm
As you can see, they did quite well last year and this year
they look like they will be just as beautiful.
I would talk to some rose growers in your area and see what
climbers have done well for them. I have some neighbors who
have said that some of their climbers are over forty years
old and except for losing a few bushes during some very cold
winters (-20 degrees) most of them do quite well.
Good luck and here is a link to some pictures of my other
roses from my website:
http://members.iglou.com/brosen/page6.htm
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Bill R. (Ohio Valley, U.S.A)
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