Well, I'd say more like 7-8' this season. I have 2 New Dawns climbing up a
pergola that is (I'm guessing) 9' tall and the first season they nearly
reached the top. This is the third season and they're about 4' across the
top of the pergola.

Cheryl
"nanner" wrote in message
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I planted 2 New Dawn climbing rose plants, the cheap kind from Home Depot
(5.99 each, I think there is worse out there)

I built a nice trellis and put it up on the side of my shed and planted
the
roses in front. They are growing, it looks like about 2-3" have come out
in
a few spots.

It's been 2 weeks since I planted them, is this a normal rate of growth to
expect? about 1-1.5" a week or is it more random than that?

The info I read on New Dawn says they will get to be 8-10 feet so I am
wondering if I can expect that in a season...honestly I have no idea what
to
expect!! This is my first attempt at roses and I am new to gardening in
general!

Any info will be helpful - I just can't seem to find the answers I want
through google.

Wanna see the trellis I built? As you can see in the picture I have shade
there part of the day.
http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/nanner2000/Trellis.jpg

the picture was right after i built it but before i centered it and
attached
it. each plant is centered in front of the 2 ladder-type sections. It's 8'
x
6' I think I will put something decorative in the top middle section

thanks all!