H Ryder writes
How does this work - it just occurred to me that teh leaves on teh tree
would shade the rose?

The rose does its thing and climbs to the top of the tree. It's what
climbers are designed for - don't mess around building solid trunks, use
someone else for support, and scramble up till you break through the
canopy.

Plant the rose towards the edge of the canopy and let it climb into the
tree from there - if you plant it ear the trunk, the tree will be taking
all the water, and the rose will struggle.

Also can anyone recommend a highly scented vigorous
rose to grow into a large alder (I think).

Can you give some more indication? Bedroom height? Roof height? Dwarfs
the house?



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Kay