On 8/7/07 19:00, in article ,
"MikeCT" wrote:

I nearly bought Rambling Rector for my front garden, until Sacha reminded
me that it is a very vigorous rose and suggested climbing Iceberg instead.
I'm glad you did Sacha as Beale's sent me a very healthy, bare rooted
specimen which is now zooming up my trellis and already flowering well.
Later I also bought Ballerina which took a little longer to get growing, but
that too is now romping away and already smothered with flower buds.

MikeCT

"Sacha" wrote in a message.
Beale's or David Austin should have it and yes, it's is very vigorous
indeed. I don't think there's any point in planting it unless you can let
it have its head, myself One of its attractions is to have those
wonderful flower heads waving at you from helicopter height!





I'm glad it worked out well, Mike. Climbing Iceberg is remarkable, IMO -
totally different to the R Rector but definitely capable of holding its own
place in anyone's garden. We have C. Iceberg growing along, rather than up,
a low wall and in this second year and with some neglect, it's doing very
well, considering! The Rector does need a lot of space to flex its muscles
and show itself at its best. If one can give it those conditions, it's a
star.
I'd like to add that we've done this with Hydrangea seemannii and it's
tumbling over the same low wall and flowering madly. It looks fabulous.
--
Sacha
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'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'