On Nov 2, 10:32*pm, donnief
wrote:
Hi, I'm looking for a bit of advice.

I need to move an old climbing rose and honeysuckle from an old
neglected garden to a new position. They both must be really quite old,
and whilst the honeysuckle isn't looking too good for its neglect the
rose is still in pretty good shape (they must both have been trained on
wire supports at one time).

Any tips on how/ when best to go about it and what are the chances of
success?

Thanks

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donnief

Unless the rose is something very special I'd forget both plants and
get good new ones.
Otherwise follow Charlie's advice for the rose. Remove very old/
diseased/damaged wood and prune the rest fairly hard to balance the
huge root damage that will be incurred in digging it up. Don't plant
it where roses have grown recently (ie. within the last 5-10 years.)
David's advice on hardwood cuttings is also a good plan, sometimes
those old roses grow better on their own roots than when grown grafted
onto a rootstock. In anycase a few free plants is always good.

Rod