Pruning climbing rose
 

Hi - I have a two year old rose climbing over an arch in my garden. Due to arrival of child #2 last summer, the rose didn't get any sort of attention after flowering and is now a bit of a mess. Can I cut it right back now and train it a bit better, or is it better to just lightly prune and deal with it properly in the autumn?
Many thanks!
(A slightly clueless!) Kathryn

Pruning climbing rose
 

On 22 Mar, 15:49, Kathryn Mac
wrote:
Hi - I have a two year old rose climbing over an arch in my garden. Due
to arrival of child #2 last summer, the rose didn't get any sort of
attention after flowering and is now a bit of a mess. Can I cut it right
back now and train it a bit better, or is it better to just lightly
prune and deal with it properly in the autumn?
Many thanks!
(A slightly clueless!) Kathryn

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Kathryn Mac

Go for it.
Nothing wrong with pruning now. Many people would rather prune in the
spring
David Hill

Pruning climbing rose
 

On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 04:59:48 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill
wrote:

On 22 Mar, 15:49, Kathryn Mac
wrote:
Hi - I have a two year old rose climbing over an arch in my garden. Due
to arrival of child #2 last summer, the rose didn't get any sort of
attention after flowering and is now a bit of a mess. Can I cut it right
back now and train it a bit better, or is it better to just lightly
prune and deal with it properly in the autumn?
Many thanks!
(A slightly clueless!) Kathryn

--
Kathryn Mac

Go for it.
Nothing wrong with pruning now. Many people would rather prune in the
spring
David Hill

I had three rambling roses, 8-9 years old which were overgrown and
scraggly and taking over the wrought ironwork on top of my end garden
wall.
In November I sawed them off at about 10" from ground level,

One died

The other two are breaking out and sprouting vigorously,


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