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Tips on pruning climbing roses

18/6/2015

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climbing roses
Pruning climbing roses
Give your climbing rose a little care and attention and it will produce a delightful display of blooms and healthy growth. The climbing rose is not a true climber, it does not develop tendrils or suction roots, it cannot climb on its own.  Therefore your climber will need a little training, as it grows, bend the canes of the rose in arcs and tie them in place so they grow horizontally or downward.  Canes that are left to grow straight up will only produce flowers at their tips.  Bending a cane will encourage side-shoots.  The more side-shoots produced, the more blooms will develop.

When to prune
Mid –winter when the rose plant is dormant is the ideal time to do the yearly prune.  Prune again in summer, cutting away any dead wood and snip off any spent flowers and apply an application of fertilizer.  This will promote more blooms and a healthier plant.

Spring flowering roses such as Cecil Brunner, Dorothy Perkins and Banksia roses are best pruned immediately after flowering.

How to train your climbing rose
·         Provide a strong sturdy arbour, trellis or fence.
·         Plant rose approximately 30cm to the front of support.
·         As the rose grows, bend and firmly tie the canes to the trellis, leaving the tie loose enough to allow for new             growth.
·         In the first season, remove flowers (trimming with short stems) before they fade.
·        Train in this manner for the first two to three years, then add pruning to the training procedure.

Basic pruning tips
1.       Firstly remove any thin stems shooting from the base.
2.       Remove dead or unproductive branches entirely along with any diseased growth.
3.       Shorten branches you want to retain to your desired shape and cut side shoots back to  8-10 buds.
4.       Tie remaining branches to supports – not too tight as the stems will thicken with the new seasons growth.
5.       Remove any shoots that have appeared from below the graft (suckers) by digging down to where they                     shooting from.  Remove by pulling down and out.
6.       Spray with lime sulphur immediately after pruning and follow with Copper Oxychloride 3-4 weeks later.
7.       Apply an application of rose fertilizer to promote healthy growth and blooms.

General care of Roses
*  Resist the temptation to thread shoots through the trellis/support
*  Don’t tie stems with wire, use rubber ties or thick jute string.
*  Don’t add old clippings to the compost heap.  Gather them up and burn or take them to the refuse tip.
*  Prune repeat flowers after they have finished flowering to encourage new growth and blooms.
*  Apply Richgro’s rose fertilizer after pruning (Aug/Sept) and again in summer (Nov/Dec) and autumn (Feb/March).     Give them an added boost in mid spring (Oct/Nov) by applying a light dressing of Richgros Granulated Sulphate of     Potash and Manutec Sulphate of Iron at the rate of 10g per square metre.  Alternately apply Richgros Black           Marvel monthly.

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5 Showy Vines suitable for a sunny position

18/1/2014

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Bougainvillea

There are many different types of creepers that will quickly provide a large mass of foliage to cover walls, fences, trellis and over pergolas creating a shady summer retreat.  Treat them well and they’ll reward you well, plant in well prepared soil that has been enriched with organic matter plus an application of complete garden fertilizer.




*Bougainvillea
A Showy, trailing creeper making a spectacular display of colour throughout the year.  Bougainvillea come in many varieties and colours, making special effects for hanging baskets, containers, hedges, rockeries, fences, pergolas and old tree stumps.  Thrive in a warm, sunny well-drained position, preferring moist soils but will tolerate periods of dry once established.  Protect from frost when young. 

*Honeysuckle ‘Lonicera’
Delightful fragrant summer flowering creeper available in a variety of different colours.  Thrives in a sunny, well- drained soil, enriched with organic manure. Ideal to be grown over fences and pergolas, some varieties can be trimmed and staked as a shrub.

*Pandorea ‘Jasminoides’
Attractive evergreen vine bearing large bunches of showy flowers.  Plant in a sunny position in well-drained soil enriched with organic matter and they will flower at their best.   Ideal for a show over fences, archways and pergolas.  Will tolerate some frosts.

*Trachelospermum  ‘Chinese Star Jasmine’
An attractive creeper with lush, deep green glossy foliage.  Bearing masses of beautiful clusters of fragrant creamy-white, star-shaped blooms.  Flowers in late spring and continues into summer.  Thrives in sun or light shade and in a moist well-drained position.  Ideal to train over garden arches, pergolas and retaining walls and is frost hardy.

*Wisteria
Vigorous deciduous climber bearing masses of large cascading racemes of fragrant flowers in spring.  Available in a variety of colours from blue-violet, lavender-blue, white, violet or reddish violet, pale to dark.  Thrives in a sunny position requiring a well drained soil.  Makes a stunning show when grown over arbors, archways and fences.  Wisteria like an acid soil with plenty of water at blossom time.

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