Climbing Rose - Bought 2 and don't know what to do!

xxvickixx

I picked up a couple of white climbing rose plants in Poundland a couple of days ago on a bit of a whim really.

I'd like something pretty on the fences by the patio and thought these would be nice but I don't know what to do now.

Can I plant them in tubs as there is no way DH is going to let me dig up the patio, or the lawn either. We have no flower beds only the veggie patch.

I think tubs is going to be the only viable option. If that seems OK then what sort of coverage could I expect from each plant and do they need trelis or wire of some sort to grow up?

I did a google but found the information quite technical and I didn't really find the answers I was looking for.

Thanks

Vicki

Optimisticpair

xxvickixx wrote: »

I picked up a couple of white climbing rose plants in Poundland a couple of days ago on a bit of a whim really.

I'd like something pretty on the fences by the patio and thought these would be nice but I don't know what to do now.

Can I plant them in tubs as there is no way DH is going to let me dig up the patio, or the lawn either. We have no flower beds only the veggie patch.

I think tubs is going to be the only viable option. If that seems OK then what sort of coverage could I expect from each plant and do they need trelis or wire of some sort to grow up?

I did a google but found the information quite technical and I didn't really find the answers I was looking for.

Thanks

Vicki

Generally the biggest pot possible is a good choice as they are less prone to drying out and they like room for the roots. A Miniature climber or Climbing Iceberg can grow 6 - 10 feet. Another variety would maybe be larger.

They have a skeleton of main stems that support the side stems on which the flowers are produced. They need something to haul themselves up on. A strong wood or metal trellis is good because you can rig it up so that you can detach it from the fence posts and lean it forwards a little to retreat/ repaint the fence at any time. Alternatively stretch wire along the fence posts and train the stems to go along the wire. Wire isn't so noticeable as plastic mesh netting and it lasts longer I think. Training them means that you tie the stems to the wire or trellis etc the way you want them as they grow.

amcluesent

>there is no way DH is going to let me dig up the patio<

You could lift a slab closest to the fence, dig out the hardcore and replace with topsoil to plant into, then run some wires along the fence and tie the rose in. Or use a wigwam and let the rose go up that. Put some gravel over and it would look good.

brogusblue

Wire and vine eyes are best to train a rose along ..

You would need quite a large pot, the larger the pot the more blooms and growth you will get from the rose. Minimum pot diameter is 20" and it must have holes in the bottom. Put some sort of drainage at the bottom (like small stones or broken pots) and then plant the rose in a soil based compost like John Innes number 3 mixed well with a handful of bonemeal and Rootgrow if you want. The main thing with growing in containers is that you need to water well every day, whether the plant gets rained on or not.

Here's my Climbing rose Paul's Himalayan Musk .. Its trained on string at the moment untill i replace the fence then i will attatched to wires

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/srs101/Garden%20%2010/GardenApril2010007-1.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c320/srs101/Roses%2009/100_1938.jpg

xxvickixx

Oooh that looks so pretty, thanks for sharing your photos.
Really appreciate your advice here. I'm not very good at watering things any other time than Summer so I don't think a pot is going to work either.
DH would cry if I suggested even lifting a slab. He only laid it last Summer and it looks beautiful. I might look at digging a hole in the lawn instead.
Than you again
Vicki xx