Climbing roses have a special, romantic charm often associated with cottage gardens. With their long canes, they work their way up pillars, fences, arbors, gazebos, or a brick facade. They are ...
Everyone loves roses, whether it's an elegant bush of bright red blooms or a bed of pink blossoms. Another way to add roses to your garden is via the climbing variety, which can grow along fences, ...
Pruning climbing roses is very different from pruning bush roses. For one thing, we rarely cut them back hard the way we do bush roses. That would defeat the purpose of planting a climbing rose — to ...
If you want to encourage more buds to bloom this spring, you need to redirect your climbing roses to grow outwards rather than up. Our resident gardening expert, Orpheus Alexander, explains how ...
Key Points Growing vining plants can add vertical interest, privacy, and pollinator appeal to gardens.Avoid invasive vines, ...
Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu. I need some advice on pruning a climbing rose trained on a wrought iron ...