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Climbing rose has already reached top of support

gerrard.kategerrard.kate Posts: 22
in Problem solving
Hi everyone, even after a decent pruning last winter, my climbing rose has now reached the top of its support and is hitting the guttering of the house above it: can I give it an extra prune now to keep it under control? Thanks!

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Can you train them horizontally?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • gerrard.kategerrard.kate Posts: 22
    Thanks - they’re as horizontal as they can be in quite a narrow space. The central stem is the one that’s reached the top, I could potentially cut this one out/down?
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I would
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • gerrard.kategerrard.kate Posts: 22
    Thanks  :)
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    There are some good videos on YouTube by Paul Zimmerman on training climbing roses. I am sure I saw one for a narrow trellis.
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