In that DA pot there would be 2-3 roses. I have also planted roses in middle of obelisks. My problem is, i dont have time and training comes as last priority in keeping them alive. so what i do is if anything is outside obelisk or easy enough to bend i try to spiral it around, if anything is inside and stable enough, i leave it alone to grow inside.Â
In that DA pot there would be 2-3 roses. I have also planted roses in middle of obelisks. My problem is, i dont have time and training comes as last priority in keeping them alive. so what i do is if anything is outside obelisk or easy enough to bend i try to spiral it around, if anything is inside and stable enough, i leave it alone to grow inside.Â
Hmm. I’ve always felt that in cases like that the sellers should say what size pot/ how many plants are involved! Here’s a good reason why!
As there is currently an obelisk theme. Is there an ideal size for an obelisk to create some height for a rose border please. Always good to get some real world experiences
Newbie is correct that they do sometimes put 3 smaller shrub roses to a pot, but I think you'll find that's just one there. 2 or 3 clg roses in a pot would be too much for anybody, including the pot. I've zoomed in on it, and that's just the one rose I'd say..
..sorry folks, I'm going to bombard you now with my obelisks, as the subject has arisen. ..here is what they look like today..  I'm no arty farty expert and don't pretend to be, I just grow them howsoever I feel like, according to what I have to work with and the types of roses I've happened to choose to grow this way. A couple of them nobody in their right minds would grow on an obelisk.. such as it is.. None are quite ready to flower yet.
'Westerland'.. this grows quite large so I'm training it around the support and as you see it produces laterals along the canes.. it's fairly new to me. The roots are outside and on the north side. [left].. ..this is 'Commandant Beaurepaire'.. roots outside, west/north, so the plant will naturally grow E/S.E which is towards the right, makes training easier to angle, as it grows that way.. it is clothed with foliage down to the base, and buds from top to bottom.. Lime green foliage.. clematis 'Rooguchi' grows up the middle.. ..this is 'Scented Garden'.. roots north side, sun only from the west. Just tied back to the support, a relaxed and easy rose to grow anywhere.. ..this is Tottering by Gently. Roots are planted East facing which is not ideal as the rose will naturally grow that way, which means I have to tie back shoots towards me [north side] in order to get flowers all around the obelisk.. ..this is 'Armada' in full sun, but roots are north side. clematis 'Niobe' grows up one side. a Geranium through the middle.  I just tie in shoots as I go to keep it compact. The string disappears under the foliage. ..the lower part. As this is the north side, I have to prune some canes low down, in order to get flowers near the base on this side. As you can see there are buds low down there..
A solo Strawberry Hill will fill an obelisk just fine. I expect it to need a lot of water and regular feeding in a pot. The canes are nicely pliable, but i only zigzag it a bit. here's mine going into its third season. I find it starts flowering later than most but is fabulous late into the season, it is exceptionally disease resistant here. And yes the hose is out because I'm watering.Â
@andrewnewton ...sorry, I've only just seen your post, but I think if you can get one that provides you with 6 feet above ground, it gives you more options. I do have a couple that are around 5 feet but it's a bit short. Solid anchoring in the soil is very important, mine are buried at least a foot each, so I like to get a 7 foot obelisk which will leave me with 6 feet to work with and choose roses accordingly.. in my experience, they should not be proper climbing or rambling roses as they are too vigorous and will overwhelm the structure, but shorter types..
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In that DA pot there would be 2-3 roses. I have also planted roses in middle of obelisks. My problem is, i dont have time and training comes as last priority in keeping them alive. so what i do is if anything is outside obelisk or easy enough to bend i try to spiral it around, if anything is inside and stable enough, i leave it alone to grow inside.Â
I've zoomed in on it, and that's just the one rose I'd say..
..sorry folks, I'm going to bombard you now with my obelisks, as the subject has arisen.
..here is what they look like today..  I'm no arty farty expert and don't pretend to be, I just grow them howsoever I feel like, according to what I have to work with and the types of roses I've happened to choose to grow this way. A couple of them nobody in their right minds would grow on an obelisk.. such as it is.. None are quite ready to flower yet.
'Westerland'.. this grows quite large so I'm training it around the support and as you see it produces laterals along the canes.. it's fairly new to me. The roots are outside and on the north side. [left]..
..this is 'Commandant Beaurepaire'.. roots outside, west/north, so the plant will naturally grow E/S.E which is towards the right, makes training easier to angle, as it grows that way.. it is clothed with foliage down to the base, and buds from top to bottom.. Lime green foliage.. clematis 'Rooguchi' grows up the middle..
..this is 'Scented Garden'.. roots north side, sun only from the west. Just tied back to the support, a relaxed and easy rose to grow anywhere..
..this is Tottering by Gently. Roots are planted East facing which is not ideal as the rose will naturally grow that way, which means I have to tie back shoots towards me [north side] in order to get flowers all around the obelisk..
..this is 'Armada' in full sun, but roots are north side. clematis 'Niobe' grows up one side. a Geranium through the middle.  I just tie in shoots as I go to keep it compact. The string disappears under the foliage.Â
..the lower part. As this is the north side, I have to prune some canes low down, in order to get flowers near the base on this side. As you can see there are buds low down there..
...sorry, I've only just seen your post, but I think if you can get one that provides you with 6 feet above ground, it gives you more options. I do have a couple that are around 5 feet but it's a bit short. Solid anchoring in the soil is very important, mine are buried at least a foot each, so I like to get a 7 foot obelisk which will leave me with 6 feet to work with and choose roses accordingly.. in my experience, they should not be proper climbing or rambling roses as they are too vigorous and will overwhelm the structure, but shorter types..