I’m in need of some pruning tips for my climbing rose I planted last summer. What’s the general rule of thumb for pruning? Should I take it right down so that I get leaves (and hopefully blooms) in the gap at the bottom? If I do this every year how would I get growth up the whole trellis?
Also, I noticed a section in the middle is very pale compared to the rest of the rose, is this a problem? It’s been healthy and dark green until now.
Thank you @Marlorena for letting us know about Peter Beales. They are not far from us and I go fairly often. I buy perennials there too, though they are on the pricey side. They have a good selection. I used to take roses back to France but now Brexit has stopped that. Peter Beales had a big grant from Europe pre-Brexit and extended the café and garden centre. It's a relief to know that they have a buyer and won't be closing. They also have a beautiful garden to visit free of charge. I hope that continues.
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@Chichi_7 There's little wrong with your rose, the lighter growth in the centre is coming from the new shoots, which are always a lighter colour. Those old dark leaves are left over from last season. It's good practice to snip them off with scissors whilst still within reach, as they will only get diseased and manky before falling off later.. the winter usually does it.
Climbing roses often go bare at the base, it goes with the territory and your rose is too young to be messing about with pruning too much, just let it grow..
Well, my Malvern Hills arrived from the dodgy garden centre and as I feared both are in pretty rough nick. I got a partial refund and will keep them. I’ll probably use them and just be at peace with the fact it might take longer for them to reach their best. I’ll post pictures tomorrow and maybe some of you can give me some advice on some snipping, etc…
@Perki did you get a response on when the new releases might be? I've been considering an Elizabeth but might wait to see what the new ones are like this year.
I dont think many people were keen on the really late release last year so hoping they don't do that again!
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I thought that taking plants to other countries wasn't a good idea re bio-security. Or can you get plant bio-passports from retail outlets?
Pre Brexit as roses weren’t classed as a dangerous species you could take them even on ferry. Now without U.K. plant passport and customs declaration including plant inspection documentation they can’t pass from U.K. to E.U countries. You won’t be able to get these from nurseries as you need to declare where exactly they are going and they need to be checked on arrival to EU, it’s just not possible on small shipments to make this possible now.
Although there are loopholes. Eu shipments to U.K. are hardly being checked as we haven’t implemented tough regulations yet. That’s why you find no U.K. companies are shipping to EU but EU companies are.
@Perki did you get a response on when the new releases might be? I've been considering an Elizabeth but might wait to see what the new ones are like this year.
I dont think many people were keen on the really late release last year so hoping they don't do that again!
Unfortunately no looks like it will be a chelsea flower show release again. I am sure they used to be released around March before last year.
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I’m in need of some pruning tips for my climbing rose I planted last summer. What’s the general rule of thumb for pruning? Should I take it right down so that I get leaves (and hopefully blooms) in the gap at the bottom? If I do this every year how would I get growth up the whole trellis?
Also, I noticed a section in the middle is very pale compared to the rest of the rose, is this a problem? It’s been healthy and dark green until now.
There's little wrong with your rose, the lighter growth in the centre is coming from the new shoots, which are always a lighter colour. Those old dark leaves are left over from last season. It's good practice to snip them off with scissors whilst still within reach, as they will only get diseased and manky before falling off later.. the winter usually does it.
Climbing roses often go bare at the base, it goes with the territory and your rose is too young to be messing about with pruning too much, just let it grow..
I dont think many people were keen on the really late release last year so hoping they don't do that again!