Space for a climbing rose
I would like to plant a climbing rose against this south-facing wall. Bought 4 trellises from Costco for $20 each. The trellis is 6 feet tall. After inserting the bottom into the ground, the trellis is now only 5 feet tall above the ground with 3 inches from the wall. The length of this wall is 9.6 feet. The depth of the flower bed is around 40 inches in the middle of the wall.
Since this climbing rose will be at the garden entry with several blue hydrangea close by, I think a apricot/orange/yellow climbing rose with no spray, few thorns, and pretty flowers will look good here. The one I am considering is 'Bathsheba'. I have also considered 'Golden Celebration' and 'Lady of Shalott'. But I think the limited space here is only good for true climbing roses, not bushy shape ones. I don't want to have my skin scratched every time going through the garden gate.
Do you think there is enough space here? I plan to plant the rose 15 inches from the trellis so it could get some rainfall. I could plant it further away from the trellis, but I wonder whether it will block the walkway later. What are your thoughts? Thanks.
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sautesmom Sacramento
3 years agoI also bought those trellises!
I would highly recommend Raspberry Cream Twirl.
It's almost thornless, takes the heat with little crisping, smells delicious and is quite vigorous.Carla in Sac
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoRaspberry Cream Twirl will be one of 4 climbing roses planted along the backyard fence here. Another 3 are Pretty in Pink Eden, Teasing Georgia, and Reve d'Or. I also plan to plant two climbing roses for the two swing pillars here. The one I have in mind is 'Strawberry Hill'. Then comes 'Bathsheba' for the trellis against the wall. I just wonder whether the space here is big enough for 'Bathsheba'?
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Comments (18)John, nice to hear from you. It's been a while since I've seen you post. I would prefer to use old roses as much as possible, but I'm not a stickler for it. Old-fashioned modern roses are fine as well. I have in the past grown a number of the Romantica roses only to find them glaringly modern looking when placed with genuine old roses. Pierre de Ronsard is the exception, and I think it was added to the Romantica collection after the fact. I do like your suggestion of Marechal Niel. I have heard that it sometimes lacks vigor on its own roots. Did you find the Chamblee's clone to have that problem? HoovB, I'd love to add Gloire de Dijon, if one can be found that is vigorous and healthy. Do you have a particular source to recommend? Aimee and I both want to know. Pamela, several of your suggestions sound appealing, especially Apricot Glow and Jacotte. I wonder if someone from a PM-prone area could post their experiences with these two. Yes, I am tempted! Kstrong, I used to grow Royal Sunset, but while it had good resistance, here it lacked the vigor I want. Masha, I'll take a look at Collette. I don't know that I've ever seen it grown. BBoy, that is too bad about Cornelia. It was one I was considering. I'll only be planting two climber/ramblers and a big shrub, already chosen. I want to leave lots of room for paths, as Campanula pointed out to me. The area I'm planting slopes uphill, so I'll get the layering effect easily and the paths should disappear from notice. As a bonus, I have two pomegranate bushes in that area, and their blooms are a wonderful coppery orange. I didn't plan it that way, but they ought to look great there. There is also a ham radio tower, but that's another story. I've gardened around it so long that I have trouble imagining having a garden without a tower or two. I've come to think of it as sculpture. I know that is how Tom regards it! Rosefolly...See MoreRoses to grow around front porch
Comments (12)OK. If it were me, I would select for my climbers the Tea Noisette, 'Reve d'Or.' I suggest it because it should be disease-free for you, bloom pretty much all the time, and fragrant. It has some prickles, but not a ton of them. For bushes, you have a wide variety to choose from, but you won't want things that will grow 6-8 ft. tall. In Southern California, you can't go wrong with the bush form of 'Mlle. Cecile Brunner,' a lovely soft pink, and continuous-blooming. Right along with her, her close relative, 'Perle d'Or,' which is very similar, but in a soft apricot. And another good match is 'White Cecile Brunner.' All of those will mix nicely with low-growing companion plants. (I like "Thumbelina" lavender.) You'll get other good suggestions, but we also really like 'International Herald Tribune' which is low-growing, lavender in color, and a heavy bloomer. All of these are good in Southern California. You can find all of them also listed at HelpMeFind. Jeri Here is a link that might be useful: Reve d'Or, at HelpMeFind...See Morespacing for climbing roses along my fence
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3 years agoMaybe a short climber like Quicksilver? It's gorgeous and not very thorny. Mine is 2-year-old and about 4.5ft tall. Photos taken last May.
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3 years agolast modified: 3 years ago@dianela7analabama Thank you so much for your detailed information. I understand Teasing Georgia may be too big for that spot. So I plan to plant her along the backyard fence so she could grow as big as she wants. I did not know Strawberry Hill is not disease resistant in our south. Helen's beautiful pictures got me into Strawberry Hill. Your and Carla's pictures got me into Raspberry Cream Twirl. Do you have some suggestions of climbing roses for the swing pillars that require no spray? Will 2 Renae too big for the pillars?
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