Roses recommendations for a gazebo
I recently got married and as a wedding gift, my mother ordered us a metal gazebo like this.
It is hexagonal, 111” tall and measures 9 feet on the diagonal. I, of course, would love to train some roses and clematis on it. I had ordered some climbers already and was wondering if and of them might lend themselves to growing on a structure like this without completely overwhelming it in zone 7.
The roses I ordered are Lady Ashe, Polka, Purple skyliner, Honeymoon arbor rose, Kiss me Kate Arbor rose, Mel’s heritage, and Madame Alfred Carrière (which I’m pretty sure would overwhelm it!). Do you think any of these roses would be suitable to repurpose here, and if not, do you have any recommendations? I just put up my first arbors last fall and haven’t really tried climbers yet, so I’m not sure what criteria would make a good choice. I do not spray, so blackspot resistance is important. rebloom would br nice, but is not required. I also have teasing Georgia, but I feel it would be too bushy and would prefer something flatter.
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Diane Brakefield
last monthMy first question would be is the gazebo well anchored to the ground? I've posted this photo below a couple of times before of my friend's gazebo and her Zepherine Drouhin (thornless) rose growing against the structure in our windy zone 7. Her gazebo is pretty good sized and used for entertaining. Elaine is a very experienced gardener, so I would trust her to do things correctly. Diane
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last monthlast modified: last monthDiane that Sephy is the most beautiful I have ever seen. She is a huge blackspot magnet here, but it makes me want to try it again. What I really want to have is your gorgeous Colette. I am saving her on my list for the day we build a new house in our farmland. I also think everything I have read says she has pretty good disease resistance.
Markay congratulations on your wedding. The arbor is magnificent. Many of your roses would probably look great on it, but not if you do not want to spray it. The new Kordes seem to have great disease resistance and grow a lot larger than the listed size so I think any of them would work. Mac gets very large but here in zone 7b I have two and they are around 6 feet tall after 3 years. I am sure they will get large with enough time but she isn’t a huge monster here like she would be in a warmer area I think. All that to say I do not think she would overwhelm your arbor. NOW Mel’s heritage is in my opinion from your list the perfect rose for that arbor. The canes are so flexible you can shape them tight around your structure and it has great disease resistance.
baby Mel’s heritage 2 years old
Mature Mels heritage probably 5 years old ready
In cooler weather it looks a bit more peach
Warmer temps is more pink
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