As a result, climbing roses quickly wind up with long, gangly-looking canes and few blooms.
Training your climbing roseto produce more blooms is possible, but it takes some work.
Two training methods work best: Train your climbing rose against a trellis or self-peg its long canes.
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Place the Trellis
Attach the rose trellis at least 3 inches away from an outer wall.
Choose a sunny location with proper drainage.
Do not prune until the plant covers the entire trellis.
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Keep up With Pruning
Snip off branches that are growing too thick.
Cut out some of the older canes every three years and allow new, younger canes to replace them.
Tip
Always cut faded flowers to encourage more to form.
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Cut back climbing roses in early spring while they are still dormant.
Faded roses are anexcellent ingredient in potpourri.
Unfortunately for gardeners, long canes with just one bloom are pretty unattractive.
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Like trellis training, self-pegging takes place over the years.
Prune the Roses
Start by pruning your roses, removing weak growth and old leaves.
Bend the Strongest Canes
pick the most vigorous four to six canes.
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Gently bend each cane in a loop, so the top of the cane meets the base.
The growing tip should be 2 to 3 inches from the base of the cane.
Self-pegging works only if your climbing roses have supple canes that bend without breaking.
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Only self-peg canes that are at least 8 to 10 feet long.
If the canes aren’t long enough, allow them to continue growing until they are.
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Rosa ‘Fourth of July’Michael Davis/Photolibrary/Getty Images
Rosa ‘Eden’Maria Mosolova/Photolibrary/Getty Images
Rosa ‘American Beauty’Krzysztof Ziarnek / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0
Rosa ‘Iceberg’T.Kiya from Japan / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0
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