Pruning Climbing and Rambling Roses Climbing and rambling roses are among the most rewarding to grow. With support and a little guidance, they quickly cover walls, arches, and structures with leafy growth and repeat flowers throughout the season. To keep them flowering well and looking their best, an annual prune during dormancy is key. The aim is to guide the plant into a good structure, encourage fresh growth, and spread flowering along the stems rather than concentrating it at the top. Traini

For the next part of our pruning series our Head Gardener Steve takes us through the stages of caring for established climbers that have been in flower for two or more years. Please remember that due to the mild winter here in the UK, it’s important to prune your roses as soon as possible. Over to Steve for our pruning ‘how to’ with advice on helping improve shape, structure and blooms during the season.⁣ Don’t forget to keep an eye out for our next video on pruning established shrub roses which

Depending on your disposition, pruning roses can be seen as either the final task of winter or the first activity of spring. Either way, roses should be pruned just before they come out of dormancy and put out new growth. Roses come in many forms, but whether you are growing a hybrid tea or an old fashioned climber, pruning is basically the same for each type. The hardest part is making the first cut. CLICK HERE: https://youtu.be/SzUyi0BVMDc | P. Allen Smith