Climbing roses green house walls, pergolas, fences or rose arches and conjure up a beautifully blooming eye-catcher in every garden.

Young shoots of the climbing rose should be tied to encourage them to climb

Why you need to tie the shoots of the climbing rose

Although they are called climbing roses, these shrub roses with the overly long shoots are not real climbing plants. In addition, these types of roses lack the clinging discs or tendrils typical of climbing and climbing plants, with which they can cling to the respective substrate. Instead, you need to attach the individual shoots of the climbing rose to its trellis (or whatever you use as a trellis). To do this, the shoots can be bent and tied in such a way that the plant eventually grows taller.

Use climbing rose as ground cover

If the shoots are not tied up, the climbing rose grows more like a bush or creeping. Many varieties can also be planted as ground cover - for example on slopes or other steep, little-used places in the garden.

Tie climbing rose shoots correctly - you have to pay attention to this

To tie up the climbing rose shoots, you first need a good climbing aid, for example a wooden trellis and / or a rope mesh. You will also need a cord made of a soft material, such as raffia.

  • Plant the climbing rose at a distance of at least 50 centimeters from the trellis.
  • The roots should point away from the climbing aid.
  • If you want to guide the climbing rose up a tree, plan a greater distance
  • and also install a root barrier to keep the two plants from getting in each other's way.
  • Slightly bend each shoot to the side
  • and tie it stretched out horizontally to the base.
  • Make sure that all long shoots are evenly distributed
  • and be careful not to place them too close together.
  • Every shoot needs light and air so that as many flowers as possible can form.
  • Also, do not tie the twine so tightly that the shoots are constricted
  • instead, it should be loose enough to give the shoot support and room to grow at the same time.

Always ensure good air circulation

Especially if you want to green a house wall with a climbing rose, you should pay attention to good air circulation. For this purpose, the trellis should be attached at a distance of about 10 centimeters from the wall so that the heat cannot accumulate behind it and burn the sensitive plant.

tips

Also, if possible, do not use metal for your climbing aid: metal heats up a lot in summer and cools down again in winter - both of which can cause serious damage to your climbing rose.

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Vegetable garden