| Climbing roses are a beautiful addition to almost | | | | the plant enough time to establish new growth |
| any garden because of their grand, fragrant | | | | prior to going dormant in the fall. Should you prune |
| blossoms. They are also relatively low | | | | your climbing or rambling roses in the spring, you |
| maintenance. Many beginning gardeners often | | | | will not have any blooms for the season. |
| wonder how to prune climbing roses. This article | | | | The process of pruning roses is quite easy; |
| will provide general tips and basic techniques for | | | | however, the process is a little different |
| pruning climbing roses. First, be sure that your | | | | depending if your climbing roses are |
| plant has had time to develop a healthy root | | | | repeat-bloomers or flower only once per season. |
| system before heavy pruning. Climbing roses | | | | For repeat bloomers, you should cut away the |
| should be pruned in the fall, after they have | | | | spent blooms frequently to nurture additional |
| stopped flowering. Pruning your roses is an | | | | blooms. One-time flowering rose bushes can be |
| important part of their overall care. | | | | deadheaded to give the rose bush a |
| The climbers tend to be much larger than typical | | | | well-maintained, tidy look, but it will not encourage |
| rose shrubs, and as such, pruning them is a little | | | | additional flowers. You may prune laterally growing |
| different than pruning other rose varieties. In | | | | canes so that the rose bush fits into the allotted |
| order for climbers to have time to establish a | | | | space. Vertically growing canes may be pruned |
| healthy root system, they should not be pruned | | | | back to about 25% of the plant's original size. |
| for the first two or three years after planting. If | | | | Climbing roses can add beauty and elegance to |
| necessary, cut away the dead and damaged | | | | any garden without a lot of care. The pruning |
| canes, but avoid heavy pruning. Use this time to | | | | process is slightly different than other rose |
| allow the long, vertical canes to grow, and "train" | | | | bushes, but the process is not any more |
| the climbers to grow in the direction that you | | | | complicated. They should not be pruned for the |
| would like. | | | | first few years after planting, and after that |
| Unlike shrub rose bushes such as Hybrid Tea | | | | should be pruned each fall. Repeat bloomers |
| roses, climbers bloom on establish cane. It's | | | | should be deadheaded frequently to encourage |
| important to prune them in the fall | | | | more blooms to emerge. |
| after they have finished blooming. This will give | | | | |