CLIMBERS ON STRUCTURES

The Pilgrim ® (Auswalker)

English Climbing Rose 12ft (3.75m)

The colour is a soft yellow, the petals paling towards the edges. It will quickly reach some height and produce flowers and leaves lower down the plant.

Wollerton Old Hall ® (Ausblanket)

English Climbing Rose 12ft (3.75m)

A wonderful climber. Flashed red buds open to beautifully rounded, chaliceshaped blooms with a warm myrrh fragrance.

Strawberry Hill® (Ausrimini)

English Climbing Rose 10ft (3m)

Bears small clusters of mid pink, medium-large, cupped rosettes with a strong, delicious myrrh and heather honey fragrance.

FEATURED ROSE

MARY DELANY ®

(Ausorts)

English Climbing Rose

Size: Medium climber 12ft (3.75m)

Color: Light pink

Flowering: Repeat

Fragrance: Light-medium, old rose Bloom Size: Medium

Our pick for climbing on multiple structures is Mary Delany. Delicately beautiful with loose double flowers produced over a very long season, this exceptionally healthy and almost thornless rose is ideal rose for obelisks, fences, doorways or arches.

TOP TIP - TRAINING ROSES

For pillars, train the stems in a spiral around them to encourage the flowers from the ground upwards. Tie-in at 8” (20cm) intervals, attaching the rose to the pillar.

For obelisks, train a couple of the main stems straight up to the top of the structure. Then spiral the other stems around the structure, tying-in as you go - this encourages flowers from the ground upwards. Once the stems have reached the top, regularly prune to keep them within bounds.