Prune and Train Climbing Roses

The way you train and prune your climbing roses can make a huge difference in increasing blooms in your garden. The wonderful thing about climbers and ramblers is that they throw very long stems that can be trained up or across a structure (wall, fence, trellis, archway). The main trick is to "think horizontal" in the way you secure those rose canes. In this video, I'll show you a couple of roses: 'Super Dorothy' and 'Altissimo', each with it's own growing habit. You may note that one of these roses is grown in a container - the other in the ground, but it really doesn't change the method in any way.

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Photo credits:

Climbing Iceberg photo by T. Kiya (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Seven Sisters photo by F.D. Richards (Flickr) (CC BY-SA 2.0)

[smedina]

I just saw this today, 09/30/2024 and it is as timeless, useful information as was the day you filmed it! I really appreciate your style of teaching. I can't thank you enough for your commitment to roses and helping us all grow them better. THANK YOU from Western Washington! 💛🖤💛

[joannpelas]

I never got to thank you for this video. I purchased a rose unaware it was a climber and pruned it back hard. 😞 Finally I looked at the tag and saw it was a climber. After slapping my forehead and waiting a full three years its finally starting to bud again but this time I know exactly how to care for it. Crown Princess Margaretta will be as beautiful as the day I brought her home from the garden center! You need your own TV show you are informative and entertaining.

[VIDEOZAL]

This channel is too undervalued.
There’s many gardening channels and many of them are useful, but many talk so loud and so aggressively excited, that you get anxiety watching them.

This guy just spits nothing but facts and great info in a very calm way, I can listen forever.

Definitely trying this trick coming season.

[muleskinner]

You are one of the few people that has the ability to clearly convey your information to an audience, great presentation, thanks for

[kaykorbel-metcalf]

Thank you for this and many other videos. I find the content presented in an easy to learn method. And there is no annoying music!

[ettietti]

I would like to thank you sharing not just your knowledge but the experience especially about Canadian roses garden 😊💯👍👍👍

[candisfirchau]

Love that you share your knowledge. I accidently propagated my double knock out pink rose when I pruned in February. I did not pick up one branch and it became it's own rose!! It even bloomed this fall!!

[ColliCristina]

I love how you explain everything in a concise yet in-depth way. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

[RR-epuc]

Wow. You are so detail and explaining in regards to plants what to do and how to do it. Thank you so much. Tomorrow I’m going to take a good look at my Roses. I feel this year I will have some beautiful blooms thanks to you. 🌷🌸🌈

[anitapeura]

This year I've been keeping some of the offcuts with good shoots on them and plugging them into the pots, hoping they may grow out into strong new plants on their own roots, rather than grafted ones. So far, in mid winter here (Australia) as buds are beginning to fatten, they're looking pretty vital and still growing. Never can tell what may grow from a cutting. and I hate to waste good shooting stems with so much life in them still. Thanks for these videos, always something more to learn, very encouraging!

[leonardoalfonso]

One of my favorite aspects of your videos is the calming mountainous background. Would be cool to see a video of you someday discussing how the local topographies benefit your rose farm :)

[barbottolino]

FLAWLESS video! Excellent information and camerawork. I plant for others and love to recommend sites to clients so they understand WHAT and WHY I do things. They appreciate the information. A well informed customer always wants more and more once they understand that success is achievable because one follows a scientific process. People like to be informed, even if they haven't the time or physical strength to do the work themselves. THANK YOU!!!

[miahstalings]

I just got a trellis made yesterday bc I brought a peach color climbing rose bush ❤thanks so much for making this video. I have now learned how to train my bush😊❤. Happy gardening you guys.

[Melanietucker]

I went through and have watched multiple videos on climbing roses. This video is for sure the BEST and most informational. Thank you for taking the time to give us beginners all this good info!

[libbykoulizos]

Thank you. One of the most detailed and well explained videos yet for climbing roses.

[rosesarered]

I just bought two rambling roses that look a mess and are like 8ft high. I have the perfect spot for them and will be planting and training them this weekend. Thank you for all your tips.

[jennifergray]

😊😊 90 seconds in and this video was beyond informative...thanks a million!!!!

[dennistaft]

Jason, I know this is older but I'm binge watching sense I only joined a year ago, I'm trying to see what I missed. Anyway I watched your video introducing good climbers and this is great to know stuff after you get your climber. Thank you so much for making it clear for us.

[stephaniekelly]

I learned a lot, you are a really good teacher, thanks!

[NgaNguyen-urtu]

Brief, clear, and so much gardening knowledge given in just a video. Its like just a snap, an overnight magic🙃 and I can prune my own roses. Yes, i am confident. Im gonna to prune my roses this weekend. Thanks to you.