<soniavantassel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I recently planted a climbing rose in the front of our house and I
> was
> hoping to get some advice on the proper way to train it. I recently
> took one of the stems and tried to (gently) pull it towards the
> trellis I would like it to grow up. The stem ended up bending in a
> way
> that didn't feel very healthy and I think I might have damaged it.
> What is the proper way to do this?
>
> Thanks,
> Sonia
First, all climbing roses are not the same.
You really need to know which class
of rose it is. Having the name helps.
Second, it's hard to describe in words
how to train a climber. It's a lot easier
to look at a diagram. I would suggest
you check out articles on training at
the American Rose Society website:
www.ars.org
or buy one of the inexpensive Ortho
books on roses found at bookstores,
home improvement stores, and the like.
They have lots of very useful
illustrations. Even a used copy will
have the information you want.
Gail
near San Antonio TX Zone 8 USA
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