| Climbing Roses for the UK. David Austin Climbing Roses and the best climbing roses for the UK. Climbing Roses are similar to most other roses except for growth habit. Climbing Roses usually are repeat bloomers with large flowers. We guide you through some of the growing conditions needed for climbing roses are well as some tips on uses, pruning colours and varieties. Many ordinary garden roses can actually be grown as climbers. We also list our Top 10 or best climbing roses fot the UK. | |||||||
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Climbing Roses are usually vigorous and hardy 'sports' of bush roses, they are a great feature in any garden. Roses such as the David Austin Climbing Rose 'Constance Spry' can be grown in a range of situations and plantingand growing positions for climbing roses vary including:
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It is often best to leave your new climbing rose for a year or two before pruning, concentrate on training during this period. Prune back by 1/3 or more after this, removing dead, weak or damaged canes first, and then cutting back short spurs with 2 -3 buds.
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Gold Bunny (Gold Badge) A Meilland Rose. This is a repeat bloomer, clear yellow flowers, dark green foliage. The substantial flowers seem to last well, its one of our favourite climbing roses. |
Pierre de Ronsard and Red Pierre
Red Pierre is the red version and Pierre de Ronsard the pink version of this famous climber. Named after the French Poet Pierre de Ronsard, this climbing rose is bred by Meilland a relatively small climber, but lots of flowers over a long period. Flowers are creamy white to pink, large and full (lots of petals). Pierre de Ronsard should be pruned back hard in the winter. Deadhead this rose and in the right climate you will have flowers for 8 - 9 months of the year. Pierre de Ronsard can stand a little shade, but thrives in full sun, mulch to keep the root run cool.
Iceberg Climber
One of the best white climbing roses. Masses of white flowers, not a lot os scent but all the great characteristics of the Iceberg Rose
Westerland Climber
A Kordes rose. Repeat blooming, fragrant apricot/gold flowers, dark green foliage grows to 3m
Celine Forestier
Cream to pale yellow, fragrant vigorous climber
Sutter's Gold
Long yellow buds and large blooms with a light fragrance.
Graham Thomas
Golden yellow flowers, this is a David Austin Rose. Graham Thomas is a repeat blooming, disease resistant rose. Lightly scented and a great climbing rose that copes well in the heat.
Abraham Darby
Another David Austin climbing rose that will grow to 3m as a climber. Large flowers, fragrant, grows 2-3m. Apricot Pink flowers. Disease resistant like most of the David Austin Roses and nice glossy foliage.
Constance Spry
A pink fragrant David Austin climbing rose one of his first roses
Sombreuil
An old fashioned climbing rose that will grow to 2m. Very large pure white flowers, fragrant, repeat blooming, vigorous grower.
Golden Showers
Deep Golden Yellow Flowers