Monty Don Says 'Prune this Popular Plant Hard Back Now' - Pruning Climbing Roses!

[@Irreklee]

I love that you have that old gardening book.

[@walkingtalkinggardeners]

Hello Irreklee, and thanks for getting in touch. Luckily we have a number of these old books at home. There is so much bad advice around nowadays it's good to be able to refer back to experts from the Victorian and Edwardian period - the pinnacle of english horticulture. Sadly, there are very few of the old gardening books around anymore. Simon

[@patdelaney191]

Do what's best for you in your part of the world. We all have our own way of doing things. MD may be knowledgeable but he does his way and I do mine.

[@walkingtalkinggardeners]

Indeed, if you have a system that successfully works for you then don't change it because someone tells you a different way. It usually ends up with a worse result. Simon

[@stevebacon1026]

Hi simon. Prune em , cut em back, Id dig em up and get rid of em an plant some thing much better! Dont know what, but it wouldnt be as annoying as a creeping rose! Well thats my rant for today, gonna sit down this afternoon with a couple of beers and watch tv! 👍🌴All best. Steve.

[@walkingtalkinggardeners]

Hi Steve, we are in agreement. As much as I like Monty Don, I hate flipping climbing roses 🌹. They are an absolute waste of garden space. Simon

[@JamieW-o7b]

Sometimes in a hard winter some parts of the rose might die back and need pruning back after the main winter. March is my time too, unless there are one or two annoying straggly bits to remove earlier.

[@walkingtalkinggardeners]

Hi Jamie, and thanks for getting in touch. Yes, I would agree with that. Kind regards Simon