Pruning & Controlling a Climbing Rose

[@i2ichi3]

best 8 min introduction to controlling a climbing rose bush,good education with a chuckle along the way,good stuff Mr Zimmerman

[@neshobe]

I fell in love with roses several years ago when I found over 30 roses in the overgrown yard of a house I was renting at the time. Now I own a house on a small lot and am starting to collect old roses. So far I've got 8. I've been gradually learning with books and trial and error. I think your videos will save me a lot of error. And I no longer think I am nuts for trying! My roses are beautiful, and now I know better how to keep them that way. Thanks.

[@onesenuf4me]

This was absolutely the best explanation on how to prune a climbing rose bush! I can't wait for the weekend so I can get out and get my 30+ year old climbing rose bush in shape for the blooming season! Thank You!!!

[@thewoolie]

I have two New Dawn climbing roses that have gotten so out of control on the arbor that I was about to give up and dig them out. Thank you for this video! You spared their lives!

[@SlicedDicedIced]

Thank you for that! I was worried I may end up having my children kidnapped by my rose and would have to wait for pruning season to release them. Now I can rest assured that keeping the rose cut back is OK whenever I need to!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Great and glad it helped!

[@jeffozimek2178]

I love this presenter! Laughed and learned so much.

[@InsaneImmortal]

My mom was wondering why her climbing rose wasn't blooming! She had it straight up! Thank you!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Glad it helped!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Exactly. And now that you know the difference between main canes and lateral and which ones you should and should not prune it will keep blooming every year. Glad it helped you!

[@judytelles3518]

Fantastic,I know now,Paul Zimmerman you have saved me from creating a mess.Thanks very much.I am getting climbers so needed this prep.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Great. Once you know a little about climbing roses it becomes clearer. Glad it helped!

[@gordons2039]

Thanks for this it was really helpful and thank you for repeating the salient points about main canes and laterals.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You're welcome. I find when I'm working with the climbing roses which ones to promote just makes sense.

[@santinaelizabeth]

Thank goodness for this video. Just bought a new house in Toronto with a climber and it was actually eating small children. Now I can take control!!!

[@KieshaJ55]

"It now has been promoted. I dub thee Sir Main Cane..." XD

[@michaelcharles7130]

Brilliant, to the point, clear, concise, nice to find a useful video on u tube. ps like your sense of humour

[@screenwearstudio740]

"Bless thee and all whom bloom upon thee" Great video! I didn't know you could change a lateral into a main cane.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed it!

[@cl5193]

Gee'awd, I love these videos. They are like a library in my home that I can visit anytime I need. And I do!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Glad you like them!

[@christinesforza8600]

Fantastic. You are a gifted teacher and so knowledgeable. I would like to see the "after" of the pruning done here. Many thanks for explaining that there is not less of the rose, that's still all there, refreshed and ready to burst into bloom. Wonderful.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

So nice of you

[@hoosiered471]

I know this video is quite dated, but man, your information and delivery was amazing!!! Thanks for breaking it down in a very easy to understand video!!!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

A Rose Guru! I've never been one before - thanks! I'm glad you found it helpful and your comment about understanding the basics is exactly what I'm hoping for. Now run with it!

[@sheetalmudaliar]

Thankyou so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You're welcome!

[@pixielove2000]

It's official. You are my rose guru. I got into climbing roses about a year ago but I never paid much attention to pruning since it always seemed more difficult than college algebra. Now I understand the basics. This weekend I will try to pillar a rose. Please keep those videos coming.

[@betheyb]

This is an excellent video with clear sightlines and informative details without being intimidating. Thank you.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Glad you liked it and found it useful. We are all ready planning more for this season.

[@WizardBrit]

Excellent video. Very clear instructions - this man knows how to communicate!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

I'm so glad. New Dawn is a lovely rose. Keep in mind you can keep trimming the laterals all season long to keep it under control.

[@wendolynflores]

Paul rocks! great sense of humor, super clear, excellent at explaining and demonstrating! I might get more daring in my gardening and plant more just to try out the suggestions he proffers.☺

[@paulzimmerman249]

Thanks!

[@quenuk]

Thanks for your response. I've watched your video on pegging & it was most informative. You are a great 'teacher'. I've learned so much from you & most importantly you've removed so much of the intimidation of venturing into growing roses by sharing your knowledge. I will probably be asking other related questions on your rose forum as my venture into roses progresses.

[@sheetalmudaliar]

hi! that was beautiful..your videos are so easy and educative..i love the way you explain everything about roses..thankyou for the wonderful job.. thanking you

[@mlr48]

I wish I had seen this video last year! It will take some doing to get control of our climber - but at least this video explains how to do it and does so very understandably. Thank you for posting such an informative and well done video!

[@jeannecapone5412]

Great instructional video. Love the humor also

[@elrania]

Thank you! My house with 3! old climbers are trying to devour me alive! Now Im ready for battle

[@koz3014]

Great information and sense of humor...your a natural for the video/tv world!!

[@sandracarusetta2769]

Thanks for this most helpful demonstration!

[@tonylatimer1308]

Thank you. NOW I understand. Simple principles that I can apply all year round.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Glad it was helpful!

[@OceanSwimmer]

So helpful! I'm doing some Fall cleanup, and this is exactly what I needed to see! Thank you, Mr. Zimmerman!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You're welcome!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

It applies to all roses. In fact, what you are talking about is called pegging and there is a video on it. Glad you enjoy the videos!

[@gardenvespers777]

This is exactly what I was looking for thank you so much! Its alot easier than I thought. I hope if I "knight" any laterals, I can do it with as much pomp and circumstance as you did in the video! lolllllllllll :-) I'm trying to get these little guys over an arbor and I've seen those stragglers at the base too. Gotta go grab the pruners! thanks again!

[@lunacherubim]

Thank you! I moved into our house a year ago and the previous owners have a well established rose bush and then sort of next to it a random climbing rose (??). There's no trellis or anything for it to climb, so I'll either consider moving it or finding a free standing trellis. I have learned the ways of rosebushes but NOT climbing roses so this is incredibly helpful. I am no longer intimidated by this weird climbing rose :)

[@AndYourLittleDog]

I really want to thank you for the rose education you’ve given me. Following your advice, I’ve rejuvenated my grandma’s hybrid teas trained my new own root root climber and have enjoyed a positively sinful amount of blooms.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

So glad it's helping!

[@AndYourLittleDog]

@@Paulzimmermanroses my roses were the talk of the neighborhood during lockdown. Thank you so SO much for helping bring a lot of joy to the last year.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

@@AndYourLittleDog You're welcome.

[@lynnechinnock4020]

Thanks very much......I have a Gertrude Jekyll that Ive never pruned! So straight forward advice. 😀

[@anasstasia21]

Thank you for all your work! I'm watching you with admiration and great interest!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

I don't yet but stay tuned. I have a big one on our farm I plan to prune after it blooms this spring. Ramblers are best pruned right after flowering.

[@visionarycomposting3100]

thank you so very much you answered all of my questions

[@Donnalistening]

Thank you so much. The huge bush of a climbing rose I need to tackle, now seems much less intimidating.

[@barehairbear]

Brilliant - very helpful and very clear explanation.

[@justineblore9329]

Awesome explanation, or as we now say in the UK.. awesome explanation! Thanks.

[@Matyme]

Thank you even though the quality of the video is pretty hard to see BUT you explain everything so well I understood everything you said even though I don't know anything about roses. Thanks to yours video's I am learning alot! I've tried pruning a rose bush a few times in this house I moved into and every time I prune them they won't bloom but every time I just leave them they bloom like crazy. The problem is they don't grow new canes and the two canes that are on there don't grow any longer. It's like I frightened the roses and just decided to stay just as they are so I won't touch them lol I'm listening to them and I haven't touched them for the last two years.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

These videos were shot before HD cameras really came into their own hence the quality not being great. Some rose bushes don't like pruning and yours may be among those. Just keep them shaped and don't worry about pruning. Not growing new canes might come down to them just being old.

[@Kaconsite09]

Really good video. I understand a lot more now than I did before. What I need to know is how to prune roses when those little brown spots appear on the leaves ... after the first bloom

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Glad you enjoy them!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thanks and I'm glad you like it.

[@xiragata]

Thanks for the information. My climbing roses are in need of a strong prunning. I had a chuckle when you refered to the "arms that grow and grow and take over the lawn", my climbing rose looks like an octopus. I have it is a short support, like three feet tall, I want it to go higher like seven to ten feet tall due to the fact it is placed in front of porch at the entrance.

[@artfulevidence]

Very helpful video, thanks!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You're welcome!

[@crosswind76]

Thank you -- my Don Juan Rose is starting to get out of control. now i know what to do!

[@GardenGirlD76]

Thank you ! I am getting a 4th July Climbing rose this will be helpful! :)

[@1cscheid]

You are very funny, but that explains why this is the 1st time my climbing queen elizabeth is going to bloom, this is it's 3rd year. Very informative.

[@nisiajewellanah1287]

Wonderful! Thank you for explaining in a way I understand. Funny & Functional!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thank you for the great review!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Yes, the same applies to a lady banks rose. But since it is a spring flowering rose do the major prune after it flowers

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thanks for all the kind comments and glad you like the videos.

[@hatgiongnhapkhaunguyenbaobi]

Thankyou so much for sharing

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You're welcome!

[@chadlawrence2240]

This guy is a boss! Nice video

[@sheetalmudaliar]

Hello! Mr Zimmerman.. I learnt so much from your videos on roses.i would really appreciate if you could do a video on how to increase the rose petal's count.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

The petal count is based on the variety itself. There is nothing you can do to increase it.

[@rotnkiley]

paul i lost your email but just wanted to update you on that gorgantueous rose...Haha--totally misspelled that...well i chopped it down to about 2feet...remember it tipped the trellis over...it was just to big for me to cut properly so i just went crazy...but in CA we are getting some cool nights and i walked by and that thing is growing....i thought i had killed it...but it is coming back...so i will be putting a trellis again just a very secure one and not out of wood unless it is supported with steel...it was a gorgeous trellis so maybe in five years it will be back to where i cut it down...thank you for all your input! i have a better sense of what to expect and how to control it better now! thank you thank you thank you! i would love to someday see your garden--i'm sure it smells beautiful if you have as many roses planted as i think you probably do! roses are my favorite!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

So glad it's working out and the rose is making a come back!

[@connieluzan]

Thanks Paul! My Graham Thomas was out of control! 12' high and 6 ' wide, it was very nearly ready to envelope the BBQ and, yes, any small animals or children. Watched your video and attacked my rose that same afternoon. I won.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thank you and pass the word around.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Enjoy and thanks.

[@Katza101]

OMG I'm so glad I found this video!!!!!!!!!!! I love it!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Glad you like it!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Looking forward to seeing you over there!

[@Itrustnujesus]

@AshdownRoses - Hello.. I want to thank you for your very instructional video,I learned a lot and I'm thankful. I recently purchased a "Don Juan Climbing Rose" ( which I'm totally in love with) I would like to know if this specific climbing rose is pruned or taken care of differently then the rest, and what kind of trellis do you recommend me to purchase for my climbing rose?

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

@cobbhousehold6 I'm so glad you like them and they are useful. Be sure to join us on our discussion forum on our website paulzimmermanroses if you have any questions!

[@angelapritchard6640]

Love this guy!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thanks and have fun Knighting!!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You can take care of Don Juan just any other climbing rose. It's very easy to work with. As to what kind of trellis a lot of that is up to you in terms of what you think will like good in your garden. If you want wood something like a 4x8 foot lattice sheet would work. Where are you going to put the trellis?

[@rachaelp3942]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@Mathilde.99]

I like these guys a lot!

[@Dav123xyz]

Hava you got a video on pruning ramblers? Thanks!

[@yvonneyanes826]

THANK YOU!!! I have been afraid of pruning my trellised roses and now they have black spots on the leaves right after the beautiful blooming period. I guess I can start to clean up the bush with more confidence, but the leaves worry me.

[@imho2278]

Once you prune the rose, the improved air circulation will clear up the black spot.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You can tie them in like main canes or cut them like laterals.

[@tairanisa]

Seriously you should have way more subs than you do. Excellent video new subscriber here

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thank you. I plan to start making new ones this season.

[@n1les]

Hi its spring over here but very hot (like summer), should i prune it after all the roses die? I normally always cut alot of them off to give to my mum then trim were i took the rose from if that lateral doesnt have any roses left on it.Am i doing right? And my Climber this year got a cain growing from its roots. Should i cut it off? Heard it could kill roses bushes or should i leave it grow? Thanks so much :) your videos and web really helped me!

[@quenuk]

Does the horizontal cane theory apply to shrub roses that throw out longer, flexible canes that tend to grow vertical with roses or clusters developing only on cane tips? If I was to position those canes in a more horizontal position would they produce laterals & more roses? I'm working my way through your videos, commenting as I go. So helpful your videos. Thank you.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Any heavy pruning you want to do in late winter. At this point just trim the rose to shape it, cut out dead wood etc. With the cane growing from the roots. Is your rose own root or budded? If budded is the cane coming from above or below the bud union, which is the "knot" at the base of the plant above the roots.

[@Thishereismyusername]

Just stumbled onto this video and I love it. Very helpful! I'm going to watch all yoour other rose pruning videos in just a moment. Question: I have a climbing Zepherine Drouhin. It seems to bloom nicely in spring, but right after it is done blooming, it drops all its leaves. The leaves don't seem to make a comeback until the roses start putting on new grown in late summer. Is this hard on the roses? I don't fertilize throughout the season. Is that the problem?

[@claireisraellove]

my aunt order it for me,,, because i really love roses,, and our place dont have any climbing roses thats why i cant plant any expect having a seed,, thanks anyway for ur response sir,,,

[@HorsesandCo657]

great! thank you from Paris

[@n1les]

Sorry i dont know what own root or budded means.Think the cane is coming from above the roots almost next to the base of the plant.

[@hulsan]

Great, thanks! What gloves are you using, doesn't seem like you get any thorns into the gloves you are using?

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

@claireisraellove It doesn't really need special care. Just like any other climber. I'm curious. Where are you getting rose seeds from? Very unusual to be sold that way.

[@Chillyseason5mymymy9]

I lover your presentation style and funny expressions 😆 you mix in your videos. I watched all your videos in whichever channel you are. But I couldn't find anything about overwintering climbing rose and shrub roses. Can you please make a video on how to overwinter climbing rose plants and container roses, how much watering will it need during winter and etc.? I really appreciate your advice on roses! 🌹 💐 Thanks 😊

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

I will do so. You are not the first person who asked.

[@Chillyseason5mymymy9]

@@Paulzimmermanroses Thank you so much! Please do it soon 😁 First frost date is coming!

[@flygirlfly]

oh yes! I need advice on how to protect my climbing roses from the frigid winters in Chicago!!

[@Chillyseason5mymymy9]

My climbing rose died last winter.. 😢

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Great and thank you!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thank you!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You might try cutting one or two of the canes short to about 2' or so. That would encourage blooms towards the base. I wouldn't do more than one or two though.

[@marshall886]

Hi, can I cut out old base canes that I don't want during spring or is it only in winter?

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You can do it anytime of year except for late summer/early fall.

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

You would treat the Lady Banks the same way.

[@wolfxinstein]

10 out of 10. thanks. i learn alot

[@cheriedoherty2483]

Paul is a hoot! I love his humor. I do have a rose vine that has too many 'imposter' vines. I forget what they are called. Suckers? Oh, well. I'm wondering if I need to toss it and start over. Any suggestions?

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

If it has a lot and they keep coming I'd start over. Once it gets out of hand it's hard to keep up!

[@claireisraellove]

hello sir AshdownRoses,,, your vid is really helpful,, i just wanna ask,, im here in a tropical country and i have climbing rose seeds (well soon to come) ... how will i make sure that my climbing rose will surely grow?.. aside frm taking care of like like my other rose?.. does it need some special care?...

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Thanks!

[@SlicedDicedIced]

Thank you for that! I was worried I may end up having my children kidnapped by my rose and would have to wait for pruning season to release them. Now I can rest assured that keeping the rose cut back is OK whenever I need to!

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Happy to help and keep your children safe!!! Thanks.

[@emirandezmy3047]

Thank you great information, I see that We should not cut the main cane, but how if the main cane bear flowers? Should I deadhead those flowers or not?

[@Paulzimmermanroses]

Yes, you can deadhead those flowers.