Training a Young Climbing Rose on a Low Fence

[@michelebleech8766]

Dobry dobry! Thank you Olga, for another informative video ❤

[@OlgaCarmody]

Thank you! 😃

[@maitran3952]

That’s so neat to see that you can train a rather tall climber into a shorter fence. I love the generous gardener but didn’t think I had the vertical height for it because I always thought you had to have the maximum height for each particular climber to grow otherwise it won’t work. I will DEFINITELY try this method of yours. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@OlgaCarmody]

You are so welcome! Enjoy your roses!

[@tierney1883]

I watch all your videos- I somehow missed this one! But I came here looking for information on training a baby, somewhat neglected generous gardener on a low fence… well, didn’t I find just what I needed! Thanks, Olga!

[@cecesalas6216]

I'm so glad I found your channel! I am a new homeowner moving to zone 10 next month and will be planting David Austin roses in ground for the first time. I have watched many of your videos in preparation and I feel confident I can grow some Lady of Shallot. I love the two side by side you have shown in another video and hope to do the same thing in my yard. Thanks, Olga!

[@OlgaCarmody]

You are so welcome! Good luck and congratulations on your new home! Exciting times are ahead of you!

[@user-ww9uf7tv6y]

Another great video with very clear info ,Thanks Olga !

[@OlgaCarmody]

My pleasure! Enjoy your Sunday!

[@AcornHillHomestead]

Very good explanation! Thanks. Just bought 3 climbers and this video helped me understand what to do and helps me figure where I should put them! 🌸

[@OlgaCarmody]

Oh, you are going to love those climbers. They get better and better every year!

[@mikeq6384]

Thanks for the informative video Olga!

[@OlgaCarmody]

You are welcome! Have a great day Mike!

[@marilynsmith8054]

What will you do with the laterals when they grow next year. I’ve just planted the generous gardener on a trellis that is higher than your fence but not 4.5 meters in height. I’m going to train it horizontally too.

[@OlgaCarmody]

I trim them, I will show in one of my next videos. Good luck with the GG , it is a good rose!

[@jillshahrak8957]

Thank you. I’m new at this and you explain well.

[@indie8189]

Cut 1/3 of my James Galway is exactly what I did. So, it went straight to dormancy in early June and never did anything 😅. I hope it’ll do something in the spring, otherwise I have to get rid of it.

[@OlgaCarmody]

Oh, well, what can you do. Hopefully your climber will wake up and decide to live after all in spring.

[@graceb2009]

Hi Olga....very good.... interesting information...🌼🌻🌅💞💕🌹🌻🌻

[@OlgaCarmody]

Wonderful! Thanks for watching. So, where is our cold weather? I don’t know what to think.

[@graceb2009]

@@OlgaCarmody oh My God...I do not know...

[@graceb2009]

@@OlgaCarmody I just learning a lot from You.

[@elmaelmar2761]

Olga you need to take a road trip to my garden!! I was just outside looking at my roses and they are a disaster!! I have so many long canes and around the bottom is so many small canes. Ugggg.

[@OlgaCarmody]

Don’t despair Elma! Just make sure those long canes are well secured going into winter and get ready to use your clippers in spring.

[@heyjude6335]

Super good video! I accidentally trimmed my main cane on a new climber. I’m totally new to climbers! Can i create a new main cane? I cannot find this info anywhere. I think you did create new main with your rose… correct?

[@isabelhei]

Dear Olga, would you give us an update this year? I am not realy sure about pruning the lateral canes…

[@cynthiar3407]

Thank you so much for this great video. I have a 1 year old GG and am wondering f I should wait to prune until she gets older?

[@OlgaCarmody]

Your GG is going to be beautiful! The way your new baby climber is behaving probably this way: it sent out long shoots and next year it will create flowers on them. So, your job will be to keep those long canes, and next year trim lateral canes growing from those long main canes. After they finish blooming. Meanwhile secure long canes to some support, don't trim them.

[@cynthiar3407]

@@OlgaCarmody thank you so much for your helpful response.

[@temp1233]

Hi Olga , thanks for sharing ! I got teasing Georgia climber . The one I have looks a lot like shrub . I don’t see any main canes . How do we train such roses . As it is new rose it does not have any long arching stems yet

[@OlgaCarmody]

Oh, that is the rose I always wanted to get, don't have space for that beauty. Well, one day... But in your case I would be patient. Baby roses are funny sometimes. Next spring your rose will decide to grow, just be patient.

[@temp1233]

Sure ! Thank you Olga !

[@cynthiar3407]

Another question, when is the best time to relocate a climber. My GG gets only about 3 hours of sun and doesn’t bloom much. I want to mover her to a more sunny location, she’s 1 year old, but already has a shoot that is about 10ft tall.

[@OlgaCarmody]

Your GG is not blooming because it is young, if it is the same rose we were talking before. But 3 hours of sun is kind of short. You can move it in spring, not sure where you live. Your rose will be very forgiving and ready to grow during spring times.

[@Edu_Kate]

Just a few more rose hips (like a bucket full) and you could make rose hip jelly.

[@OlgaCarmody]

My mom used to take me to the fields in Ukraine and collect rose hips for tea. We never did jellies, but drank plenty of teas in winter. Good memories.

[@Edu_Kate]

@@OlgaCarmody I'm in Minnesota and every year my family would vacation on the shore of Lake Superior. My aunts and I would pick buckets full of wild rose hips (imagine how lovely seeing them in full bloom) then sit around the table with my grandmother as we cleaned off the dried blossom ends before cooking the hips. Good times. There's 3x the amount of vitamin C in three rose hips than an orange.

[@ELMAGO14]

I am new to climbing roses. I just got 2 2- gallon buckets of Iceberg climbers and Lavender Fragrance climbers. Do I need to cover them during frost time? The are very leafy but only about 18 inches in height. Thanks.

[@OlgaCarmody]

Well, you need to plant them. I am not sure where you live, but if you live in area with winter season, you need to give your rose some protection. I am waiting for a first freeze and will be posting a video about putting roses to sleep. Stay tuned.

[@ELMAGO14]

Thank you Virginia does get into 0 degrees a few weeks during winter. Zone 7B. Is mulching enough protection? thank you for responding. looking forward to the new video. 😀

[@hamanda6072]

@@ELMAGO14 You don‘t need to protect roses in 7B area. They are very hardy. It is better to plant them in ground. Or you can put the pots against the south facing wall of your house.

[@seniyeshepherd3050]

Hi Olga thanks for sharing! where did you get that elastic tie?

[@OlgaCarmody]

I got a roll of that green elastic from Etsy on sale. That store was going out of business and was selling 200 yard rolls for $25.

[@seniyeshepherd3050]

Thanks 💕

[@esthersnell2357]

What is the name of the beautiful and weeping tree in the background? I love it 😍

[@OlgaCarmody]

The one to the left of the house is Leaping Larch. We inherited it with the house and it is quite a specimen.

[@esthersnell2357]

@@OlgaCarmody thank you!! It’s very majestic 💜