CLIMBING ROSES
Climbing roses are distinct from most ramblers. In that they tend to have larger blooms, the ability to repeat flower and have stouter growth. Their use in the garden for adding height is unsurpassed coming in a variety of colours and sizes. The stronger growing varieties are often seen covering walls, fences, arches and pergolas, whilst shorter varieties can be trained around poles and tripods to form ‘pillars’. Our collection includes many of the older Noisette, Tea, Hybrid Tea, Boursaults and Bourbons and also a good range of more modern varieties, many are highly fragrant which is always a bonus.
A good short variety is pink Zepherine Drouhin; a recurrent favourite often seen as a scented focal point. Medium varieties are more versatile, the prime example Etoile de Hollande can have many uses. Whilst a good tall variety is Cecile Brunner Climber often seen trained around door entrances.
All climbers require support and it is essential they are well tied to their structures. They are best trained horizontally at first to prevent any legginess and encourage a spreading habit.
Pruning Guide – Once established they are pruned by reducing side shoots to two or three buds of the main stem and tying in any new long growths in a horizontal fashion during September.
Most Fragrant Climbers → Climbers for North Facing Walls → Rambling Roses →
PRODUCT TYPE
COLOUR
SIZE
SPECIAL FEATURE
HIGHLY FRAGRANT
SITUATION
FLOWER FORM
FLOWERING PERIOD
AWARD WINNING
GIFT IDEAS
BREEDER
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Aimée Vibert is a noisette climber with small double white blooms emerge from red- tinted buds. Highly fragrant. Has excellent glossy dark green foliage. Eventual size:4.5m x 3.0m. Repeat flowering. -
Alchymist has large full quartered blooms of yellow and yolky orange, sometimes tinged with pink. Strong grower. Does well in difficult situations. Scented. Summer flowering. Height: 3.6m x 2.4m. -
a.k.a Golden Rambler. Clusters of well shaped double blooms deep yolky-yellow when in bud opening cream. Perpetual flowering. Sweetly scented. Dark green glossy foliage.Size:4.5m x 3m. -
Large extremely fragrant blooms of deep rose pink with coral shadings. Very free flowering and healthy. Dark glossy foliage. Strongly scented. Very versatile being used as a tall shrub, a short climber or as a pillar rose. Size: 3m x 1.8m. -
A super shorter climber. Large single velvety-red flowers with prominent golden stamens. Good dark green foliage. Healthy and hardy. Repeat flowering. Size: 3m x 2m. -
a.k.a.Crimson Boursault. A boursault climber with thornless stems bearing semi-double blooms of purple crimson. Early summer flowering. Good autumn foliage. Size: 3.5m x 1.8m. -
a.k.a Pink Cherokee.Single clematis-like flowers of mauvish-pink with a silky appearance and pretty golden stamens. Fragrant. Shiny green foliage.Summer flowering. Size:2m x 2m. -
a.k.a Antike. Striking full blooms of bright red with a paling inside the petal of blush pink. Dark green foliage. Vigorous upright habit. Repeats well. Scented. Size: 3m x 2m. -
Clusters of lightly double, golden yellow to cream flowers from June to November with a good fragrance. Dark glossy foliage. Sport of the bush version which was named after the scotch whisky maker. Reliable. Size: 3.5m x 2m. -
a.k.a Probuzeni. Very double quartered blooms of silvery pink. Beautiful rich fragrance. Healthy polished glossy foliage. Repeat flowering. Sport of New Dawn. Size 3m x 2.5m. -
Berries 'n' Cream is a well regarded striped climbing rose which has a contained habit, and a strong apple-like fragrance. It can do well on a small wall or fence, but given time and space it can grow to up to 15 feet. Almost thornless. Size: 2m x 1.5m. -
A Bourbon type climber. Large full flat blooms of pale pink, with deeper pink centers. Vigorous and highly fragrant but needs protection from mildew. Summer flowering. Size: 3.5m x 1.8m. -
The original Noisette rose. Clusters of semi-double lilac pink blooms. Richly scented. Green grass foliage. Very healthy. Perpetual flowering. Size: 2.1m x 1.2m. -
Pure white semi-double bloom with a muddled appearance. Flowers in large clusters. Hips in autumn. Pale green foliage with blue tinge. Scented. Perpetual flowering. Size: 2m x 2.4m. -
Very double large blooms of golden yellow. Lovely fruity fragrance. The foliage is dark green and healthy. Slightly shy, but sumptuous. Repeat flowering. Size: 2.5m x 2.5m. -
Bears clusters of beautiful pink Hybrid Tea shaped miniature blooms. Good buttonhole rose. An excellent choice where space permits. Repeat flowering. Size 7.5m x 6m. (Cecile Brunner Clg.) -
One of the most beautiful of the noisettes. Large full quartered blooms of pale yellow with green button eyes. Gorgeous tea fragrance. Refined pointed pale green foliage. Slightly tender. Continuous flowering. Size 3m x 1.8m. (Celine Forestier) -
Chris is a large flowered climbing rose. Its Hybrid-Tea shaped blooms are sweetly scented and slightly orange tinged in bud, before opening with creamy yellow flowers. A splendid display from June to the first frosts. Size 350cm x 200cm. -
Large soft pink blooms in clusters. Fruity fragrance. Compact habit with dense dark green glossy foliage. Highly disease resistant. Repeats well. Size: 1.5m x 2m -
Creamy blooms with bright yellow stamens are produced very freely on this superb climber. With its healthy dark green foliage, City of York can be grown in most aspects, such as a north or semi shaded wall. Size: 4.5m x 3m.
