Climbing rose - containers?

Hi everyone,

I have a south facing drive, here is a basic drawing i've done using paint:



I'm wanting a climbing rose to grow up that garage wall where the arrow is. As you can see, the wall is probably between East and South East facing on a south facing drive.

I'd eventually like it to grow over the top of my kitchen window which is south facing.

The first problem is, my drive is fully covered by brick pattern. Any sort of plant grown on there would have to be in a container.

Would it be possible to grow a climbing rose out of a container?

If so, what is the best type to use? Any sort of help would be fantastic!

 

Hi Craig,

You won't have a problem with the south/south,east facing wall. My newly planted rose bed faces south east and will have sun for three quarters of the day during summer.

Most roses will be happy in pots but I'm not so sure about climbers. Roses are hungry shrubs so being in a pot you will have to make sure they are fed and watered regularly.

'Wise Owl' is our Rose specialist here on GC and no doubt he will be along at some point to help you out.

 

Hi guys,

thank you all for the comments!

I might try it in a barrel like this. Its got depth and a flat back so that it can fit flush against my garage wall. Plus it looks good:



I'm willing to give it the best start by buying the best compost as you mentioned above and feeding it regularly.

I prefer the orange/peach/yellow looking roses.

Are there any recommendtions for climbing roses with those colours?

 

I've not seen a half barrel cut that way before!

 

interesting. ummm, How bigor deep is a barrel?

 

Craig If u want it to grow massive and cover a large area it's going to need a massive and heavy pot. I am trying to grow a rose over my small shed. It's in a pot and it's a very spindly thing near the bottom. How about a raised bed? U could under plant the rose with some bedding

 

hmm... the wall i wanted it to cover isn't that big ( 2.5m accross and 1.5 in hight) and the ground is tiled.

 

Sorry I was replying to Craig. U can get big pots in asda / wilko

 

I use these heavy duty containers for my larger shrubs - go for at least a 110L pot. You can plant annuals/trailing plants around the pot to soften the look around the edges.

 

Thank you merleworld