Suggestions needed for climbing roses

Hello!

Looking for advice..again! We have a small courtyard, enclosed by a stone wall. To gain a bit more privacy I'm going to put up a trelis/fence on the wall and would like to train roses to grow from pots on the ground up and around the wall/trellis/fence.
What names should I be looking for that will do the job? I know nothing at all about roses othe than I like them!

Any suggestions - gratefully received.
Lizzie

 

Hmmmmmmm, I was going to say choose a rambler but, if they're growing from pots, perhaps a couple of climbers would be better. I think you should get Dr Hessayon's book about Roses - always good advice there. Also maybe check with the RHS website.

BTW, you could add a pot or two of clematis to grow with them - always a great combination.

 

Dublinbay is a good all rounder, crimson/ deep red mid fragrance and prolific flowering.

 

I am thinking of doing something very similar to Lizzy and have found ]Francis E. Lester should meet my requirements.

Has anyone had any experience with that rose? It's the first time I've ever tried to grow a rose so my fingers are crossed.

 

Thank you so much for your rose advice I really am new to gardening and I appreciate any advice and help given. I will let you all know what I decide to get and how it's going as time passes. Fingers crossed! Lizzie

 

I have two beautiful Paul Scarlets in my garden, always a mass of colour red. I also have a golden showers (yellow) When I can figure out how to get photos from photo bucket to here I will post some pictures.

 

Heres a pic of dublin bay:



Note to self, must spray 4 aphids!!!!!

 

Thats a great idea woo, should make a fantastic resource.

 

Before making firm suggestions, it might help if you narrowed the field a bit by thinking about preferred colour, single or double, strong medium or weak scent, large or small flowers, continuous flowering or early summer only.

Have a look at some Rose specialist suppliers sites e.g www.davidaustinroses.com or www.classicroses.co.uk and use the site search to see some of the varieties available.

This should give you a short list, we can then offer more specific advice.

One of my favourite climbers is an oldie Ard's Rover



beautiful scent too, does usually need keeping under control, can grow quite big.

 

Rosa Complicata is wonderful. Shade and disease tolerant, fragrant, stunning large single flowers, and great hips, too. An all-around winner, I think.

 

For years the Zephirine Drouhin is the only one I knew I wanted when I could make a place for it.
And I have this year, two darling babies are seated besides my pagoda, they are shade tolerant, thornless, and wonderfully fragrant. They grow thick and lush, have a beautiful little leaf and the color is a hot red pink. And they grow about 25 feet, so the siblings will join each other over the arch and mingle together, hopefully draping down over the arch edges.