Pruning gives you the chance to shape your climbing roses, ensuring a balanced, attractive form while promoting an abundance of blooms from top to bottom. With the right approach, your roses will remain healthy and grow into a well-structured plant. Climbing roses have long, flexible stems that require both training and pruning to produce blooms all over. Focus on encouraging strong growth from the base and training the stems to fan out horizontally along walls or fences. This technique promotes

Pruning requirements vary depending on the age of your rose. If pruned properly, your rose bush will look significantly smaller and bare, with the growth strengthening and re-establishing quickly in the spring. Try to create a rounded shape to the shrub as you go. Don’t worry about where you cut a stem. For newly planted shrubs: 1. Cut back all stems to a height of 12-18” (30-45cm) from ground level. 2. Remove any remaining foliage. 3. Dispose of all cuttings in garden waste. | David Austin Rose

How to prune an established shrub rose. For the last part in our pruning series, we take a look at the best way to care for an established shrub rose. By established, we mean a rose that’s flowered for two or more summers. From keeping them to the ideal height to removing weak stems and foliage, our Head Gardener, Steve takes you through everything step by step. Please remember that due to the mild winter here in the UK, it’s important to prune your roses as soon as possible. If you missed our p

While planting roses in pots requires a little more care, the rewards are well worth the effort. By learning how to give your roses the best start, you can ensure they produce exquisite blooms for many summers to come. This step-by-step process for planting a climbing rose in a container offers invaluable tips to help your rose flourish, transforming your space into a fragrant haven of beauty and elegance. #davidaustinroses #gardeninspiration | David Austin Roses