Climbing roses serve a functional purpose while adding color, texture, and beauty to a landscape. Most types of rose bushes grow like shrubs, but these climbers can be trained to screen for privacy, ...

Pruning climbing roses is very different from pruning bush roses. For one thing, we rarely cut them back hard the way we do bush roses. That would defeat the purpose of planting a climbing rose — to ...

Dear Master Gardener: I bought a beautiful trellis on a closeout sale last fall and would like to plant a climbing rose. Is it too cold up here for climbing roses and are they difficult to grow?

Answer: Climbing roses are not hard to grow. They don’t actually climb, but have long canes that are ideal for vertical display. Climbing roses often need to be guided up and tied securely in place ...

When most people think about growing roses, they think of bushes and shrubs. If you haven’t discovered the exceptional beauty and versatility of climbing roses, you’re in for a happy surprise. Roses ...

We’re rushing toward winter, but there are still gardening issues you’re wondering about. If you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State ...

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Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I need some advice on pruning a climbing rose trained on a wrought iron ...