in three months there will be a wedding in my garden. i'd like to have a
floral arch of some sort, and someone has suggested a climbing rose, as
it grows fast and flowers all through summer/early autumn.

does anyone have any advice regarding this idea? i'd love to make a real
arch rather than a fake one, so i'm considering buying climbing roses
now and hoping they'll grow around an arch if i provide one!

am i dreaming, or is this a possibility?

thank you, rose people :)

Even a fast growing climing rose is unlikely to make much growth in it's
first year in the ground.
I put in a couple of climbers this year, in the last 3 months I have had
about a metre of growth.
I think you need to consider other options.


"jils" <jils [at] spambegone.com> wrote in message
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> in three months there will be a wedding in my garden. i'd like to have a
> floral arch of some sort, and someone has suggested a climbing rose, as it
> grows fast and flowers all through summer/early autumn.
>
> does anyone have any advice regarding this idea? i'd love to make a real
> arch rather than a fake one, so i'm considering buying climbing roses now
> and hoping they'll grow around an arch if i provide one!
>
> am i dreaming, or is this a possibility?
>
> thank you, rose people :)

"Douglas in Australia too" <NoneGiven [at] nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Even a fast growing climing rose is unlikely to make much growth in it's
> first year in the ground.
> I put in a couple of climbers this year, in the last 3 months I have had
> about a metre of growth.
> I think you need to consider other options.
>
>
> "jils" <jils [at] spambegone.com> wrote in message
> news:4383f23f$0$14295$afc38c87 [at] news.optusnet.com.au...
>> in three months there will be a wedding in my garden. i'd like to have a
>> floral arch of some sort, and someone has suggested a climbing rose, as
>> it grows fast and flowers all through summer/early autumn.
>>
>> does anyone have any advice regarding this idea? i'd love to make a real
>> arch rather than a fake one, so i'm considering buying climbing roses now
>> and hoping they'll grow around an arch if i provide one!
>>
>> am i dreaming, or is this a possibility?
>>
>> thank you, rose people :)

I agree with Douglas. The original poster would
be better off to research fast climbing annual
vines (not roses). Even a fast climbing rambler
(basically a miniature rose with long canes) will
take a year or more to really get going.

With a climbing rose, figure at least three years
for it to make an impact, and even then it won't
(in most cases) have reached full height.

The reason I mentioned *annual* vines is that
annuals, by their nature, are fast growing since
it all has to get done in one season. Roses are
perennials.

Gail
near San Antonio TX USA

thanks gail and douglas
appreciate your input

Gail Futoran wrote:
> "Douglas in Australia too" <NoneGiven [at] nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:dm1a0u$n3q$1 [at] otis.netspace.net.au...
>
>>Even a fast growing climing rose is unlikely to make much growth in it's
>>first year in the ground.
>>I put in a couple of climbers this year, in the last 3 months I have had
>>about a metre of growth.
>>I think you need to consider other options.
>>
>>
>>"jils" <jils [at] spambegone.com> wrote in message
>>news:4383f23f$0$14295$afc38c87 [at] news.optusnet.com.au...
>>
>>>in three months there will be a wedding in my garden. i'd like to have a
>>>floral arch of some sort, and someone has suggested a climbing rose, as
>>>it grows fast and flowers all through summer/early autumn.
>>>
>>>does anyone have any advice regarding this idea? i'd love to make a real
>>>arch rather than a fake one, so i'm considering buying climbing roses now
>>>and hoping they'll grow around an arch if i provide one!
>>>
>>>am i dreaming, or is this a possibility?
>>>
>>>thank you, rose people :)
>
>
> I agree with Douglas. The original poster would
> be better off to research fast climbing annual
> vines (not roses). Even a fast climbing rambler
> (basically a miniature rose with long canes) will
> take a year or more to really get going.
>
> With a climbing rose, figure at least three years
> for it to make an impact, and even then it won't
> (in most cases) have reached full height.
>
> The reason I mentioned *annual* vines is that
> annuals, by their nature, are fast growing since
> it all has to get done in one season. Roses are
> perennials.
>
> Gail
> near San Antonio TX USA
>
>

"jils" <jils [at] spambegone.com> wrote in message
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> thanks gail and douglas
> appreciate your input

You're welcome! Good luck with your
plans. Sounds interesting. :)

Gail