What to do with this rose

Hey im hoping you guys can offer some advice

This rose is in my mums garden and its growing too large now. they do cut it down fairly close to the arch every year but its just getting bigger and taller as the years go on

Could they cut it more severely and perhaps down to half the height of the side of the arch so that it grows over the arch and the flowers can be enjoyed and it can be deadheaded.

Here are a few pics





















Sorry for the bad flower photos but unless we get a ladder out i cant get any better pics lol

 

Hi Dips, as you know I am only a novice gardener, but when we moved we had a rose bush very much similar, it had been left for a number of years and quiet over grown.... I'm sure Rose experts will be shocked but I just cut it right down... and it is now quiet nicely growing back at a steady pace and I'm able to prune it to shape so hopefully it will give a good show next year.. maybe!

 

Hi

Cor thats huge !! looks more like a rose tree

You need to wait till Autumn before doing anything , plus you could take some cuttings just in case at the same time (hardwood cuttings).

It looks quite old and I know from past experiences that its a 50 50 if it will survive if pruning is severe. If me I would prune it over 3 years and take a 1/3 of this year then do the same until its back to a manageable size.

Spruce

 

Spruce all the growth above the arch is new this year!!! it gets cut down to the top of the arch every year lol

Dont know if you can see where its been cut down to the grey wood and all the new growth in these pics





I think its quite vigorous lol

We will be leaving it to later this year just keep forgetting to take pics and ask lol

We reckon it might be 18-20 years old as we think thats when the garden was done. My parents bought the house 14 years a go and the guy before had the garden done but it was well established when we got it.

The green growth is so thick in places like this

 

I would take cuttings and start again , you could end up killing your self pruning it ! I bet a cherry picker would be useful

 

My parents get their gardeners to do it lol

Its probably about 10ft high. It is a beast

 

hired help then oohhh thats fine

 

Thank you guys :-)

Mums deicided to cut it right down to the first bits that are green on the stems so about half way up the arch.

She likes the rose but if it doesnt grow back she will replace it with a climbing rose that is perhaps slightly smaller and less vigorous.