Climbing roses behind rockery?

Discussion in 'Roses' started by lesley1978, Jul 15, 2013.

  1. lesley1978

    lesley1978 Gardener

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    I am in the process of building a rockery / flower bed at the bottom of the garden and I have 2 climbing roses which I need to plant along with 2 clematis. The original idea was to have the clematis in the fence behind the rockery and the roses in tub on the fence next to it. However, I have 2 young children and hubby has suggested it would be better to plant the roses behind the rockery to avoid any potential 'thorny' falls! I can see his logic.

    Will this be ok do you think and does anyone have any pics of anything similar?

    Thanks

    Lesley
     
  2. wiseowl

    wiseowl Admin 24/7 Staff Member

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    Hi Lesley will you have easy access to prune and look after the roses? If the answer is yes then that would be fine:)
     
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    As WOO said, if you can easily get access to them then no reason why you can't plant them there, although a photo of the area would be useful :)

    Clematis and Roses can be planted together - I have some climbing up the same frames in my garden, although there are some Clematis which would take over, such as Montana, and should therefore be avoided.
     
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