November 22, 2024

Choosing and installing a climbing plant at an angle

The long branches of the rosebush ‘Cécile Brünner’ fall in a flower garland on the facade and dress the too brutal angle. Pearly pink pompoms prefer partial shade, so avoid south exposure.

The ideal plant

Vigorous, this rose can reach between 6 and 8 m in height, and grows almost as much in width. Its beautiful little flowers bloom in abundance in early summer, before reappearing more moderately in autumn. Another advantage: its foliage remains disease-free.

Planting

from November to the end of March for bare root roses.
Offer them rich land to promote their development. Do not hesitate to change the soil near the house, it is often of poor quality, or add compost and crushed horn. Praline the roots, leave the graft point out of the ground, and tilt the twigs towards the wall. Track them on wire.

Maintenance

At the end of winter, prune a few old stems at their base and remove them to limit their entanglement and renew the twigs. In the summer, orient the new stems and cut those that obstruct the openings.