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Post by coppice on May 5, 2012 7:27:34 GMT -5
One of the beauties of grafted rose, is when the scion dies out the rootstock is often a stubborn survivor.
Sometimes so stubborn that long after the house it was a foundation planting of, the rose remains; not the house.
I have a climber example right now in the front yard. Its pretty scarlet, but does not repeat. Where this old girl is planted a trellis is not an option. So, I have pruned it back to a single leader and down to about head tall.
I have set out a rugosa rose (white blooming) next to it. One a these years they should make a good contrast.
Eventually I will open up another bed and set some quince out in it.
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