@Willinator, Would you then also add to look carefully into my OGR's as well?. I have a few that might benefit from something beyond a mere trim. One of them is a moss 'Gloire de Mousseux'. I have a suspicion that it may need more than just tidying up. Bourbons and Chinas are under represented in my yard yet. I'm still awaiting this year's surprise order from my specialty nursery. If lucky, I might add some new cultivars of those.I've got a few damasks. These seem to be growing and blooming generously almost untouched.
Well, once pruned there's no way back.With my Peace, I followed the suggested general practise and pruned it a third. It has still not forgiven me for that. Later ( as one does...too late) I read in HMF that it dislikes being pruned period! :sigh:Fortunately its sport (here Kronenbourg =aka Flaming Peace) shares that same trait. So my K is twice as big as my Peace, 'cuz I read the HMF advice before my pruning shears reached it....
My teas seem to be happy with no pruning. The only one requiring one is a monster climber now: 'Clg.Marie van Houtte'. In this case I won't worry a bit if I overprune it. It has grown canes as thick as my wrist and plenty of them, reaching already the eves of the first floor balcony! Neighbouring I've got another climber even larger:' Fortune's Double Yellow'. After 4 years,own root, not more than one bloom for the full plant. I'm going to prune the tips this year to make sure it decides to bloom on the side shoots. If it does it will be spectacular, if still not then I duno:confused:
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It would probably be more like what you experience in Argentina>>
This country is so big that I wouldn't want anyone to get the impression that my specific location in the NW Patagonian mountains is anywhere nearly representative of the country. In fact most of it is much warmer and even warmer than Houston. However your comparison of my location with Oregon is quite spot on when compared anywhere in the USA. Not so much coastal but nearer eastern Oregon.
Thanks for your suggestion.Much appreciated!
Arturo
PS I just checked Bend,Or and really has a very similar climate. It is slightly higher than my place ( i'm about 850 mt asl and Bend is at 1100 mt). When you move there, you'll definitely feel a major difference! wow
