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Jul 5, 2012 1:58 PM CST
Name: Cindi
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Actually, mine grow like the catalogs show them, and I don't feed them or spray or do anything special. I can't explain why my climbers do so much better than my regular roses. I get some winter die-back, and that's all I prune out of them.
Mine grow mostly horizontal because mother nature blows on them all day long. Autumn Sunset and Westerland are the only ones I have tied to force sideways growth. Otherwise, they head straight to the roofline.
My climbers grow on trellises, arbors, telephone poles, the propane tank, against trees, against the house, on the fence, and out in the open. i wouldn't be able to do that if I still lived on the suburban lot, but Trish, I think you could put them anywhere if you have some wind.
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