Most of you have likely read in a book or heard someone talk about growing roses into trees. You may have seen photos of rambling roses spilling out of trees in a canopy of blooms.
But exactly how do you do it and will in work in an average sized garden? Let’s start with the first part.
A rambling rose is so named because they literally ramble to a great size - eventually putting out twenty-five to thirty foot plus canes. Left on their own they will grow into a mass thicket you could probably hide a small car in. They are also spring flowering, which means they put on quite a show for about 4-5 weeks.
Growing rambling roses into trees makes perfect sense because it’s a way to take advantage of the great size they can reach without them spreading out and taking over your garden. They also tend to bloom before the tree fully leafs out, giving you a great spring show and tree takes over for the rest of the season.
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