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        Garden Guide: Three reasons why you should grow a climbing rose in your garden

        Traditional climbing rose varieties actually only bloom once a year, but new varieties bloom again and again and deserve a spot in your garden.

        Alex Calamia

        Oct 16, 2024, 9:53 AM

        Updated 22 days ago

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        Climbing roses have a reputation, just like most roses, for being difficult to grow. Traditional climbing rose varieties actually only bloom once a year, but new varieties bloom again and again and deserve a spot in your garden.

        They are great in tight spaces

        Climbing roses are not a vine and won’t climb without some help. They have flexible canes that can be trained to grow around arbors, pergolas, and fences. Although this may sound like extra work, it’s a nice perk, because these plants can be grown as informal shrubs along a chain link fence or to keep nice and tight on a trellis along a small pathway.

        New varieties bloom all season long

        The flowers featured in this week’s Garden Guide are part of Proven Winner’s trademarked “Rise Up” series. These plants are shorter than typical climbing roses and are repeat bloomers. They have been growing at Atlantic Nursery off of Atlantic avenue in Freeport, NY for less than 2 years and have already reached a nice size. Some are nearly thorn-less!

        Take your garden to new heights

        Some climbing rose varieties can grow to massive proportions. They’ll give a pop of color and spread a beautiful fragrance across the yard. Some varieties are thorny and can be used as a privacy screen.