How To Pillar A Rose

[BackyardDiscoveryCo]

Great idea.. and funny

[vrrusa]

My red rose has stopped eating passing children & pets and looks amazing after proper hacking back & weaving into the arbor. I was going to remove it because I have never been anygood at roses BUT it was the only thing that would bloom in my yard. So now I have it and 4 other roses! Thank you!

[AshdownRoses]

@vrrusa I'm glad it helped and I'm guessing the children and pets are too!!!

[AshdownRoses]

You can maintain it the way you would most other climbing roses. Keep the laterals trimmed back during the season and during pruning time. Wind new main canes into it as they come up. Every now and then you may need to unwrap to cut out an old cane but not every year.

[Arkaebi]

Nice idea- but how does one maintain the pillar rose from season to season? Does it have to be undone, pruned, and then rewrapped each year? Or is it possible to maintain the rambling rose on the pillar from season to season?

[castlelo]

Cool, thanks!

[AshdownRoses]

You would use the same technique and simply train it as it grows. It's actually easier with a new rose.

[castlelo]

I am totally new to rose growing and came across your videos (joy!). As my first ever rose-growing endeavor, I am considering growing a 4th of July Climbing rose up the iron scrollwork of my porch. Would I use this same technique on a small rose-ling (name for baby rose?) or would a different method be used if starting with junior plant? All your videos seem to start with big, strapping specimens...thanks!!

[AshdownRoses]

Sounds like powdery mildew. You can use a mild fungicide or just let it go away. As the rose matures you will probably see less of it.

[VillageIdiot8055]

I have a America that has a White powdery looking stuff on the new growth once the leaves turn green the substance goes away. Anyone have any ideas it doesnt seem to be hurting it. I have a Don Juan with a Blaze and a climbing peace in a cluster and the America is the only one having this problem

[keiffer71]

Very cool! I would love to see what it looks like after it has filled in and grown out a bit.

[AshdownRoses]

Very good point on moving slowly. I'm getting great tips from everyone and I'm thinking at some point a video of readers tips might be in order.

[ORWWmedia]

Great advice and great series!

I would argue with one point, though, for us non-professionals:

I have been growing and pruning roses bare-handed for more than 40 years, and hve only once or twice drawn blood -- and that is probably due to getting older and having more difficulty seeing in recent years.

The secret is moving slowly and deliberately (rather than at a "professional" pace), and has the added advantage of meticulous observation regarding scarring, bugs, spots, etc.

[WizardBrit]

Thanks Paul - Very useful video. I am going to try this.

[ImphreniousZog]

Excellent video. We had been planning to put up a couple of arborvitaes to bracket our front window, but I think a couple of pillar roses might be much more interesting. We're zone 5, but I think we have some climbers that will, eventually, cover the pillars. Thanks.

[Roseville204]

Excellent video that clearly and succinctly describes how to.

Thank you for taking the time to explain.

[BillyAteMySoul]

Thank you for this video, I'd love to see an updated picture of the pillar covered in blooms!

[AshdownRoses]

I use a post hole digger which only digs a hole the width you need. I dig it as close to the rose s I can get. Start by sort of probing with the post hold digger and you should be able to work around the larger roots of the rose. Plus since you are trimming so much of the laterals off you are reducing the size of the rose above ground so some missing root shouldn't matter.

[oscargurses]

...great question. need to know that myself

[zinzirena]

Thank you so much for this very good, informative and helpful videos!

[guyluvsbeauty]

Thanks so much for these videos on roses. They are so very helpful. Keep them coming. :)

[malissa456]

thanks!! =)

[AshdownRoses]

Glad you enjoyed it and thanks.

[lmcclave]

Very helpful to a new rose grower. I learned a lot. I`m off to watch the other videos.

[AshdownRoses]

We'll probably cover some propagation eventually but as a nursery owner who makes his living by selling rose plants I'm not sure I want to teach people how do it for free! LOL

[1cscheid]

Very informative & entertaining. I am going to do that with my climbers.

Have you thought of doing a video on how to root a rose by clippings? I liked all your vids.