Climbing rose bush

JoAnn Preen
by JoAnn Preen
I have a garage made out of bricks and looking for recommendations to plant climbing roses to climb the back of the garage side of door and around the window. Appreciate any ideas. Thanks
  11 answers
  • Darlene Jenkins Darlene Jenkins on Mar 23, 2015
    Check out New Dawn. It's a beautiful pale pink that blooms continually throughout the summer.
  • Catherine Smith Catherine Smith on Mar 23, 2015
    How much sun does this area great regularly? For roses to do well, they need at least 6-8 hours of sun a day. Almost any climber would do well, just depends on your preference. You can use hooks made for brick to help hold the vines in place.
  • Janis Hill Janis Hill on Mar 23, 2015
    JoAnn Preen - here is a list of climbing roses that do well in our area: http://www.gardenguides.com/84455-roses-zone-5.html
  • Myra Bamberger Myra Bamberger on Mar 23, 2015
    Joseph's Coat is a multi colored rose/orange/pink rose. Lovely scent.
  • Marion Nesbitt Marion Nesbitt on Mar 23, 2015
    Not having a green thumb, I would go with a fast growing, hardy vine like Virginia Creeper. LOL
  • Anita.goodacre Anita.goodacre on Mar 23, 2015
    I think it all depends on your climate, which way the shed faces etc. A good garden centre would be able to help or when you have decided which way the shed faces just type it in and often good ones come up. I find that sometimes other climbers look lovely growing through a rose, a clematis can flower at different times to a rose so you would have colour more of the time.
  • Susan Gruss Susan Gruss on Mar 23, 2015
    Roses need at least five hours of afternoon sun to grow decently. In northeastern Pennsylvania, the hardest most vigorous rose is "Ramblin Red" by far. " Henry Kelsey" and "William Baffin" are deep pink and " New Dawn" is a whitish pink. I combine every rose with another flowering vine like honeysuckle or clematis to extend bloom time. If it's easier consider climbing hydrangea which has a wonderful stem structure in winter.
  • Moxie Moxie on Mar 23, 2015
    Also note that this end of the building is the gable end without gutter so the water will have a drip line near the building...many plants don't like wet feet so you may need to use a raised bed with drainage to help them drain faster.
  • Maureen Millgard Maureen Millgard on Mar 25, 2015
    Virginia Creeper is VERY aggressive and once it/s planted.....Difficult to control OR remove !
    • Marion Nesbitt Marion Nesbitt on Mar 26, 2015
      @Maureen Millgard Should have prefaced my comment with "once established"! LOL Tried for years to get it to grow on my fence and up my brick house. Bought from a greenhouse and planted sprigs given to me - year after year. No go. Finally, some of it came over the fence from my neighbour's much to my delight and is doing well. Maybe it is my soil.
  • Lisa Kaplan Gordon Lisa Kaplan Gordon on Mar 25, 2015
    I like the white. It blends so nicely. Here's a story about picking paint colors. It talks mainly about walls, but the tips apply to doors too. www.houselogic.com/home-advice/painting/how-to-pick-paint-color/?pred_search_link_clicked=How+to+Pick+Paint+Colors?eo_sm_sa_lkg
  • Jht161056 Jht161056 on Sep 19, 2015
    In the South, Banksia Rose, Yellow or White, only blooms in the spring, great Show, no thornes, great climber.