Roses provide an instant burst of color to our gardens and can create a ‘scent-sational’ experience for us and our guests. They are generally low maintenance, and each variety has its own specific demands and maintenance needs. Many landscapers think that you should wait until spring, (April and May), to plant roses when they are already in bloom. In reality, NOW is the best time to start planting roses. February and March planting allows rose bushes the chance to produce roots and be settled before they start to bloom.

We want to choose the right roses for our landscape to create the environment that we are looking for. Many people enjoy climbing roses as they bring to mind the classic ‘cottage garden’ look. These roses can be trained to climb fences, walls or up trellises and create a spectacular look. How do you know which climbing roses work best for zone 9?

Here are a few favorites you can plant

Iceberg Climbing: This rose will provide you with delicate, fragrant, white blossoms throughout the summer. If you’re looking for a vigorous rose, you’ve found it.

Eden Climber: If you’re looking for a mostly white rose with some deep pink around the edges, this is your gal. She has big, bushy blossoms that will make you smile.

Don Juan: Do you want to add a classic romantic look to your garden? Don Juan earns its name with its deep red flowers and will have you lovestruck.

Aloha: This adorably shorter climbing rose grows to 8 feet high and produces deliciously apple scented blossoms that span 4 inches across.

Zephirine Drouhin: This thornless heat loving rose comes in a deep pink and will bloom multiple times per season. If you love fragrant blossoms this is your gal.

New Dawn – Clusters of fragrant pale pink blossoms that grow fast and vigorous just for you.

Altissimo – If you have more shade in your yard this is the best climbing rose for you. It produces large, mildly fragrant, red flowers.

Golden Showers – If you love yellow this is the rose for you. It is mostly thornless and produces fragrant blossoms from deep gold to pale yellow.

Where should you plant climbing roses?

These are excellent for limited flat space garden areas that have a lot of vertical space to climb up. They will elegantly drape the area with beautiful blooms. Climbing roses are a diverse group of roses that grow long, arching canes. These can be trained by being tied up along fences, walls, arbors and trellises.

There are a wide variety of roses to choose from depending on the landscape that you crave. We welcome you to come on into the nursery and check out our current stock, including the Cream Veranda rose. We are happy to help you find just what you’re looking for.