Is it time to rethink Rambler roses?
IF you’ve ever been confused about the difference between rambler and climbing roses it is, essentially, this: climbers want to reach upwards, while ramblers just want to… ramble! They do what it says on the tin, scrambling over a pergola, fence, arch, unsightly object or garage roof, or up, over and through trees – they don’t care.
In my view, rambler roses have been done a disservice in recent years. Detractors will say that they produce just a single flush of flowers in summer, and then it’s over. Traditionally, this was indeed the case; although, for me, the flowering was so dramatic that it was worth the wait. These days, however, there are a number of very excellent repeat-flowering ramblers (such as the David Austin English Rose ramblers).
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