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good climbing rose will turn walls, arches and even outbuildings into eye-catching features to look forward to year after year. Few know a good climbing rose better than Ian Limmer, nursery manager at Peter Beales, the Norfolk rose specialists. Ian joined Peter Beales Roses as a Saturday boy in 1977, after which he took a three-year apprenticeship learning from Peter himself. Ian was appointed nursery manager in 1985 and today heads

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