In England we saw a number of ways of trellising roses that aren't commonly seen in S. California. There's this drift of rambling rose over a felled tree that I though was particularly picturesque:
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| Rambling rose on a felled tree, England, 2019 |
This requires the sort of space that we are typically short on in S. California, but there was another technique we saw that I subsequently learned was called pillaring: A climbing rose is planted near (12" from) the base of a wooden post and twined about it making more efficient use of space and allowing incorporation vertical garden elements.
The following two pictures after the jump make the concept clear.
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| Pillared rose in English garden, 2019 |
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| Pillared rose - note that post is not snugged up against the roots. |
Reading around the web about this technique, it seems that it is crucial to plant the rose at a greater distance than one would first think from the pillar. One foot seems to be a typical recommended distance. Wooden posts of the right size and aesthetic are hard to come by in my area - typically the garden centers have 2-1/2" diameter treated stakes which really don't seem proportionate to the task.
Fortunately, we've figured out a local supply of appropriate timbers, which I've
written about previously.
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