A newcomer named Ramblin' Red was developed in 2002 and is receiving rave reviews. It has been grown successfully in hardiness zone 3 without winter protection, and has the very hardy Henry Kelsey ...

Winter care for roses has gotten a lot easier with the new varieties, particularly the varieties of shrub roses. These tend to be winter hardy and experience some stem dieback.

This year I discovered some great new roses from Canada called Explorer roses – named after famous plant explorers in Canada. I was particularly looking for hardy climbing roses that would not ...

Less hardy roses include hybrid tea, English, polyantha, floribunda, grandiflora, miniature, and some climbing roses. These varieties are more sensitive to diseases and winter damage and should ...

Climbing roses and ramblers will benefit from some hilling soil and mulch. If they are in windy locations, you can wrap the entire plant in burlap for winter.

SQ: We have a split-rail fence that we would like to make more attractive. We know we would like climbing roses on it, but we are not sure we are up to all the spraying, pruning and winter ...

If the long canes of climbing roses have been damaged during previous wintry blasts, consider unfastening the stems from their supports and laying the canes horizontally along the ground leaving ...

Gardeners lost interest, and roses lost their place in many gardens. But then came breeder David Austin, with relatively hardy varieties bred for the romantic look of 19th century roses.

Climbing roses can add great dimension to a small urban garden by throwing up flower-packed canes that can reach 20 feet long. All you need is sunlight and a sturdy support like a trellis or an arbor.