How to Train Climbing Roses (Mid-season)

Mid-season is a great time to catch climbing roses in the act, and this video walks through exactly that with 'Rosanna' and 'Laguna'. Both had put up long, vigorous new canes that needed attention before they hardened off in an awkward position, so the first job was clearing away excess foliage and doing some targeted pruning just to expose the actual framework of the plant and see what we were working with. From there it's all about training those new canes horizontally rather than letting them run straight up, since laying canes closer to horizontal breaks apical dominance and pushes the plant to throw more flowering laterals along its length instead of just chasing height. It's simple, hands-on work, but it makes a real difference to how these roses perform for the rest of the season and into next year. If you're growing climbers and want more blooms lower down and along the structure rather than just a tuft at the top, this one's worth a watch.