Pacific Northwest Gardening: Apropos of Nothing v.8, 1 by Katye

Katye wrote:
I like that: Grandibunda. (!)
No - not wrong, LFS. The main things were covered by Kathy (katie59), and another important thing to remember is to open them up in the center, particularly if you are in an area that gets an abundance of rain.
Another thing - pruning stimulates growth from the rootstock, which is important in that you will have new canes for flowering. Climbers don't like to be pruned so much, as i would a Hybrid tea. Does the rose bloom continually, or is once per season? I don't like spindly canes, so i prune hard every other year. Well, that depends as I am merciless with some of them. So anything whose thickness is less than my pinkie, goes.
It is not too early - i pruned most of mine about 3-4 weeks ago. I was risking it, but i was also in a state of pruning zen...
OK - 1 more: 2 years ago a local Rosarian advised me to plant hybrid teas deep - 4-6" above the graft. This causes the rose to produce roots on its graft instead of the rootstock: no reverting. Last year they all went crazy. I'll let you know their progress this summer. I prefer shrub roses, but really like to grow the HTs for cutting.
'Voodoo' - tall, narrow growth habit & the picture does not show how it glows...