Beginner Gardening: How do I prune a new clibing rose? , 1 by deann

deann wrote:
Actually you really should not prune climbers for a few years till they are established. Never prune roses in the fall of the year as the rose will think it needs to start growing again and what you really want is for it to go dorment. In spring you can cut back the dead canes, but leave most of the canes on it as you want it to climb, right?

I dead head every day so the plant will put its energy into blooming more roses. Sometimes I dead head just the spent bloom and depending on how long the cane is or where the dead bloom is, I will cut to the 3rd leaf.

Pictured is my New Dawn climber.

Happy Gardening!

Deann