Wedding Rambling Rose
A Comprehensive Gluttonous Gardener Plant Care Guide
Rambling roses are vigorously growing shrubs which send out long stems from the base of the plant that can be trained to artfully drape over trellises, fences and walls.
The tender young stems are flexible, making them easy to bend and tie in order to create your preferred shape or to cover a specific area. Rambling roses bear spectacular and fragrant white blooms throughout the summer, and once established are undemanding and easy to care for.
In a nutshell
Flowers
Fragrant
Sunny
Hardy
Care Instructions
Planting
The ‘Wedding day’ rambling rose will grow vigorously and can climb up to 10 metres, so it will need a frame, tree or other structure to grow against. With good feeding and plenty of sun, they will thrive in most soils, and can also be grown in a container when special care is taken.
Remove the coir circle from around the base of the plant after unpacking and plant your rose as soon as possible. Prepare for planting by trimming any damaged roots or shoots, and if the roots are dry, soak them for an hour or two before planting.
Dig a hole large enough to take the roots and deep enough so that the bottom of the stem is just below ground level. Scatter a couple of handfuls of planting mixture around the roots, either a proprietary brand or a mixture of compost and bonemeal. Fill in the hole around the plant with soil and compost, and press down gently with the heel of a boot, to ensure that it is firmly planted in the ground. Tie any stems to the support available and water well.
If you are planting your rose with the intention of training it to grow into an existing tree, dig the hole about a metre from the trunk of the tree, and angle the rose towards the trunk.
Watering
Water generously until the rose is well established, and regularly in very dry weather.
Feeding
To bring out the best in your roses it pays to be generous! A regular helping of compost, mulch, or manure around the base of the plant will be appreciated. In spring or early summer it will benefit enormously from a dose of specialist rose fertiliser. Remember to give your rose a good feed after pruning by placing a proprietary rose food, farmyard manure, garden compost or bonemeal around the plant. reward will be a carpet of beautiful blooms and a very happy rose.
Pruning
No formal pruning and training is usually needed with ramblers, but removing old wood when it gets too dense or tangled will encourage healthy new flowering growth.
