How to Plant Climbing Roses

Climbing roses can provide an attractive touch to the front of a home or a backyard. Most rose growers will tell you that their roses have a special place in the garden. Although there are three different kinds of climbing roses--ramblers, trailing roses and true climbers--they are all planted similarly. You can plant roses any time between the spring and fall. Learn how to plant climbing roses to add beauty and serenity to your garden.

Things You'll Need

• Climbing roses
• Support structure
• Spade or shovel
• Epsom salt

Instructions

1. Choose a sunny location for your climbing roses. Roses require a minimum of six hours of direct sunlight per day during the growing season.

2. Choose a structure for your climbing rose to be tied to or weaved through. Some common support structures are lattice, a fence, trellis or arbour. Install the support structure prior to planting the rose. Make sure it's secure.

3. Use your spade to dig a roomy hole--approximately 20 inches from your support structure.

4. Spread Epsom salt evenly on the bottom of the hole. Epsom salt encourages chlorophyll production and increases nitrogen uptake.

5. Place your climbing rose into the hole; backfill with soil.

6. Water them thoroughly with a garden hose.

Tips & Warnings

• Add 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt to the base of your climbing roses each week. Water thoroughly. The Epsom salt will promote growth.

• Your roses may take one or two full season's before you will be able to tie it to your support structure.

• Make sure your support structure is firmly anchored into the ground. Otherwise, heavy winds may blow it over--endangering your climbing roses.