Climbing roses are popular, long-lived, tough plants that are ideal for scrambling over pergolas and arches or growing on supports on to walls or fences. For me scent is essential — and a climbing rose can perfume a courtyard or small garden on its own. With such choice out there, why would anyone go without? If you come across a rose at nose level it’s likely to draw you in for a closer inspection, a quick sniff. What a letdown if there’s no perfume pumping out.
Climbing roses are different from ramblers. Ramblers are vigorous and need space to spread and drape themselves around, so work best when grown into tall trees and over large structures. They produce more small flowers towards the ends of
