How do you control Climbing Tea Roses?

I have managed to rejuvinate a 100 year old climbing tea rose now it just wants to go every where. I want it to cling to and climb the front of the house I have it on a semi circle 3 foot trellise to get it started than I thought it would jsut grab onto the siding and go up instead it goes out over down to the ground some of the trendils are 10 feet long but will not stay on the siding I have even tried tying them up they just push there way out please help me to get this looking beautiful

How do you control Climbing Tea Roses?
Well you are going to have to do alot of trimming and training..

Roses don't cling to the side of the house so you are going to have to use hooks of some kind to tie it where you want it to be.

Remember every spring you are going to have to cut out old stems .. once you get it tied up where you want it to be it will after that follow the old stems up the side of the house.. becareful cutting old stems as it may be what is holding the whole system up..

tea roses take alot of work.. I had one in the middle of my flower garden and loved the way it trailed over..

Just keep working with it and trim what hangs out where you don't want them to be going..also they have the plastic ties that you can get at the lumber yard.. place them loosely around the stems to connect to a trellis or something on the side of the house it will hold them where you want them to be and won't harm the stems if they are put on loose.

good luck it will be really pretty going up the side of the house.
Reply:simple just prune to the spot you want it to start to a bud union facing in or out where ever you want the rose to grow and check its not the sucker growth this can be very vigourous
Reply:To keep your climbing roses under control after planting a climbing rose, leave it un-pruned for 2 or 3 years. It takes a while for the plants to become established. During this period, do general grooming and remove all dead, diseased or injured wood and the spent flowers. Tie new canes into position on a trellis or support. In a few years, the plant will consist of only long canes and from these branches; you will get the laterals that produce flowers. Varieties differ in how they produce canes; some throw out new canes each year from the base of the plant while others build up a more woody structure and produce new canes from higher on the plant. Your objective should be to encourage new growth of the flowering laterals and to stimulate production of new canes.



For annual dormant pruning, remove only the old and unproductive wood. Then, cut back to two or three buds and all of the laterals that bore flowers during the preceding season. Canes that grow in the wrong direction should be trained, and removed only if they are uncooperative.
Reply:one stop gardens is the brand name item # 92789

I don't remember where I purchased these but AM Leonard has some similar glue on the little disks and tie the vines or canes to them

http://www.amleo.com/index/item.cgi?cmd=...

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