Repotting rose/clematis

[tangledzebra]

Hi,
I need some advice please. I'm a novice gardener and have googled but can't find the answer.

I have a climbing rose- this will be its second summer in a large pot. I have a clematis I want to grow up the wall with it so have an even larger pot I want to put them both in but reading online makes me think that to repot the rose now would shock it? And that I would have to prune it right down? Which I don't really want to do as it's looking like it will flower well.

What should I do- just plant the clematis with the rose in the possibly too small pot for both of them or repot both into a bigger pot.

Any suggestions/advice welcomed

I think you could re-pot the rose now - just make sure that you don't disturb the roots too much, put some blood, fish and bone in the new pot as well and cover well with fresh compost - water well and wait! It is a good idea to prune some of the top growth just to give the roots time to get going - it should have time to get some good growth on so you shouldn't lose much, if anything. Good Luck!

Thank you. I repotted and it was a nightmare!! The existing pot had a lip half way down so it was an absolute struggle to get the roots past the lip. I have definitely woken the roots!! Am now a little anxious about the damage I have caused the plant! Any tlc tips?

Roses are tough - if anything the disturbance will stimulate fresh root growth. Does the rose have to be in a pot? - it would do better in the ground. Clematis are not always happy in pots, they like their roots to be cool which is difficult if the sun is beating down on the pot!

Thanks.

At the moment it does need to be in a pot - the rose is a container climber buy we are having an extension at the moment so can look to plant in the ground in the autumn once that is finished.
The clematis is one that is meant to be happy in a pot so hopefully that will be ok.
I had visions of my rose bush just dying on me and looking all sad and depressed. Glad to hear it might be ok!

don't forget to water it well now you have re-potted it!

The clematis will need some trellis or framework to climb on to; it won't just cling on to a fence or wall like ivy, and some other things can.

Have you put the rose and clematis in the one larger pot? If they are too close the clematis could try to cling to the rose, so I guess two pots, and spaced apart be best. As the clematis should have cool roots, try and put a thick layer of mulch, bark or similar, and even put the pot inside a larger dustbin or something. And if frost is forecast, cover with fleece or old net curtains.