Has anybody managed to grow a climbing rose up a square pillar abd over a pergola? Tips please.

[W0rdl3]

Says said rose is ideal for this but not so sure looking online as they apparently tend to grow outwards.

Any tips and is it possible?

Have a look at David Austin he has bred some beautiful climbers.
They are about £18 but I’ve had mine for about 15 years, and they can last 40 years.
To get them to bend over the top you have to not prune the height, and tie them in in early summer when they are supple, there are some videos on his website.

You would tie the rose in.

I'm hoping to do this too! Two square pillars in fact rendered brick, wooden pergola above. I was going to train the stems as horizontally as possible around the pillars.

Have you decided on the rose? I've narrowed it down to Lady of the lake (rambling rose) and
Alchemist (orangey pink climber).

I’ve got a climbing rose, Mortimer Sackler, over a square pergola pillar, it’s a slow growing one, not the best choice and planted East facing. The flowers are lovely and it’s just reached the top, so I’m persevering with it.
Alongside I’ve planted a Clematis that flowers early summer, to ramble through it and it’s doing much better.
When you plant make sure your about 30 cms away from the concrete footing and lean the rose towards the post.

Think I’d like Generous Gardener. Was thinking of wisteria the other side. Pergola quite big and sturdy and I’d like it covered.

How do you tie it in and what with?

So no training wires like we’d need for wisteria?

We had to remove a gorgeous old wisteria from the bottom of another pillar as it had caused massive subsidence - our pillars are holding up the first floor of our house - my son's bedroom floor was sloping down quite significantly in the corner where the wisteria was.

So, if your pillars are supporting anything other than a pergola I would advise against planting wisteria at the bottom of them.

It’s only a pergola at bottom of garden.

@W0rdl3

Think I’d like Generous Gardener. Was thinking of wisteria the other side. Pergola quite big and sturdy and I’d like it covered.

How do you tie it in and what with?

So no training wires like we’d need for wisteria?

The occasional tie with garden twine or strips cut from old tights

What am I tying it to?

I'm not 100% sure but I was thinking short horizontal wires held in place with vine eyes.

This David Austin page is what you need!

Not sure on the training issue but Generous Gardener is SO gorgeous! I had one in my old garden and it was just stunning, beautifully healthy, amazing large water lily like flowers with lovely scent, loved by bees, it was just brilliant. I've planted one next to the front door in my house now and it's still fairly small but hoping it'll have a growth spurt this year.

Are the pillars / pergola made of wood? If so perhaps you could screw in a few vine eyes up the pillar to tie the stems to?