Help- training a rambling rose over a shed. I have a long branch with stems reaching for the sky

[R0ckl0bster]

What do I do?

I've tied mine to a brick.

I have wires across the roof and I can tie the long thicker stem to that but I have loads of stems growing off it reaching for the sky all along it

Tie it over the shed for now. If it’s horizontal, it’ll encourage side growth rather than just endless extension of the same stem.
In late winter, prune it off, back to just above a bud. Use sharp secateurs and make a clean cut. Don’t do it until then.

edit to add: rambling roses tend to be prolific growers, so if you don’t want that, replace it with a climbing rose

I think you have to cut them off. I read an article about it when I wanted to train one up a fence and I remember having to cut the branches that weren’t growing in the right direction off.

Yeah but after pruning later how do I train it across the roof?Will the side shoots always reach for the sky?

That said looking at some pics rambling roses seem to froth at the front of sheds and not over- maybe. 😫

I think it will always have stems pointing up, so you’ll have to prune them all the time if you don’t want them.

Side shoots will always go upwards, yeah. The rose wants to grow upwards, that’s the default…

So I should snip them? Won’t it look odd?

All roses need pruning every year in late winter. The best thing to do is probably to read some RHS or Gardeners World webpages on rose care. There are specific ways to prune a rose that keep it healthy and train it to a shape, you don’t just snip bits off whenever :)

Yes I’m pretty good at pruning and feeding my other roses at the correct time. This has stumped me though. Aware I could end up with one branch along the front of the shed and that’s it. Had kind of envisaged a froth over the top.

can you add a photo?

Yes , please post a pic @R0ckl0bster .
I'm in a similar position and new to pruning.
I have a mental block , terrified I'll do things wrong so do nothing .

Rambling roses generally need a lot less pruning as you just let them ramble. Through a hedge up a tree etc. A climbing rose sounds like a better fit for your shed. I’d move the ramble somewhere else and get a pretty climber with lots of flowers like Iceberg. You could grow a Montana clematis through it too for succession.