Advice on a climbing rose please

Here you go , full pics of red P

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That looks just glorious Thee. What a beauty! Now you've got me thinking again. How do you find the scent? Have you find balling an issue with yours? Is it easy to train? How are the thorns?
Sorry for so many questions!

Hi Maree,
the climbing roses are on trellises 2.4M wide. One rose is planted each end of them about 60cm in from each end. The clematis are planted in between them, not in the same hole, and much deeper than you think they need to be. Clematis like to have their roots cool. I've been going through my photos trying to find a nice one, but I can't find one that shows how they're planted. I'll take a photo tomorrow.
Barbara B

Oh thanks Barbara , its a project that i have wanted to do for ages , but have put it in the too hard basket , thanks again ..... The Estate , beautiful garden !!!!

silkyfizz wrote:That looks just glorious Thee. What a beauty! Now you've got me thinking again. How do you find the scent? Have you find balling an issue with yours? Is it easy to train? How are the thorns?
Sorry for so many questions!

very little scent , easy peasy to train, balling only when it gets cooler, min, thorns, a great rose

Thanks mAREE, i SHOULD POST A FEW MORE PICS

Silky , i had three Pieree's 2 red and 1 pink , i liked the red one best , good roses , yep easy to train , but alas no fragrance , to me a rose isn't a rose unless it has fragrance , might as well plant camellias , so i pulled em out and did plant camellias where the pink one was . i'm planting Duchess de brabant next year where the red ones were , and hopefully some clematis in between ... The Estate yes more pics ......great ....

Thanks Thee and Maree. Yes agree about about scent but oh I love that flower form of Pierre. What to do? Will think on it. Nahema and Renae still in the mix.

I'ts so hard deciding isn't it , i've researched soo many roses and still came up with duds , did you see my photos of Chartruesse , Silky , hows it compare to yours , its still opening out now , just looking at it ....

Hi,
here's a not very good photo of one of the trellis panels.
Barbara B
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There are three different clematis here.
Barbara B
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silkyfizz wrote:Thanks Thee and Maree. Yes agree about about scent but oh I love that flower form of Pierre. What to do? Will think on it. Nahema and Renae still in the mix.

if you sniff hard enough on red P there is a slight hint of perfumes, I just did a sniffs tests

Barbara your garden looks lovely. Really like the way you've staggered the panels - I'd like to try something like that here at some stage.
Maree I did see your Chartreuse but now I've lost where it was. I remember I was going to say something about the colour but need to see it again. Can you remind me which thread it was?
My CdP has fat buds but hasn't opened yet, not long now, looks pretty healthy.

Your trellises look really good Barbara , very clever , and looks like you have lots of room too , looks great . I have a wooden arbour which my husband built which is a metre wide ,just looking at yours , i don't think i've got enough room for a clematis and climbing rose together , might have to put rose one end , clematis the other ..... thanks .....

Silky , its gone , don't know where , but its gone ....

That explains why I couldn't find it Maree. Will post a pic of mine when they open - soon!

No worries Silky !!!

Hi
Here's Pierre de Ronsard today. Nearly there.
Barbara B
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