Jim, I love your new trellis! Fantastic! I have lots of trees, too, (almost all planted by me) and I am committed to shade gardening, but every now and then, there is a full-sun plant I'd really like to grow. I understand your quandary. I hope your roses do well. That trellis is a really nice place for them to stretch out.

I'm sure you already know, but for the benefit of anyone that is new to roses, here is something I learned only recently. Roses bloom on flowering laterals so you should bend and train the canes to grow horizontally as much as possible. If you train them straight up the trellis, you will tend to only get blooms at the very top.

Training Climbing Roses On A Trellis

Can't wait to see how it looks later in the summer!

Carol

Prosperity will do fine there. Ok in shade and very vigorous.

Looks lovely. Hope to see it in the summer all filled out.

I'm a rose novice, so thanks for this info. I followed the planting instructions that Nelson's gave me with the roses.

Papa Jim

Papa Jim, beautiful trellis! and with the roses will even look better. Following the planting instructions from the experts, it is always a good choice. Mariana must be very happy.:)

Keep us updated when the roses grow....

Silvia

wow that is one hell of a trellis. nice :)

I need a few of those huge trellises now that I have collected soooo many roses here lol. I think it is gonna look great! I know what you mean about all the trees. I moved here because of all the gorgeous trees and great grand daddy oaks but now they are making everything shadier and shadier every year.

~sjn

Your trellis looks beautiful against the brick and should look great when the roses bloom.

Jim, you had to make that, right? It is perfect for that spot and matches your shutters.

All you people with trees aren't looking at it right. You should be happy with all the trees. perfect for all the azaleas, etc. Perfect if you were starting a cycad collection. 2 hour short should be fine. If they are a bit leggy, or you get a bit more fungus to deal with, they will tell you soon. I'd say it is worth the try.

Plantsman56, in case I was confusing about my trees, just want to say that I agree with you about the shade. I'm a 100% committed shade gardener. I have a just few sunny spots left... with very young trees planted there!
Carol

For any of us in a 9 type climate, shade is our friend when we try to grow plants that burn below 28f. There are piles of cycads that will burn all their leaves ( temporarily) at around 28f out in the open, but then don't burn until 18-23f under tree cover. You see people in all the forums who don't know how to deal with shade but when you find out everything you CAN grow, you love your shade. I like my set up here but just think about all the aroids, bromeliads, orchids, and everything they can grow in a nice oak covered location, in like Cutler Ridge.

Beautiful trellis !