How to Prune a Climbing Rose Vine

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A climbing rose vine looks great on the side of a home, but if you don’t know how to prune and care for it properly, you could stunt the plant’s growth or kill it. Here are a few tips to keep your rose vine healthy:

• Don’t prune a climbing rose all the way back, since it will kill the plant.
• Prune a climbing rose around February, before the growing season starts.
• Prune off lateral branches and last year’s growth on climbing roses to promote new growth.
• Shape the outer branches of a climbing rose to train it to grow against the wall or other surface and promote vertical growth.
• Remove rose hips from last year’s growth, and use the seeds to grow new climbing rose vines.

Watch this video to find out more.

Further Information

• How to Prune Roses (article)
• Growing a Lady Banks Rose (article)
• How to Propagate Roses (video)
• How to Transplant Rosebushes (video)
• How to Grow Knock Out Roses (article)

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