Chook Me!

Giant Climbing Roses Curious?

So a few nights back I bought a giant climbing rose bush for like six bucks, and now I'm curious about what I've gotten myself into. my family seems to have this "strange" tendency to KILL plants as soon as they arrive back home. BUT I WON'T DO IT, I JUST WON'T THIS TIME!! the main purpose for this bush I've bought is to HIDE a particularly monstrous chicken coop I plan on building. the run will be 12'X6'X6', and the coop will most likely end up being 6'X6'X6'. pretty big for just three chickens if you ask me. so if there are any AMAZINGLY smart gardeners out there who have any advice of info about training a rose bush to climb a coop that'd be pretty sweet. or if you just feel like talking about roses chickens or bunnies feel free. THANKS! -Julia sweeeet. yup I'm pretty sure mine is something like those, but I'm not POSITIVE! the lable on them is pretty vague... right now it is pruned completely down to just a few branches and it's waxed on the tops. that won't be a problem will it? thanks! -Julia

Public Comments

1. It is my experience that roses take alot of work. If you are into gardening, go for it. While I don't know of any climbing Knockout Roses you could plant them around the coop. They are the BOMB. Disease resistant, blackspot resistant, Japanese Beetles practically ignore them. Hardy. Fast growing. Easy care. I could go on and on. I have two and I want to plant more of them but have no more room :( Definitely the rose for someone who doesn't want to fuss with the insecticides, fungicides and fertilizers that most traditional roses require. Although I will say that the blooms do not look like traditional rose blooms. More like an apple blossom than a rose. The double Knockouts look more like a rose. http://www.theknockoutrose.com/ This is another hardy rose http://www.tesselaar.com/plants/flowercarpetroses/ The red is breathtaking. It is this gorgeous velvety ruby red.