General guide

• Choose a support. Roses produce more flowers when the structural canes grow horizontally, such as along a fence, than when grown vertically, as on a rose tower.

• The secret is good training: bend or train as many as the basals and long laterals as horizontally as possible. Twirl and twist and secure them by tying the canes to the support or older canes

FencesThe long basals and laterals produced also makes it possible to grow it shaped as fan, by training the long basals and laterals horizontally

Trellis/Pillar: Sample techniqueB) Upper section

Lower A): I have used two main canes to train (#1 and #2), cane #1 is tied in rather vertical (to gain height faster), cane #2 is bent horizontal and a bit downward, tied to the structure and cut off (sorry, this can't be seen on the pic). Because of the horizontal position cane #2 has developed a number of laterals. A few have been pruned back (you see these to the left and right of the no. 4), one (#3) is used as a new "main cane", slightly bent to the left and attached to the structure. This shoot too will develop a number of laterals.

Upper B): You can see how my canes #1 and (the "new main cane") #3 continue upwards. Cane #1 is not vertical any more, bent at an angle to the right and tied to the structure, bent horizontal, tied again (no. 7) then pruned off. You also can see that a number of new laterals have grown (to the left and right of no. 6), I'll use two or three of these and train them to the left. Cane #3 is bent to the left, fastened to the structure and also cut off. There are no new laterals yet but they will grow until next year and I'll use these to train to the right side. In a few years the structure will be completely covered.

A) Lower section

Trellis/Pillar/Arches/Arbor

Trellis/Pillar/Arches/Arbor

Wall

Eye hooks and fishing line used to attach the canes.

Trellis/Pillar + wall

- Free standing trellises

- eye hooks and fishing line are put in place to keep her in bounds

Trellis/Pillar + wall

Gazebo

Rose trellishttp://www.annaleahart.com/2011/06/how-to-make-custom-rose-trellis.htmlhttp://www.sawdustandembryos.com/2013/05/build-custom-diy-trellis-in-afternoon.html

Rose trellis: others

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/rosesant/msg0403125931477.html

Bamboo trellis

http://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/build-a-bamboo-trellis.aspx?id=87496