I saw a beautiful wooden arbor with Viking Queen--it made me buy one for myself.

Thanks for the recommendation of Viking Queen. I looked it up on HMF, and it truly is beautiful, but it says it only blooms occasionally after the first flush.

The thing about Awakening is, it bloomed about 10 months a year here, and always had tons of flowers.

Is there any other climber that does well in my conditions and that flowers all throughout the season?

I don't want much, do I? :)

Mary

Consider Parade---I've just bought it at ARE, and it does have beautiful blooms. They recommend it for hot and humid climates.
Laura

Whatever rose you get, and whatever structure you settle on, DO NOT WEAVE CANES THROUGH THE STRUCTURE!!

Roses, almost always, will outlast arbors.
TIE the canes to the OUTSIDE of the structure.

We have some roses that have gone through at least two arbors, over the years. Once the rose is mature, it will usually hold the arbor up, until you're ready for a replacement. You'll be able to remove the old, and slide in the new.

It's not at all traumatic -- unless you've done that weaving thing.

Jeri

Don't do the weaving thing.

Do get a new arbor.

Don't bother with a new rose unless you really want one.

Hey, thanks for telling me about not weaving! In all the years I have had roses, and since this was my only climber, I never even heard of it.

Also, thanks for the Parade recommendation; I am on the way to HMF to look at it right now.

Mary

Clair Matin. Much healthier and a more frequent bloomer. I have them both within 8 feet of each other in my climber/rambler tunnel.

The thing about Awakening is, it bloomed about 10 months a year here, and always had tons of flowers.

Why not just let Awakening grow back?

Mary, a belated birthday to you! What a bad thing to have happen, arbor collapsing. DH and I are going to attempt to build one this year :-)

Carla

Thanks all for the information, and thank you, Carla, for the birthday wishes!

I have decided to both let Awakening grow back, and to look into Claire Matin. I contacted Pat at RU and she had similar advice.

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Mary

embee, sorry to hear that. It was my umbrella trellis that broke at the base, but as jeri said, the rose is now holding up the trellis. Well, as well as it can, it's listing backwards into the cleyera behind it. I'm just going to stake it for now. These winds are too much! It was very windy again today.

You need a big trellis for New Dawn or Awakening.

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Mary, Clair seems like a beautiful choice.

Carla

Awakening is a big girl and needs good support. I'm glad you are considering letting her grow back. I have a treated wooden pergola she's going strong on.

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