If by "pruned to make neater" you mean "make it grow as a tight bush, like a Hybrid Tea or Floribunda" then I'd say "probably not." Noisettes will grow into spreading shrubs, much like their 'R. moschata' ancestor. You should plant yours where you can fit something which will spread up to eight feet wide. Some people grow it trained as a broad and shrubby climber, so that's another option. But trying to keep it "small, neat, and tidy" will be going against how this rose wants to grow, and will be an on-going and often losing battle. See pics of it on HelpMeFind in the link below.

As for care, simply think of it as a big flowering shrub. Throw some RoseTone or other organic fertilizer on it when it starts leafing out in Spring, maybe again after the peak of Summer heat has passed, and water it deeply when you go past a week without rain. Otherwise, the old Noisettes are pretty easy where it's not too cold for them -- and if you're in USDA zone 8b, you're right where they love to be.

Check the Antique Rose Forum for more information on this and other Noisettes.

:-)

~Christopher

Here is a link that might be useful: 'Champneys' Pink Cluster' on HelpMeFind

Hey Pinkpearls,
Champney's does great in TX. It grows big enough that it needs to be put in the ground, eventually. If you can plant it while the weather is cool, it will help it to get its roots established to survive summer heat.

Plant it in a good soil mix, in good sun, & mulch well.

I'd resist the temptation to tidy it up by pruning now. In fact, I'd not prune for 2-3 years (yes, YEARS). Young roses, especially the ogrs, often go through a gangly "teenager" stage of sloppy irregular growth. But they need every cane & leaf to feed them while growing.

My 20+ yr. old Champney's is now a nice upright vase shape of long, thick basal canes topped by flowering sprays. I only occasionally remove a cane (from ground level, every year or so) to allow room for new basals to come up & renew the plant.

It's a good looking rose & blooms almost continuously.