[Little Bill]

Roses are weeds and have a mind of their own, how do you train up and out.

[girlangler]

LB,

There is a regular gardening thread on FR, although there haven’t been many threads lately (all those posters are busy harvesting their gardens right now).

However, freepers gardengirl, gabz, and Diana in Wisconsin are three of the many experts that come to mind.

So I’ve pinged them for you. Good luck.

[Drango]

roseanne barr is a nut case. Oops wrong thread.

[truthkeeper]

Let me give you this piece of million-year old rose advice...always clip your blooms just a hair above the crotch of a stem that has 5 leaves. I was told that's what keeps them blooming.

So far it's worked for me.

[devane617]

how about rose.com ibtz if there was ever one

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Here’s a good primer on pruning roses:

http://gardening.about.com/od/rose1/a/RosePruning.htm

Treat yourself to a professional-grade pair of hand pruners (I recommend Felco #7) and some leather, to the elbow, rose gloves. ;)

[Grizzled Bear]

I have been cultivating a Rose Hedge, the roses are doing well but I need some advice on training and pruning.

If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now.

It's just a spring-clean for the May Queen.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

If you are looking to extend your hedge try this one.

http://www.everyrose.com/EveryRose.lasso?-database=RoseComments.fp3&-layout=detail&-response=%2Feveryrose%2Fcomments%2Fdetail.lasso&ID=922&-search

Paul’s Himalayan Climber. Grows to 30 Feet.