A beautifully planted rose arch is a real eye-catcher in the garden. You can find out how to set up and plant one so that it can fully develop its effect in the following article.
How do I plant a rose arch correctly?
To optimally plant a rose arch, you should plant climbing roses or higher-growing shrub roses in autumn, maintain a sufficient distance from the framework and tie the shoots to the trellis with soft materials. Ideally combine the roses with clematis or honeysuckle.
Select location for rose arch and set it up
A rose arch should fulfill certain functions, primarily structuring the garden and visually dividing it into different rooms. Such a structure is ideal as an entrance or passageway, for example into the garden or as a transition to another part of the garden (for example from the kitchen garden to the ornamental garden). If the rose arch is actually to be planted with roses, you must pay particular attention to the right location - otherwise your roses will not feel comfortable and will not grow over the framework as desired. When setting up, the rose arch should be anchored in the ground, which can be done, for example, by setting it in concrete. Sink the concrete layer deep enough to be able to add a layer of soil on top.
It's not just climbing roses that can be planted: create a rose arch
Naturally, a rose arch is perfect for planting climbing roses. However, since climbing roses are basically just shrub roses with longer shoots, you can also use many taller-growing shrub roses to plant a rose arch. If these are drawn accordingly, i.e. H. If their shoots are stabilized and pulled up by tying them up, they reach considerable heights. These roses can be wonderfully combined with clematis or honeysuckle.
Planting rose arches: This is how it works
If the rose arch is firmly anchored in the ground, you can now plant it. This is best done in autumn so that the plants can grow until spring.
- To do this, first dig up the soil at the planting site thoroughly and loosen it.
- As deep-rooted roses, you should not plant them directly on the concrete layer,
- but leave an appropriate distance of at least 50 centimeters from the planting frame.
- This also leaves enough space for the roots that grow wide.
- Plant a rose bush on each side of the rose arch
- and guide its shoots towards the climbing frame.
- Tie the shoots with soft but durable materials.
- Raffia (€11.00 on Amazon), but also coated metal wires are suitable for this.
- The growing shoots are tied to the side of the trellis,
- not rising straight up.
Tip
The roses climbing the rose arch should be cut so that they maintain the desired growth habit.