Climbing Roses Long And Leggy With Few Flowers

Question

Hi, I live in northern France, a great place to grow roses! However, this pale-pink/cream climbing rose (sorry, I don’t remember the name) is 5 years old. It has always grown vigorously but now it just grows longer and longer branches with one rose at the end! I have tied it in horizontally each year to make more flowers as per advice, as you maybe can see, but it is still growing away from the fence. Should I cut the branches back to the plant? How can I stop it doing this and get more flowers? Is it too late? Thanks!

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Answer 1

This is pretty common for climbing roses, actually. They start putting all of the energy in growth, and not enough energy into flowering. Correct pruning, and a good fertilizer for roses will help.

This article will offer much more information on correct pruning:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/roses/pruning-climbing-roses.htm