| Dramatically Change Your Garden with a Climbing | | | | up to 30, double, strawberry-pink 2 1/2 inch blooms |
| Rose | | | | that are moderately fragrant. Clusters of small |
| There is no investment, for less money, that will so | | | | orangeed hips follow in the autumn and remain into |
| dramatically change the appearance of a garden or | | | | winter, until relished by the local bird population. |
| landscape than a properly placed climbing rose. You | | | | Beautiful, glossy, green foliage that is totally resistant |
| can probably recall any number of beautiful magazine | | | | to diseases, acts as a backdrop for the blooms. |
| images of sunny, rose-covered arbors or a | | | | William Baffin matures at 10-15 feet, making it ideal |
| rose-covered lattice framing at a home's front door. | | | | for a trellis or arbor. Although bred in Ontario Canada, |
| Climbing roses are extremely versatile garden | | | | William Baffin performs equally well as far south as |
| performers. You can choose to let them artfully climb | | | | Florida. |
| vertical structures, leisurely tumble over a picket | | | | Planting and Care |
| fence or carefully train them on horizontal fence rails | | | | For best results plant in the fall or spring. Fall planting |
| to create a narrow hedge. This week we are | | | | works particularly well with William Baffin. |
| featuring a climbing rose - William Baffin - the most | | | | Plant in full sun for best blooms, but will tolerate |
| reliable of all the medium to deep pink climbers. | | | | partial shade. |
| William Baffin, a Canadian developed variety that is | | | | Plant in well-drained, compost enriched soil. |
| just about the best of the renowned Explorer series | | | | Mulch well the first winter. |
| of roses, has been proven in thousands of gardens | | | | Pruning and shaping, when necessary, should be |
| over many seasons for its colorful reblooming, low | | | | accomplished after the initial spring bloom. |
| maintenance requirements, excellent disease | | | | Fertilize with Rose-Tone monthly from early spring |
| resistance, unusual cold hardiness and salt tolerance. | | | | until late summer. |
| You will be rewarded with big color from clusters of | | | | Hardy in Zones 4-9. |