By Howee74
United Kingdom 
Hi everyone - the photo is if a climbing rose in our garden. It grows vigorously and flowers for most of the year, but all the flowers and foliage are at the top of the plant. Can anyone advise me on when and how to prune it to get more even growth?
25 Nov, 2011
Answers
The sap is slowed when you bend the stems so they grow across before growing up and this produces flowers lower down the stems.
25 Nov, 2011
You need to spread the hormone auxin to reach buds on branches horizontally, now would be a good time to take it all down and retrain it on the fence. From the angle of your photo it should do well next year Lol.
25 Nov, 2011
Blimey, auxin -not heard that word since my RHS training days, docbob, lol!
25 Nov, 2011
As I have said before - I learn something new on this site every day! Thank you, Drc & Doctorbob.
25 Nov, 2011
doctor bob is the man and bamboo is pretty good lol no only joking very good . i often send people to either or both of you . i hope your well doc . dont put yourself out to much and spend to much on me for xmas mate . a couple of hundred quid will do mate lol . take care bye for now mate .
26 Nov, 2011
Oh! Darn it I'll have to take that present back then Leigh. Lol
26 Nov, 2011
ow well i guess if your twisting my arm doc lol . i got a good idea . lets get each other what we got last year . that sounds like a great idea lol . take care me old mucker . its just a saying bye the way young man lool . now im patronising you . best i end this here as this holes getting deeper and deeper .
26 Nov, 2011
thanks everyone, haha yes i didnt realise the pic was the wrong way round....
28 Nov, 2011
your welcome thow we all have a crick in our necks howee lol .
28 Nov, 2011
Training branches horizontally can encourage flowering shoots to grow from further down the plant. (I don't know why that is, however. Perhaps someone else will explain.)
25 Nov, 2011