gardenerCathy

Thanks PFZimmerman. I live in Park Forest IL, Zone 5A. I have a white shrub rose, a red climbing rose (the thorny one)I think its a Martin Kelsey, and a St Jude the Obscure, David Austin rose. I do not have a lot of space as I live in a co-op block, and we can only plant our own little yards. My back porch has the trellis type walls that look like those in your video. Thanks for any help you can give me.

Does it hurt the roses if you remove the thorns before trying to wrap them along the trellis?

What a great idea! I bought some succulents last year at the farmers market, but when I asked about their habits the seller said his wife grew them and not himself. I never met his wife and have been looking for information ever since. I would love to win this book, because our new porches have an overhang that would be a great place to grow succulents. Cheers, Cathy (with a c).