Re: Roses (three in one hole)

Hi,

I am very intrigued by the idea of planting more than one rose bush in a hole to make for a stronger bush, but cannot find any more information about this technique. I'm in Northern California (Sunset zone 16) and concentrate on having a drought tolerant, typical Med garden, but I must admit I'd love to have a tall, robust landscape rosebush to put in front of a window. I have a Sparrieshoop on the side of the house (gets 2-3 waterings a summer, no fertilizing, and a good pruning) that does well, but it is too spindly for full display (I have a Belize salvia covering up the bottom). I was thinking about planting one of the taller David Austin roses (5 petal form), but I can't find any information on Google about the 3 roses/1 hole idea - would doing this help with filling the lower branches and giving me a real shrub, not a spindly bush?

Kris

p.s. Why can't the rose websites post pictures of the full plant?
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