Rosa Lavender Lassie on new Obelisk....

A beauty Dottydaisy mine kept being covered in rust and black spot lat year I cut it down to the ground not a blemish on my leaves this year.

That's worth knowing, but is yours a shrub or a climber 3pence?

A climber Dottydaisy even my shrubs Roses I cut right down so I thought last year I would try it with the climber its about the same height as yours in this photo .

Ok I will tell my OH as he does the pruning.....

I took the risk last year as it was getting so bad it was growing off the old wood then this year new shoots came from the bottom of mine Dottydaisy and now is as tall as it was prior to cutting it right back but with no disease.

Excellent, you have talked me/him into it lol!!

Lovely rose. Take the risk & give it the chop!

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