In March of 2013 I received several shrubs of ‘Golden Gate’ a beautiful yellow climbing rose to try in my garden from Certified Roses. From Kordes, Germany, this rose is known to be very hardy and disease resistant as well as producing a multitude of fragrant yellow blooms.
As I was potting them up I thought I would conduct an experiment. I would give a shrub of this rose to a friend who has never grown roses and let him plant, water and fertilize and see how the rose progresses over time. No sprays or chemicals to be used. Only organic fertilizer. When I gave the rose to my friend Mike, he looked at the bare root plant and said “i’ll give it a try”.
This spring, I began getting texts from Mike with photos of this rose and its progress.
Mike it seems is quite a woodcrafter. He built a trellis for the rose to climb upon and the photos below not only showcase his handy work as a trellis builder, but you can also see the amazing results you can achieve without chemicals when you plant the right rose in the right spot.
Golden Gate – Kordes – KORgolgat
Large open blooms of Mike’s ‘Golden Gate’ climbing rose
A profusion of fragrant blooms from Golden Gate Climbing Rose from Kordes, Germany
Received this photo this week. Now that the flush of blooms as faded, the rose has gone to work to produce more canes for the next round of buds and blooms
The photos were taken from May till mid July and as you can see, no disease on this rose at all to speak of. Our own shrubs of Golden Gate has done equally as well, winning us “Best Climbing Rose” at the Birmingham Rose Show this year. Now I just have to convince Mike to plow up more of that green grass and plant some other awesome roses!!!!!
*Photo Credit: Michael Atkinson
The Redneck Rosarian 
Wow, Chris …. and Mike, that is! When and how will the rest of the world be able to obtain this rose? Good climbers are a must, and I have a perfect spot for this one.
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Hey Mark! Glad to hear from you. Edmund’s Roses has it online http://www.edmundsroses.com/dp.asp?pID=25443&c=8 Might also check with your local Independent Garden Centers, they may also have it.
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I have a golden gate, it is growing like crazy but no blooms do they bloom on old wood? otherwise I think I might have lost the graft, I don’t believe it is grafted and the canes are growing on the old wood from last year. so not sure what to make of it, I had one bloom on it last year so I know it is golden gate. any ideas?
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Chris, should climbers be planted on fences? Somebody told me no. I have a picket fence around my potting shed and would love to plant a rose to scramble all over it. Any recommendations?
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It is a very striking shade of yellow….beautiful
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Beautiful pictures!
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Hi Chris,
This rose looks like a clone of my ‘Golden Showers’ that I left behind in Texas and this is what Help Me Find says about ‘Golden Showers’
“56 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.
Medium yellow Large-Flowered Climber.
Registration name: Golden Showers
Bred by Dr. Walter E. Lammerts (United States, 1956).
Introduced in United States by Germain’s (Germain Seed & Plant Co.) in 1956 as ‘Golden Showers’.
Climber, Large-Flowered Climber.
Yellow. Licorice, tea fragrance. 20 to 30 petals. Average diameter 6″. Large bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Climbing.
Height of 10′ to 14′ (305 to 425 cm). Width of up to 6′ (up to 185 cm).
USDA zone 3b through 10b. Shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Can be pruned to maintain a shorter habit.
Germany – Patent No: 39 620 033
parentage:
United States – Patent No: PP 1,557 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Charlotte Armstrong × Captain Thomas (Large Flowered Climber, Thomas, 1935)
Red filaments” I
What do you think about this???? I don’t see the parentage listed….
Your friend,
Susan Fox http://www.gagasgarden.com
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Thank you for your unbiased information. I am looking to purchase one but I am never sure if they will look as good for me as they do at the rose test garden. Wonderful pictures also.
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This is a great vigorous rose. It has continued to perform well in our garden.
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