Is it necessary to remove clematis and roses to create a raised flowerbed?

neighbour reckons we should cover it all up and everything will be fine clematis is fairly well established same goes for roses will it grow back through ?

Is it necessary to remove clematis and roses to create a raised flowerbed?
The clematis will be fine but not the roses. You can try to dig them up but it's not usually too successful. Burying them deeper will bury the graft and you'll probably end up with a lot of shoots from the rootstock.





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Reply:I don't know about clematis. But, I have experience with roses.





If they're dormant (middle of winter), you can actually cut the rose bush back to foot-hight canes and dig the plant up. Then plant it back again after building up the bedding as a bareroot. I did this when I had a planter reduced in size once. I had to move the rose back, because it was too far up front in the planter. It came back just fine the next year.





If you notice, most roses can be bought as bareroots from a nursery. They're pretty hardy when in the dormant stage. Don't do it when they've already started sprouting, though. That kind of shock can kill the plant.
Reply:Yes they will both grown back, they will push their new growth up through the soil and re-grow. You could always incorporate a climbing frame for them to grow up and give extra height to the raised bed creating a layered bedding effect. We've done this and it looks very nice with the clematis and roses in the background plus we can change the bedding plants every year, if they are annuals that are plants.





Hope this helps and have a good evening/day ;-)
Reply:Clematis should be absolutely fine as they recommend you to bury the bottom buds anyway to allow them to grow back if they ever get clematis wilt - not so sure about the roses it would depend what type they were - if climbers I woudl say you'll be fine otherwise a bit of a gamble but should be ok. I'd give it a go.
Reply:Won't do the clemantis any harm at all.





The roses will throw out side shoots if you cover their crowns, so it isn't such a good idea.





You can try to lift roses and replant them when they are dormant during the winter, but the results are less than spectacular if they survive.