Rose care: Crucial September job rewards gardeners with tonnes of 'flower-bearing' shoots

Fortunately, training roses can circumvent this issue, with September being the ideal month to start the job.

The Royal Horticultural Society notes: “September is generally a cooler, gustier month than August and the days are noticeably shorter.

“While there’s not as much to do in the ornamental garden at this time of the year if you have a fruit or vegetable patch, you’ll be busy reaping the rewards of harvest.

“It’s also time to get out and start planting spring-flowering bulbs for next year and you can collect seeds for next summer’s colour too."

Gardeners should make the most of the remaining warmth to train their roses in preparation for next year's flowering system.

Experts at the English Roses confirm that September is an ideal month to start "training any climbing and rambling roses".

In essence, the practice multiplies the number of blooms that grow from your shoots by exposing them to light.

Peter Beales Roses recently confirmed this on his YouTube channel, in a clip titled, “How to train climbing roses to encourage many more flowers”.

The expert explained: “All too often you see climbers flowering right at the top and very little [towards the base of the plant].

“If you lay them horizontally, instead of the flowers going up, you will encourage new growth to come from the stems (further down).”

The task involves tying the stem to wires that can be attached to a wall and removing any unwanted growth from the plant.

Naturally, this will require support from horizontal wires or a trellis to tie the shoots to, so gardeners should ensure they have a stable structure in place first.

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When training roses up a pillar or arch, they can gently twist the main shoots around the structure.

The RHS added: "For the best flowering, tie the stems of climbing roses to wires so they are as close to horizontal as possible, rather than growing upwards. Lots of flower-bearing side shoots will form."

Done correctly, training the main stem of your rose with wire will encourage climbers to flower abundantly all summer long.