Chapter 7 (extract 1) of "Roses for English Gardens" by Jekyll and Mawley (1902), in which Miss Jekyll describes the traditional pillar system of rose cultivation.
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Illustration: rose pillars in a border
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CHAPTER VII
ROSE PILLARS
A PILLAR in garden phrase is rather an elastic term, for though a Rose pillar pure and simple is what it seems to be — that is to say, a Rose grown to a certain height in upright shape — there are other developments of the form that are commonly accepted as of the pillar family, and may be conveniently described under the same title. The foundation of the pillar proper is generally a post of larch or oak or a narrow upright iron framework. A Rose is chosen whose height and natural way of growth is suitable, and it is trained and encouraged to grow so that it will show a column of bloom over the greater part of its surface, and so as not to be too leggy at the bottom. A perspective of Rose pillars is a charming feature in a garden, and one of the ways in which their beauty may be best enjoyed. They should be so placed that one can go right up to them and see the Roses at eye level and below it and also against the sky, and smell their sweet scent in perfect comfort as they grow. The posts may either stand quite free, or, for the better showing of the rambling Roses, be connected by a chain that hangs in easy festoons.
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