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Peggy Martin Climbing Rose

Peggy Martin Climbing Rose

The Peggy Martin Climbing Rose is a vigorous, thornless climbing rose known for its soft pink and white blooms and graceful, cascading growth. Blooming generously in spring and often again through the warmer months, it is easy to grow and brings a sense of warmth, beauty, and quiet strength to your outdoor space.

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Peggy Martin Climbing Rose Treebute

The "survivor rose," a living symbol of resilience that blooms through anything.

Known as the Hurricane Katrina rose, the Peggy Martin Climbing Rose survived two weeks fully submerged in saltwater and went on to bloom again, becoming a lasting symbol of resilience and hope. Nearly thornless and remarkably disease-resistant, it covers trellises and fences in cascading clusters of soft pink blooms each spring, with many gardeners seeing a second flush in fall.

Each Treebute is a complete memorial tree kit designed to be planted at home, a hands-on ritual that many people find grounding and healing.

The act of planting gives your hands something purposeful to do and creates meaning, forming a living connection that continues to grow.


What Happens After You Order

Step 1

Your tree is prepared and shipped with care from our nursery.

Step 2

Your kit arrives ready to plant, with your healthy tree, care guide, and personalized memorial message.

Step 3

Follow the simple steps to plant your living memorial, whenever the time feels right.

Step 4

Care for your tree, and watch it grow over the years.

Why You'll Love the Peggy Martin Climbing Rose

  • A true story of resilience: famously survived two weeks submerged in saltwater during Hurricane Katrina, making it a powerful, living symbol of endurance for your tribute.
  • Cascading, prolific blooms: clusters of soft pink flowers with white and gold accents cover its arching canes each spring, often with a second flush in fall.
  • Nearly thornless and low-maintenance: highly disease-resistant and easy to care for, with smooth canes that make it simple to train along a trellis, fence, or arbor.


A Living Memorial That Grows With You

Finding a meaningful way to honor someone you love can feel overwhelming. A Treebute tree offers something different, a living expression of love that grows stronger each year. It gives your hands something to do and your heart something to hold.

The act of planting creates meaning. The growth creates hope. The tree creates a place to remember.

What Comes With Your Treebute Kit
  • Hardy tribute tree (size you select)
  • Step-by-step planting & watering care guide
  • Personalized memorial message

Optional Add-Ons (Customize Your Treebute Kit)

  • Planter (choose your style & size)
  • Premium potting mix (for patio planting)
  • Cremation-safe organic soil blend (for ashes, if/when you're ready)

Many customers plant without ashes - and that's just as meaningful.

Everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Nurturing Your Memorial Tribute

Even if you're new to planting, the Peggy Martin Climbing Rose is famously tough and forgiving, rewarding minimal care with cascades of pink blooms.

  • Light: Full sun. At least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily supports the fullest bloom.

  • Water: Water regularly during the first growing season to help roots establish deeply. Once mature, it's remarkably drought-tolerant and needs only occasional deep watering during extended dry spells.

  • Space: Plan for a mature size of about 12 to 15 feet or more when trained, and 6 to 15 feet wide. Give it a sturdy trellis, fence, or arbor with room to climb.

This rose blooms on new wood, so light pruning in late winter, after the worst cold has passed, encourages even more flowers. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch around the base helps retain moisture and protect the roots through winter.

Optional: Plant with Cremation Ashes - The Treebute® Difference

For those wishing to incorporate cremation ashes, your kit includes the option to add our Treebute® organic soil blend. This specially formulated mixture creates a safe, nurturing foundation for your tree - transforming ashes into living growth.

Your tree is meaningful with or without ashes - this is simply another way to honor someone you love.

Plant Specifications:

Bloom Time:
Spring to Fall
Botanical Name:
Rosa ‘Peggy Martin’
Growth Rate Value:
Fast
Mature Height Value:
12-15 ft.
Mature Width Value:
6-8 ft.
Sunlight Value:
Full Sun
Does Not Ship To:
AK, AZ, HI, OR
Growing Zones:
4-9 outdoors

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What if they're not ready to plant right away?

The kit includes simple instructions to care for your tree until planting time. Many customers plant on a significant date, a birthday, an anniversary, or another day that feels right.

Can I send this as a sympathy gift to someone else?

Yes. You can ship your Treebute directly to a recipient. At checkout, enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and include a personalized memorial message, which arrives with your gift.

Is a climbing rose an appropriate memorial gift?

Yes. The Peggy Martin is one of the most meaningful choices available. It is famously resilient, returns visibly each spring, and has an origin story rooted in survival and recovery. For someone who has experienced loss, a plant that blooms reliably year after year is a tribute that continues long after traditional gifts are gone.

What is included in the Treebute Kit?

Each "kit" includes a young, healthy Peggy Martin Climbing Rose; a step-by-step planting and watering care guide; and a personalized memorial message. One thoughtfully packaged kit, everything arrives together, ready to plant.

Is this a tree or a rose?

The Peggy Martin is a climbing rose, not a traditional tree. It grows along a support structure like a trellis or fence, creating a full, blooming memorial space. Many people choose it for its abundant flowers and ability to shape a dedicated place of remembrance.

Is it easy to care for? We are not experienced gardeners.

Yes. Peggy Martin is one of the most beginner-friendly roses available. It is highly disease resistant, semi-thornless, and requires minimal maintenance once established. It needs full sun, occasional deep watering, and a light prune in late winter. No deadheading required.

Can I plant ashes without any special soil treatment?

We strongly advise against it and doing so will void the Warranty. Planting cremation ashes directly with a tree, without proper treatment, can stress or even kill the plant. The high sodium and pH levels create conditions that are hostile to root development. If you want your memorial tree to thrive for years to come, using the Treebute Organic Soil Blend is essential when incorporating ashes.

What makes Treebute different from other memorial tree options?

Treebute is designed to be planted at home, in your own yard, patio, or indoor space. Unlike distant memorial forests where a tree is planted somewhere you may never visit, a Treebute grows right where you can see it. It becomes a gentle, living presence in your daily life.

Every kit includes a healthy tree of your choice, clear planting and care instructions, and the option to add scientifically formulated soil for safe ash incorporation. And our team understands that every memorial is deeply personal.

How is this different from having a tree planted in a forest?

Forest donation programs plant something far away and send a card. A Treebute Kit delivers a real, living plant to your door, or to your recipient's door, so it can be planted and tended at home and seen every day. It becomes part of daily life, not a distant certificate.