Bengal Crimson, a.k.a Rosa x odorata 'Bengal Beauty', is a superb rose. Constantly smothered in single light crimson blooms from May until the first frosts. Compact bushy habit. Very healthy. Good for container growing. Size: 60cm x 60cm, but could be trained to climb to 1.5m.
Comte de Chambord, a.k.a. Mme Boll/ Mme Knorr, has large full blooms of rich warm pink, with a flat quartered shape. Strong fragrance. Repeat flowering. Ideal for the smaller garden. Size: 90cm x 60cm.
a.k.a. Pierre de Ronsard. Eden Rose 88 has large full cupped blooms of creamy white suffused with pale pink. Light fragrance. Dark green glossy foliage. Repeat flowering. Size:2.5m x 1.8m.
The original Noisette rose. Clusters of semi-double lilac pink blooms. Richly scented. Green grass foliage. Very healthy. Perpetual flowering. Size 2.1m x 1.2m.
Mme. Alfred Carrière has pretty cupped blooms of creamy white and light green foliage. Good scent. Repeat flowering. Healthy and Hardy. Ideal for a north wall. Awarded for Garden Merit by the RHS. Size: 3.6m x 3m.
Mutabilis, a.k.a Tipo Ideale, has single blooms that change through yellow and pink to crimson. Perpetual flowering. Very healthy. Can be kept as a shrub but will climb to 2m if trained. Size: 1.2m x 0.9m.
a.k.a 'Apothecary Rose' or 'Red rose of Lancaster'. Smothered semi double light crimson blooms. Very fragrant, good in pot-pourri. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
A Portland Damask. Fully double ruby red blooms with purple tints and a button eye. Strong fragrance. An excellent smaller repeat flowering variety. Size:90cm x 90cm.
Sophie's Perpetual has globular double blooms of pale blush pink overlaid with cerise crimson. Good scent. Useful as a large shrub or a moderate climber. Dark green foliage. Continuous flowering. Size 2.4m x 1.2m.
A.k.a Rosa gallica 'Versicolor'. A classic old rose. Light crimson semi-double blooms, striped white. Summer flowering. Forms a bushy shrub. Rich fragrance. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
Rose of the year 2017. A fantastic new climber with a rich fruity fragrance. The high centred blooms are orange-salmon and cloth the plant from top to bottom. Glossy highly disease resistant foliage. Repeat flowering.Size 3m x 2m.
Rich deep crimson, velvety, double blooms often in clusters. Highly fragrant. A lanky grower that can be pegged down or trained as a climber. Responds well to good cultivation. Repeat flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.5m.
Beautiful clusters of apricot yellow full blooms. Dark green arching foliage. Good scent. Repeats well. Spreading growth makes it ideal for a large border. Size: 1.2m x 1.4m.
Full cupped striking blooms of crimson streaked on a pink background. Rich scent. Vigorous with upright growth. Loves a sunny spot. Repeats well. Size:1.5m x 1.2m.
A superb old rose. Very large striking quartered blooms of maroon and purple. Sweetly fragrant. Good dark foliage. Its vigour make it one of the easiest Gallicas to grow. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
Jacques Cartier, a.k.a Marchesa Boccella, is an excellent rose bearing deep pink very full bloom with a button eye. Wonderful fragrance. Repeat flowering. Good for the small garden. Size: 120cm x 90cm.
Joseph's Coat has clusters of multicoloured semi-double blooms yellow with a red edge which slowly brings in orange and crimson. Continuous flowering. Dark glossy foliage. Scented. Healthy. Size:3m x 2.5m.
Madame Hardy is a pure white Damask rose with cupped blooms crammed full of petals. It has a distinctive green button eye. Lovely scent. Summer flowering. An upright shrub growing to around 1.8m x 1.5m.
Mme. Isaac Pereire has large double blowsy blooms of purple-crimson. Handsome foliage. Powerful fragrance. Makes a tall shrub or pillar rose. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.2m.
Large globular full blooms of clear pink with a heavy fragrance. Dark green foliage. Summer flowering. Requires support. Superb as a pillar or climbing rose. Size 3m x 1.8m.
Quatre Saisons, a.k.a Autumn Damask, displays loosely formed double pink blooms on a thorny shrub. Exceptional fragrance. Repeat flowering. Good for use in pot-pourri. Size: 1.2m x 90cm.
Zephirine Drouhin is one of the classic old roses and often classed amongst the Bourbon roses. Loosely formed semi-double blooms of cerise. Very strong fragrance. Flowers profusely from June-December. Stems have no thorns. Best grown on pillar or open site. Eventual size:3.0m x 2.4m.
Meg is a semi-double climber with apricot coloured blooms with distinctive red stamens. Scented. Dark glossy foliage. Upright growth. Good pillar rose. Repeat flowering. Size:2.4 x 1.2m.
Awarded an AGM from RHS. A truly prostrate grower with a profusion of single lilac pink blooms with paler centres and showy yellow stamens. Highly fragrant.Healthy, glossy foliage. Size: 45 x 90cms.
Cornelia has masses of strawberry coloured buds which open out into small pink blooms with a flash of apricot. Rich scent. Dark Foliage. Repeat flowering. Forms an excellent shrub. Good for hedging. Size:1.5m x 1.5m.
Very full blooms of over 60 petals open from classic Hybrid Tea shaped buds. The outer petals are creamy white but they are a deeper cream towards the centre with a sweet scent. Healthy olive green foliage. Repeats well. Size:3.5 x 2m.
Large full quartered blooms of an unusual lilac-purple. Good scent. Greyish foliage with few thorns. Repeat flowering. A large shrub or short pillar rose. Size:1.8m x 1.5m
A.k.a 'The Jacobite Rose' and 'Great Double White'. Probably a sport of Alba Semi-Plena. A mass of fully double fragrant flowers. Wonderful lead-grey foliage and pale green stems with large prickles. Strong in growth. Summer flowering. 1.8m x 1.5m.
Etoile d'Hollande has elegant red buds which open into beautiful large semi-double dark velvety crimson blooms which do not fade and will flower from Spring until Autumn. Strong musk-damask fragrance. Dark foliage. Can reach 3.6m x 3m
Alchymist has large full quartered blooms of yellow and yolky orange, sometimes tinged with pink. Strong grower. Does well in difficult situations. Scented. Summer flowering. Height: 3.6m x 2.4m.
This old Tea rose is very free flowering . Long pointed apricot buds open to yolky yellow blowsy blooms. Lovely Hyrbid-Tea scent. Dark red wood and glossy foliage. Size:3.6m x 2.4m. Perfect for pollinators.
Huge shaggy double blooms of rich deep crimson with a heady fragrance. Open angular growth. Dark green leathery foliage. Repeat flowering. Size: 3.6m x 2.4m
Clusters of pure white semi- double blooms with light green foliage. Robust and Healthy. Good pillar rose. Gives a magnificent display from June-October. Size:3.6m x 2.4m.
Sumptuous flat quartered blooms of creamy blush white. Delicious fragrance. Good glossy dark green leaves. Continuous flowering. An excellent but little known variety. Size:3.0m x 2.4m.