Welcome to the online store of
Trevor White Roses
Specialist Growers of Roses Ancient & Modern
We have been growing roses in Norfolk since 1984 and take great pride in producing quality plants. Old Roses are our special passion, yet we love roses of all persuasions and stock many beautiful Species, Shrub, Climbing and Rambling Roses, both modern and old. Our aim is to offer a range that fully embodies the sheer diversity that roses can bring to your garden. Fragrance, foliage, fruit and flower come in a multitude of variations and permutations that provides a rose for virtually every situation.
Most of our roses can be purchased bare root (dormant) for delivery from November until March, in addition we also offer a selection that can be bought potted in peat-free compost. Good cultivation in virgin soil, strict grading and minimal storage ensure that they arrive in the best possible condition.
We hope our new website helps and inspires you to discover more about our unique collection. The new filter options and enhanced format should make finding the right rose from over 500 different varieties much easier. See our ‘ALL CATEGORIES’ page for our full list of subcategories such as Hedging Roses, Shade Tolerant Roses & Old Roses Groups.
Happy gardening.
FFEATURED CATEGORY
NEW ADDITIONS 2026
Featured Category
Repeat Flowering Old Roses
Most Old Roses give us a glorious display from early June, that fleeting beauty which shouldnt be missed, but amongst them we find a few that will keep on serving. Repeatability appears in a few old classes and the Chinas are the most floriferous, diverse in both habit and bloom shape. Meanwhile the deeply perfumed Portland Damasks and Bourbons are able to give a 2nd flush from August. All quintessential for any old rose garden.
Welcome to the online store of
Trevor White Roses
Specialist Growers of Roses Ancient & Modern
We have been growing roses in Norfolk since 1984 and take great pride in producing quality plants. Old Roses are our special passion, yet we love roses of all persuasions and stock many beautiful Species, Shrub, Climbing and Rambling Roses, both modern and old. Our aim is to offer a range that fully embodies the sheer diversity that roses can bring to your garden. Fragrance, foliage, fruit and flower come in a multitude of variations and permutations that provides a rose for virtually every situation.
Most of our roses can be purchased bare root (dormant) for delivery from November until March, in addition we also offer a selection that can be bought potted in peat-free compost which are available throughout the year. Good cultivation in virgin soil, strict grading and minimal storage ensure that they arrive in the best possible condition.
We hope our new website helps and inspires you to discover more about our unique collection. The new filter options and enhanced format should make finding the right rose from over 500 different varieties much easier. See our ‘ALL CATEGORIES’ page for our full list of subcategories such as Hedging Roses, Shade Tolerant Roses & Old Roses Groups.
Happy gardening.
FEATURED CATEGORY:
NEW ADDITIONS 2026
Featured Category
Repeat Flowering Old Roses
Most Old Roses give us a glorious display from early June, that fleeting beauty which shouldn’t be missed, but amongst them we find a few that will keep on serving. Repeatability appears in a few old classes and the Chinas are the most floriferous, diverse in both habit and bloom shape. Meanwhile the deeply perfumed Portland Damasks and Bourbons are able to give a 2nd flush from August. All quintessential for any old rose garden.
Welcome to the online store of
Trevor White Roses
Specialist Growers of Roses Ancient & Modern
We have been growing roses in Norfolk since 1984 and take great pride in producing quality plants. Old Roses are our special passion, yet we love roses of all persuasions and stock many beautiful Species, Shrub, Climbing and Rambling Roses, both modern and old. Our aim is to offer a range that fully embodies the sheer diversity that roses can bring to your garden. Fragrance, foliage, fruit and flower come in a multitude of variations and permutations that provides a rose for virtually every situation.
Most of our roses can be purchased bare root (dormant) for delivery from November until March, in addition we also offer a selection that can be bought potted in peat-free compost which are available throughout the year. Good cultivation in virgin soil, strict grading and minimal storage ensure that they arrive in the best possible condition.
We hope our new website helps and inspires you to discover more about our unique collection. The new filter options and enhanced format should make finding the right rose from over 500 different varieties much easier. See our ‘ALL CATEGORIES’ page for our full list of subcategories such as Hedging Roses, Shade Tolerant Roses & Old Roses Groups.
Happy gardening.
Featured Category
Repeat Flowering Old Roses
Most Old Roses give us a glorious display from early June, that fleeting beauty which shouldn’t be missed, but amongst them we find a few that will keep on serving. Repeatability appears in a few old classes and the Chinas are the most floriferous, diverse in both habit and bloom shape. Meanwhile the deeply perfumed Portland Damasks and Bourbons are able to give a 2nd flush from August. All quintessential for any old rose garden.
Featured Roses
Comte de Chambord
Paul’s Himalayan Musk
Rambling Rector
Cornelia
Nuits de Young
Veilchenblau
Captaine John Ingram
Charles de Mills
Rose de Rescht
Georges Vibert
Out of stock
Kathleen Harrop
Hommage a Barbara
Our Blog
Once upon a Summers Day
Hot summers for British rose growers means we get to see a special treat, a rose named as Marechal Niel. This rose was one of the first truly yellow varieties and when introduced in 1863 the Victorian's went crazy for it.The large, very full blooms have an exquisite tea fragrance, but it's Tea rose ancestry means, the flowers will only open fully in dry weather. It was so sought after, the breeder Pradel would only sell it to customers who had purchased a dozen of his other roses, quite a marketing ploy! Not being fully hardy it is now most commonly grown as a conservatory rose where its delicate blooms are not spoilt by the rain, although with warmer, drier summers it could well survive outside in a sheltered spot. Marechal Niel, a Victorian relic.
Gardeners’ World Feature on Old Roses
BBC Gardeners' World on Old Roses Wonderful to see a feature on Old Roses on the BBC Gardeners World programme this week. Nick Bailey gave us a brief introduction to the Gallica, Alba and Damask groups from the wonderful Mottisfont Abbey gardens, who we supply, which was laid out by Graham Stuart Thomas and now holds the national collection of pre 1900 roses. In ancient times roses were grown not only for the beauty of their flowers but also for their medicinal properties. Attar and rose water are still produced today using many of the old varieties such as Quatre Saisons, Kazanlik, Alba Maxima and Officinalis. Their virtues are many and varied and not only include antimicrobial, antioxidant and analgesic benefits but also ward off depression, diabetes and inflammation. With their exotic scents, pastel tones and matt foliage they afford a calmer and more relaxed demeanour. They also make excellent garden plants, being far more tolerant of poorer conditions than many modern varieties. Although some are only summer flowering this tends to be very prolific over several weeks and should be savoured while it lasts. For further reference see links bellow: Nick Bailey's favourite roses Damask Roses Alba Roses Gallica Roses Repeat Flowering Old Roses Summer Flowering Old Roses See the episode of Gardener's World on BBC iplayer here, clip on old roses at 36:40. Quatre Saisons - Repeat Flowering Old Rose Rosa gallica Officinalis Alba Maxima Kazanlik - Well known for it's Attar.
