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.
Deserves to be more popular. A noisette rose bearing double blooms of various shades of apricot. Nice tea fragrance. Plentiful foliage. Continuous flowering. Size: 3.5m x 3.0m. ( Crepuscule)
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 semi-double yolk yellow blooms fading to ivory white. Scented. Good dark green Foliage. Healthy and vigorous. Repeat flowering. Size:1.2m x 0.9m.
a.k.a Spectacular. A modern climbing rose bearing dazzling blooms of bright red. Good on a red brick wall. Good dark glossy foliage. Repeat flowering. Size:3.6m x 2.4m.
Clusters of semi-double, small fragrant blooms. They are yolky- yellow in the bud paling to cream as they open. Contrasting chocolate brown stems and dark foliage. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.0m.
a.k.a. Pompom des Dames. Compact bush with miniature foliage. Masses of small double clear pink flowers. A good old fashioned variety for the smaller garden or container growing. Summer flowering. Size: 90cm x 90cm.
A Tea-Noisette rose. Full quartered blooms of yellow orange and buff borne in clusters. Very vigorous. Highly fragrant. Recurrent flowering Size:6m x 3m.
A.k.a. The Magnolia Rose. Large double well-shaped flowers of creamy white with occasional flushes of apricot or pink.Rich tea scent.Slightly tender but worth giving space to if you have a sheltered wall. Repeat flowering.3.5m x 2.5m.
a.k.a. The Wax Rose. Highly perfumed blooms of blush pink with a deeper centre emerge from tightly scrolled buds. Tidy upright plant with good foliage. Summer flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.0m. Duchesse d'Angouleme )
Large, full, flat blooms with a button eye. Magenta pink tinted with purple and lavender.Paler reverse.Excellent foliage. Slender erect stems.Summer flowering only.Size: 1.2m x 1.2m.
Year of introduction: 1837
Breeder: Vibert
Large double high centred flowers of deep crimson opening quite loose. Overall the growth is upright and sturdy with good dark foliage. Scented. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.2m x 0.9m.
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.
English Garden has large flat quartered blooms of soft apricot yellow pales towards the edges. Upright growth with pale green foliage. Fragrant.Continuous flowering. Introducing by David Austin 1986. Size:90cm x 60cm.
Unique beauty. Single blooms of cerise pink paling to ivory white in the centre with prominent stamens. Very healthy. A good autumn rose. Continuous flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
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
Fantin Latour has fully double flat flowers of blush pink produced in profusion. Summer flowering with a wonderful perfume, it has strong bushy growth with good foliage. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m.
Felicia is shell pink and adorned with fully double blooms. Exceptionally strong scent. Forms a bushy well-foliated shrub. Perpetual flowering. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
Fully double blooms in clusters of palest pink fading to white. Flowers form balls as the outer petals reflex. Grey-green foliage. Flowering at midsummer. Size:1.2m x 1.2m.
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.
Francesca has loose nodding semi-double blooms of apricot fading to cream. Beautiful pointed buds. Dark green foliage. Scented. Perpetual flowering. Size: 1.5m x 1.2.
a.k.a.Reine des Neiges, Snow Queen. Large pure white double blooms on an upright plant. Handsome light foliage on a prickly stem. Round red hips in autumn. Repeat flowering. Size:1.5m x 1.2.
This cerise pink double resembles a Camellia with its overlapping petals and cupped formation. The glossy dark green foliage is generally healthy. Repeat flowering. Size:3.5m x 2.5m.
Small compact habit. The blooms emerge from crimson buds and are quilled and quartered with green button eyes. Light crimson striped on a blush background. Fragrant. Summer flowering. Size: 1m x 1m.
Gipsy Boy, a.k.a Zigeunerknabe, is a strong growing shrub with a mass of crimson purple blooms showing golden anthers. Vigorous growth. Scented. Summer flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.8m.
a.k.a The Old Glory Rose. Beautiful large,quartered blooms of buff,apricot and orange. Wonderful scent. Dark Foliage. Perpetual flowering from June until November. Size 3.6m x 2.4m.
A sprawling variety bearing huge very double blooms of deep pink with lilac edges. Beautiful dark green healthly Foliage. Virtually thornless stems. Fine scent. Summer flowering. Size:90cm x 1.2m.
Probably a very old variety, Nancy Lindsay found Gloire de Guilan in Iran where it was used for making attar. The clear pink, silky-textured blooms are quartered and folded. Fresh green foliage. Good on poor soils. Summer flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.2m.
Semi-double creamy white blooms on a very erect shrub. Virtually thornless. Withstands wet weather better than most. Repeat flowering. Size:120 x 60cm.
Blowsy semi-double blooms of golden yellow with prominent red stamens. Dark brown wood. Floriferous and good in most situations. Continuous flowering. Height 3.6m Spread 2.4m.
One of the best English Roses. Large butter yellow blooms which are fully double, cupped and unfading. Good fragrance. Continuous flowering. Can be used as shrub or a short climber. Size: 150cm x 1.2m.
This red climber deserves to be planted more often. Large,deep red double flowers with a light scent appear in clusters from June to Autumn. They keep their colour well and are highly tolerant of wet weather. Winner at Glasgow 2012 so it must be tough. Dark, glossy foliage. Size 3m x 2m.
A densely growing very vigorous ground cover rose. Single pink to white bloom. Strongly scented. Excellent glossy healthy foliage. Summer flowering. Short unless given support. Size:60cm x 3m.
Part china part Bourbon, Gruss an Teplitz is a highly recommended scented red rose. The double flowers come in small clusters on a large shrub, which can also be used as a smaller climber. Good foliage. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.2m.
Huge deep maroon double blooms. Heady perfume. Darkest of all the climbers. Can be slow to get started but worth the wait. Repeat flowering. Size:4.5m x 2.4m (Guinee)
Lovely semi-double petals of deep pink which are lightly streaked with white and show a yellow centre. Healthy vigorous growth. Can be used as a small climber. Nice fruity fragrance. Repeat flowering. Size:1.5m x 1m.
Hebe's Lip, a.k.a. Rubrotincta Margined Hip, has scented semi-double white blooms with pink tinged edges in clusters. A tidy compact shrub with serrated mid green foliage. Summer flowering. Size 1.2m x 1.2m.
Striped tea-shaped blooms of bright red with pink and white texture running through. Mid green foliage. Good scent. Hardy. Continuous flowering. Size:1m x 1m.
Hermosa, a.k.a Armosa, produces a continuous display of globular silvery pink blooms. It has a bushy habit with greyish foliage. Good choice for the small garden. Size:90cm x 90cm.
A Gallica hybrid of unknown origin. The very full blooms are rosettes with a button eye. They start dark violet but fade to mauve with a paler reverse. Light scent. Lax, arching, fairly thornless stems. Small dark leaves. Summer flowering. Size 2m x 2m.
Honorine de Brabant is a subtly striped rose of lilac pink and mauve. Light green pointed foliage. Almost evergreen. Rich fragrance. Healthy. Repeat flowering. Height 1.8m, Spread 1.5m.
Large double blooms of bright crimson on a tall vigorous plant. Strong fragrance. Repeat flowering. Pegs down well or can be used as a climber. Size: 2.1m x 1.2m.
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.
Indigo is a fine Portland Damask, displaying clusters of highly scented double blooms of purple flushed with crimson. It's a strong upright grower with long smooth dark green foliage. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.0m
A rose of great beauty, Irene Watts has fully double blooms of cream overlaid with tints of pink, peach and salmon. Stays short and compact. Edge of young leaf tinged bronze. Rare. Continuous flowering. Size:60cm x 60cm.
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.
A recent addition to the Gallicas, one of a few introduced during the 20th century. Large, flat, blooms of rich bright crimson with contrasting golden stamens. Sweet fragrance.Profuse summer flowering. Healthy, bushy growth. Size: 1.5m x 1.2m.
Clusters of violet pink open cupped flowers with a strong sweet fragrance. Healthy slightly glossy foliage. Compact habit. Ideal for growing through an obelisk or in a large pot. Size:1.8m x 1.0m.
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.
Sumptuous blooms of dark velvety crimson with an equally intoxicating scent.When fully open a contrasting centre of golden stamens is exposed. A robust, thorny, climber with glossy foliage.Repeat flowering.Size: 4.5m X 3m.