CLIMBING ROSES
Climbing roses are distinct from most ramblers. In that they tend to have larger blooms, the ability to repeat flower and have stouter growth. Their use in the garden for adding height is unsurpassed coming in a variety of colours and sizes. The stronger growing varieties are often seen covering walls, fences, arches and pergolas, whilst shorter varieties can be trained around poles and tripods to form ‘pillars’. Our collection includes many of the older Noisette, Tea, Hybrid Tea, Boursaults and Bourbons and also a good range of more modern varieties, many are highly fragrant which is always a bonus.
A good short variety is pink Zepherine Drouhin; a recurrent favourite often seen as a scented focal point. Medium varieties are more versatile, the prime example Etoile de Hollande can have many uses. Whilst a good tall variety is Cecile Brunner Climber often seen trained around door entrances.
All climbers require support and it is essential they are well tied to their structures. They are best trained horizontally at first to prevent any legginess and encourage a spreading habit.
Pruning Guide – Once established they are pruned by reducing side shoots to two or three buds of the main stem and tying in any new long growths in a horizontal fashion during September.
Most Fragrant Climbers → Climbers for North Facing Walls → Rambling Roses →
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Out of stockZephirine 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.
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Warm Welcome is a stunning miniature climbing rose which has a vibrant display of small but vivid orange semi-double blooms, often borne in small clusters. It has good repeatability – flowering from summer right through to the first frost – with beautifully contrasting dark foliage and stems. Size 230cm x 150cm.
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Out of stockLarge double, purplish pink, very fragrant blooms. An unusual colour for a Noisette. Vigorous growth bearing large mid green foliage. Repeat flowering. Useful as a pillar rose. Size 2m x 1.5m.
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Out of stockClusters of large pale pink H.T.-shaped blooms. Fragrant. Makes a good shorter climber or pillar rose. Dark green foliage. Continuous flowering. Size:2.4m x 1.8m.
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Out of stockClusters of large, semi-double blooms. They are soft coral-pink, and the yellow centers make a perfect foil for the attractive red stamens. Good scent and large glossy leaves. Repeat flowering. Size: 3.5m x 3m.
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Out of stockHighly recommended. A climbing Tea rose with a strong perfume. Loose double flowers of light pink with yellow and coppery tints. Repeat flowering. Size : 3.5m x 2.5m. ( Souvenir de Mme Leonie Viennot )
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Out of stockA Climbing Bourbon. Beautiful quartered blush pink blooms. Very fragrant. Grey/green foliage. Prefers a sheltered site. Repeat flowering. Size:4m x 3m.
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Out of stockLarge open semi-double blooms of rich red with golden stamens. Has a very powerful fragrance. Good glossy foliage. Repeat flowering. Size:3m x 2.4m.
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Out of stockClusters of medium single scarlet blooms with yellow stamens. Repeats well. Scented. Vigorous healthy foliage. Size:2.5 x 3m.
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Out of stockLarge full blooms of cerise pink salmon and yellow. Good perfume. Highly polished glossy foliage. A vigorous healthy plant. Repeat flowering. Size:4.5m x 3.0m.
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Out of stockRose 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.
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Out of stocka.k.a Etendard. Double bright red flowers in clusters.Good glossy dark green foliage. Rigid growth Repeat flowering. Scented. Size 3m x 2.4m.
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Out of stocka.k.a Red Cherokee. Large delicate single blooms of cerise crimson with a paler reverse. Dark red wood and glossy foliage. Requires sheltered site. Summer flowering. Size:2.4m x 3.6m
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Out of stockPeter's Persica is a unique climbing rose. The first Persica Climbing rose introduced by renowned rose breeder Chris Warner. Commemorates British broadcaster and writer Peter Seabrook MBE. Yellow semi-double blooms with red eye. Size 250cm x 100cm
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The Award-winning climbing rose Peach Melba is smothered in colourful blooms of apricots and pinks, almost like large scoops as its name suggests. Its shorter stature make it ideal for smaller walls or even container growing on patios. Repeat flowering, and Winner of Rose of the Year 2023. Size: 2m x 1.5m.
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Out of stockHuge blooms of pale yellow touched with pink. Extremely vigorous growth. Good glossy foliage. Slightly shy. Summer flowering. Size:4.5m x 3.5m.
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Out of stockClusters of large white single blooms produced throughout the season on a bushy climber. Fragrant. Pale green foliage. Vigorous. Repeat flowering. Size: 4m x 2.5m.
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Out of stockElegant large blooms of clear lemon white. Large dark green leaves. Strong growth. Sweetly scented. Summer flowering. Good on a wall. Size:4.5m x 3.0m.
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Out of stockSumptuous large flowers of soft pink with peach shades. Sweet Tea perfume. Good foliage. Repeat flowering. Hips shaped like tiny pears. Good on open wall. Size: 3.6m x 2.4m. (Paul Lédé Climbing).
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Out of stockClusters of large double pale yellow blooms appear from pointed deep yellow buds. The inner petals are more quilled and form loose rosettes. Fruity scent. Glossy foliage. Once flowering. The last introduction from Barbier and named after his mentor. Size: 3m x 2m.
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Out of stockA refined climber. Bears loosely double straw yellow blooms . Beautiful scrolled buds. Glossy foliage. There is some dispute about the authenticity of this rose but it is certainly one worth preserving . Once flowering. 3m x 2m.
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Out of stockScrolled buds open to reveal blush pink blooms. Good scent. Vigorous growth. Good pillar rose. Repeat flowering. Size:4.5m x 3m.
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Out of stockBlooms orange scarlet in bud opening to salmon pink. Foliage coppery-crimson. Summer flowering. A vigorous climbing rose. Scented. Size: 5.5m x 3.6m.
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Out of stockOne of the best boursault roses. Magenta pink full blooms. The thornless stems are often plum coloured, the pointed dark green foliage takes on hues of bronze, scarlet and yellow in Autumn. Early Summer flowering. Size: 3.0 x 1.8m.
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Out of stockA boursault climber. Beautiful large saucer-shaped blooms of deep pink in a rosette formation. Good scented. Thornless red stems. Early summer flowering. Size: 3m x 2.4m. Mme Sancy de Parabere )
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Out of stockMme. 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.
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Out of stocka.k.a Spanish Beauty. Large pale pink blooms with deeper veining. Very prolific in bloom. Delicious fragrance. Flowers early summer. Hips in autumn. Vigorous. Size:4.5m x 3.6m. ( Mme Gregoire Staechelin )