What is a Bare Root Rose?
Bare root roses are dormant plants, which are lifted and dispatched between November to the end of March. Stems are approximately 6 to 12 inches long and the roots will be bare, meaning without soil.
How will they arrive?
All roses have their own descriptive colour label and are packed within a wax-lined waterproof parcel. In addition every order will contain a care guide booklet.
1st Grade Quality
We pride ourselves on quality, therefore begin by hand-selecting strong specimens only; main stems of three or more with plenty of root system. Unlike our competitors you will notice our roses come with a lifting label detailing your name and the variety’s field position, this is because we unearth from our fields just prior dispatch, ensuring minimal storage, and the best condition for planting upon arrival.
Our roses arrive in decorative packaging.
Why choose a bare root rose?
The main reason they are more affordable. Due to no costs for containers/compost and lower costs in transport, bare root roses can save you money. Many also agree early planting during the dormant seasons is more beneficial to roses, giving them extra time to establish a good root system. This is especially noticeable during their first summer, as the bare root rose planted early, will be less stressed during very dry spells, than a container rose planted fully leaved, straight from the nursery. Furthermore the reduction in plastics and water used for growing, make them a greener option. For tips on how to plant bare root roses, head to our planting and pruning page.
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Out of stockBengal 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.
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Out of stockEleanor is a large bushy shrub, bearing sizeable double flowers of soft lavender. Heavily perfumed. It's slender upright habit and dark-green foliage make it a perfect choice for use as a cut flower. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.2m x 1.0m.
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Out of stocka.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.
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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 stockMutabilis, 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.
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Out of stockEsme is an exquisite rose, beautiful in both bud & as expanded bloom, changing from rich to pale cream in the process. The fruity scent has peach notes. Foliage is plentiful, dark green & very disease resistant. Happy in a pot or front of a border. Size 50 x 40cms.
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Out of stockEvelyn is cupped with rosette shaped blooms of silky apricot. Delicious rich Tea fragrance. Strong upright bushy growth. Continuous flowering. Size:1.2m x 90cm
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Out of stockAn elegant crimson bush rose with double blooms. She has a strong fragrance with a slender habit. Good cut flower. Flowering period June-October. Size 100 x 60cm.
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Out of stockChloe is a large very double shell-pink shrub rose, with a rich scent. She is a robust and healthy variety that develops into a bushy well balanced shrub. Continuous flowering. Size 120 x 100 cm.
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Out of stockSandra has large, scented, double, non-fading lavender blooms. Upright, narrow bushy growth with dark shiny foliage. Healthy. Perpetual flowering. Size 1.2 x 0.8m.
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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 stockRich 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.
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Out of stockLarge semi-double blooms of crimson-purple. Very strong spicy perfume. Good healthy foliage. Excellent for a hedge. Repeat flowering. Size:1.8m x 1.5m.
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Out of stockIsla is a delicate cottage-styled bush rose. Large deep-pink blooms. Continuous flowering. Ideal for middle of a border or pot growing. Winner of fragrance awards. Size 120 x 100cm. (Poulren021)
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Out of stockDouble blooms of cerise-purple. Sweet spicy scent. Large round red fruits in autumn. Healthy leathery foliage. Good for hedging. Almost identical to Roseraie de l'Hay, this would make a good substitute. Repeat flowering. Size: 1.8m x 1.5m.
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Out of stockMary rose bush has clusters of very double old fashioned style quartered blooms. Pale yellow but paling off towards the margins. Sweet fragrance. Bushy growth with dark glossy foliage. Healthy. Useful for beds, borders or containers. Size: 80cms x 60cms.
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Out of stockMatilda is a healthy apricot coloured shrub rose. Awarded most fragrant rose at Belfast Rose Trials. Healthy matte foliage creates a tidy habit. Size 120 x 100cm. (Poulren026)
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Out of stockMeg 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.
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Out of stockCornelia 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.