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Few plants capture the romance, elegance, and timeless beauty of roses quite like the “Queen of Flowers”. From richly scented old-fashioned varieties to modern repeat-flowering climbers and compact patio roses, they bring months of colour, fragrance and interest to gardens of every size.
It’s easy to see why roses remain Britain’s favourite flowering shrub.
With careful selection, you can enjoy roses flowering from June right through until the first frosts.
Traditional Bush Roses remain one of the most popular choices.
Including:
Ideal for:
Hybrid Tea roses produce fewer but larger blooms, while Floribundas create masses of colourful flowers all summer.
Perfect for transforming:
Popular favourites include:
Shrub roses are among the easiest and longest flowering.
Popular varieties include:
They provide:
Perfect for cottage gardens and mixed borders.
Don’t have a large garden?
Patio roses are specially bred for:
Our favourites include:
One of Britain’s favourite patio roses.
Technically a small shrub rose, Ballerina performs beautifully in containers.
Its huge sprays of delicate pink and white flowers resemble miniature hydrangeas and continue flowering throughout summer.
Ideal for:
The popular Flower Carpet series offers:
Looking for the perfect living gift?
We stock a wonderful range including:
A rose is a thoughtful gift that can be enjoyed for decades.
Although roses prefer sunshine, several varieties perform surprisingly well with around four hours of sunlight each day.
One of the finest white climbing roses.
A superb repeat-flowering shrub rose producing clusters of soft pink blooms with a delightful Old Rose fragrance.
Healthy, reliable and ideal for partially shaded borders.
Produces huge sprays of elegant white single flowers followed by decorative red hips.
Perfect for:
Container-grown roses can flower just as beautifully as those in borders.
Choose:
Our top choices include:
Some roses are grown almost entirely for their wonderful perfume.
Often regarded as one of the finest scented roses ever bred.
Large rich pink flowers with classic Old Rose perfume.
Perfect for:
Brilliant golden-yellow Floribunda with an unforgettable fruity fragrance.
Elegant climbing rose producing beautifully scented soft pink blooms all summer.
Excellent over arches and pergolas.
The ideal planting season depends on the type of rose.
Plant between:
November and March
while dormant.
Can be planted almost year-round but perform best during:
Healthy roses begin with good planting.
Expert Tip
Adding quality soil improver or well-rotted manure encourages faster establishment and healthier root growth.
Healthy roses are surprisingly easy to maintain.
Feed:
using a specialist rose fertiliser.
Water deeply rather than little and often.
Always water around the roots—not over the leaves—to reduce disease.
Apply organic mulch each spring to:
Remove faded blooms regularly to encourage repeat flowering.
Annual pruning keeps roses:
Different rose groups require slightly different pruning methods, and our staff are always happy to advise.
Roses look even better when combined with complementary planting.
Beautiful companions include:
These combinations also help create a softer, more natural garden design while attracting pollinators.
