with thanks to Nerys for these lovely images Please see our full anticipated list of roses on our plant list here. where you ‘ll see the list divides into...
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Roses in flower on the Nursery this week
Category Archives: Roses
Red Roses
Red Roses are a Valentine’s Day tradition, but instead of buying a bunch of flowers which will only last a few days, why not buy a rose bush instead? It will cost around the same amount (and have a much lower carbon footprint). It will flower all summer and many...
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Roses – what’s in a name?
We were busy in July ordering roses for next year. We can only stock a limited number so there is a lot to consider. Is it a nice colour? Strong grower? Disease resistant? Scented? What it is called doesn’t come into the equation. After all our efforts it is depressing...
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Roses at Downside
The David Austin roses are still unavailable to us. These are Hybrid Tea/shrub rose hybrids and their virtue is that they flower all season like their Hybrid Tea antecedents. They are not the only ones however; other breeders have been working and producing similar hybrids, which are every bit as...
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Roses
It has not been an ideal season for roses, a lot of black spot around, but some of the old favourites are showing their worth and performing wonderfully. We still ahve Sally Holmes in full flower and the delightful and hard to find Rosa mutabilis. This is one of the...
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