Roses

Welcome to our Roses list. Our wide range includes climbers, ramblers, floribunda, hybrid tea, patio, shrub and standards and we have a particularly good selection of repeat-flowering scented shrub roses. 

Our stock includes a good selection from Bentley West and Rumwoods.  Unfortunately,  David Austen have withdrawn all of their roses from general sale and are only propagating and distributing them themselves.  This means we shall be missing a few old stalwarts in the shrub section, but there are thousands of roses out there to choose from and we are working hard to make sure we have a good selection for you. We have been particularly impressed with the  performance of the Nostalgic roses, beautiful flowers all summer long. We list these under hybrid tea which is how their breeder categorises them but they  are shrub/ hybrid tea crosses similar to the David Austin English roses.

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• Climbing and Rambling Roses
• Floribunda Roses
• Ground Cover Roses
• Hedging Roses
• Hybrid Tea Roses
• Shrub Roses
• Standard Roses
• Terrace, Patio and Miniature

We buy all our roses bare root in November and put them in large pots in our special rich compost mix so we know they will get off to a good start.  To see the list of roses that we have in stock at the beginning of the season, please see the list below; this does not, however, guarantee availability. If you are looking for something particular, do ask – we might be able to help. Call us on 01225 862 392 or email us.

Generally,  we keep in stock roses which make the perfect gift for silver, golden, ruby anniversary gifts or any special occasion. See our list here.
The guide to colours, size, scents etc is approximate.

Location: Our rose bushes may be found on the standing-out ground to your left as you approach the main glasshouse.

Plant List for Roses 2024

Please remember that the plant list is correct as at February 2024, but not all plants may be available on the day of your visit

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Key to “Notes” Column

C Continuous	R repeat flowering
H Suitable for hedging	S summer flowering
NW grows on north wall	Sh tolerates shade
P tolerates poor soil	T suitable to grow into a tree

Climbers And Ramblers

Climbing roses form a frame and you prune back to the frame each year;
Ramblers scramble over a fence or pergola and you prune by taking out whole old stems, leaving the new growth to take over.

Floribunda Roses Flower all Season

Ground Cover Roses Flower all Season

Hedging Roses

Hybrid Tea Roses Flower all Season

Nostalgic Roses are continuous flowering roses. At 1m they are larger than most Hybrid Teas and could easily be classed as small shrub roses, but the breeder considers them Hybrid Teas. They are strongly scented. Only recently available, they are proving very popular.

Shrub Roses

The term shrub rose covers quite a wide variety of types. Some of the heritage varieties flower only once in the summer but are still worth growing for their beauty and fragrance.

• Modern shrub roses are modern hybrids that repeat flower
• Moss roses have mossy growth on their stems and calyces and double or semi-double flowers in clusters.
• Portland compact  are repeat-flowering  roses with double or semi-double flowers
• Rosa mundi syn Rosa gallicia Versicolour with crimson-striped white flowers
• Rosa rubrifolia syn Rosa glauca -Grey foliage red hips
• Rosa Rugosa are sturdy roses that flower repeatedly and are suitable for hedging. They have large ornamental hips.

Standard Roses Flower all Season

Terrace, Patio and Miniature Roses Flower all Season