ALL CATEGORIES

Alba roses are an ancient group that dates back to Roman times. Albas produce strong growing shrubs with wonderfully scented white to pale pink flowers amid pale grey green foliage.

Believed to have started by the natural hybridization of a China Rose and the Autumn Damask. The first recorded variety being in 1824. A fantastic assortment of mostly repeat flowering hybrids.

Said to have first appeared in the late sixteenth century as a cross between the Autumn Damask and an Alba rose. They tend to have large globular blooms of white or pink and be rather lax in habit.

These were first introduced from China in 1792 and were admired primarily for their repeat flowering capabilities. Elegant with a strongly unique scent.

Have two distinct sections; The Summer Damasks and the Autumn Damasks. The former intensely fragrant pink to white flowers. The latter shorter with the ability to repeat flower in Autumn.

An ancient group comprising compact shrubs with bristly stems and excellent foliage. Blooms range from pink through to the darkest maroon. Prized for scent and medicinal properties.

A wonderful group of repeat flowering shrub roses first developed by Rev. Joseph Pemberton. As well as being strongly scented, they come in a range of delicate hues and produce blooms in clusters.

Most have quite large blooms. The taller varieties make fine pillar roses and the colour range is white, pink, red, purple and crimson and includes some good striped varieties.

First appeared as mutations of Centifolia roses in 1720, in which the sepal, calyx and stems have a mossy growth. This is particularly attractive in the bud stage and has a noticeable balsam-like fragrance.

All derived from R. rugosa, a native of Japan and Siberia. They are therefore extremely hardy and exceptionally disease resistant. All have wonderful wrinkled foliage, a strong fragrance and large hips.

Melting pot from which all garden roses have evolved. Most are single flowered and are valued for the wonderful diversity of scents, foliage, hips and Autumn colouration.