Welcome to the online store of
Trevor White Roses
Specialist Growers of Roses Ancient & Modern
We have been growing roses in Norfolk since 1984 and take great pride in producing quality plants. Old Roses are our special passion, yet we love roses of all persuasions and stock many beautiful Species, Shrub, Climbing and Rambling Roses, both modern and old. Our aim is to offer a range that fully embodies the sheer diversity that roses can bring to your garden. Fragrance, foliage, fruit and flower come in a multitude of variations and permutations that provides a rose for virtually every situation.
Most of our roses can be purchased bare root (dormant) for delivery from November until March, in addition we also offer a selection that can be bought potted in peat-free compost. Good cultivation in virgin soil, strict grading and minimal storage ensure that they arrive in the best possible condition.
We hope our new website helps and inspires you to discover more about our unique collection. The new filter options and enhanced format should make finding the right rose from over 500 different varieties much easier. See our ‘ALL CATEGORIES’ page for our full list of subcategories such as Hedging Roses, Shade Tolerant Roses & Old Roses Groups.
Happy gardening.
Featured Category
Repeat Flowering Old Roses
Most Old Roses give us a glorious display from early June, that fleeting beauty which shouldnt be missed, but amongst them we find a few that will keep on serving. Repeatability appears in a few old classes and the Chinas are the most floriferous, diverse in both habit and bloom shape. Meanwhile the deeply perfumed Portland Damasks and Bourbons are able to give a 2nd flush from August. All quintessential for any old rose garden.
Welcome to the online store of
Trevor White Roses
Specialist Growers of Roses Ancient & Modern
We have been growing roses in Norfolk since 1984 and take great pride in producing quality plants. Old Roses are our special passion, yet we love roses of all persuasions and stock many beautiful Species, Shrub, Climbing and Rambling Roses, both modern and old. Our aim is to offer a range that fully embodies the sheer diversity that roses can bring to your garden. Fragrance, foliage, fruit and flower come in a multitude of variations and permutations that provides a rose for virtually every situation.
Most of our roses can be purchased bare root (dormant) for delivery from November until March, in addition we also offer a selection that can be bought potted in peat-free compost which are available throughout the year. Good cultivation in virgin soil, strict grading and minimal storage ensure that they arrive in the best possible condition.
We hope our new website helps and inspires you to discover more about our unique collection. The new filter options and enhanced format should make finding the right rose from over 500 different varieties much easier. See our ‘ALL CATEGORIES’ page for our full list of subcategories such as Hedging Roses, Shade Tolerant Roses & Old Roses Groups.
Happy gardening.
Featured Category
Repeat Flowering Old Roses
Most Old Roses give us a glorious display from early June, that fleeting beauty which shouldn’t be missed, but amongst them we find a few that will keep on serving. Repeatability appears in a few old classes and the Chinas are the most floriferous, diverse in both habit and bloom shape. Meanwhile the deeply perfumed Portland Damasks and Bourbons are able to give a 2nd flush from August. All quintessential for any old rose garden.
Welcome to the online store of
Trevor White Roses
Specialist Growers of Roses Ancient & Modern
We have been growing roses in Norfolk since 1984 and take great pride in producing quality plants. Old Roses are our special passion, yet we love roses of all persuasions and stock many beautiful Species, Shrub, Climbing and Rambling Roses, both modern and old. Our aim is to offer a range that fully embodies the sheer diversity that roses can bring to your garden. Fragrance, foliage, fruit and flower come in a multitude of variations and permutations that provides a rose for virtually every situation.
Most of our roses can be purchased bare root (dormant) for delivery from November until March, in addition we also offer a selection that can be bought potted in peat-free compost which are available throughout the year. Good cultivation in virgin soil, strict grading and minimal storage ensure that they arrive in the best possible condition.
We hope our new website helps and inspires you to discover more about our unique collection. The new filter options and enhanced format should make finding the right rose from over 500 different varieties much easier. See our ‘ALL CATEGORIES’ page for our full list of subcategories such as Hedging Roses, Shade Tolerant Roses & Old Roses Groups.
Happy gardening.
Featured Category
Repeat Flowering Old Roses
Most Old Roses give us a glorious display from early June, that fleeting beauty which shouldn’t be missed, but amongst them we find a few that will keep on serving. Repeatability appears in a few old classes and the Chinas are the most floriferous, diverse in both habit and bloom shape. Meanwhile the deeply perfumed Portland Damasks and Bourbons are able to give a 2nd flush from August. All quintessential for any old rose garden.
Featured Roses
Comte de Chambord
Paul’s Himalayan Musk
Rambling Rector
Cornelia
Nuits de Young
Veilchenblau
Captaine John Ingram
Charles de Mills
Rose de Rescht
Kathleen Harrop
Hommage a Barbara
Eyes for You
Our Blog
The Queer History of Roses
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month This February we have been really enjoying learning more about the Queer history of roses and horticulture. There have been some wonderful resources and articles published by the RHS, National Trust and various other historical institutions on the social and personal stories of some of the most celebrated names in horticulture, including many namesakes of the roses we know and love – from Octavia Hill, Ellen Willmott and Constance Spry; to Mary Delany, the Duchess of Portland and Sir Cedric Morris. Here are a few of the interesting and insightful resources we’ve enjoyed this month: RHS: https://www.rhs.org.uk/education-learning/libraries-at-rhs/articles/lgbtq-history-month National Trust: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/history/people/exploring-lgbtq-history-at-national-trust-places Chiswick House and Gardens: Unearthing Queer Stories at Chiswick House and Gardens: The Bachelor Duke - Chiswick House & Gardens Kew Gardens: https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/plants-LGBTQ-symbols Historic England: https://historicengland.org.uk/research/inclusive-heritage/lgbtq-heritage-project/workplaces-and-creativity/independent-women/ Although there is still a long way to go to fully dismantle the discrimination people within the LGBTQ+ community face, it’s hard to not take some solace from the fact that things have moved on from where they were in centuries past. It is also reassuring to see the gardening community embracing its history and sharing the once secreted stories about key pioneers of our horticultural heritage. Hopefully this will encourage more within the industry to feel safe, respected and included in the joys of gardening, without fear of discrimination or intolerance. For anyone living or working in the countryside, who's interested in becoming part of a wider LGBTQ+ community, we thoroughly recommend joining the brilliant Agrespect, who actively promote and support diversity within the countryside. Find out more here: https://agrespect.com/. Or for anyone seeking help and support with their mental health, MindOut is a fantastic mental health service run by and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and queer (LGBTQ) people.  Roses we’re celebrating this month: Octavia Hill Ellen Willmott Constance Spry Portland Rose (a.k.a. The Duchess of Portland) Sir Cedric Morris David Hockney (coming this summer to Trevor White Roses)
Rose-hip syrup
Rose-hip syrup While many of our garden roses are starting to wind down for their winter dormancy, autumn marks the beginning of an altogether more dazzling phase in the annual cycle for many of the wilder roses in our hedgerows. The changing of seasons for many rugosas – such as Scabrosa and Rosa Rugosa Alba – brings with it splendid displays of succulent red and orange hips. And while hips of course offer a valuable food source for much of our wildlife, here at Trevor White HQ, hips can only mean one thing – rose-hip syrup! Vanessa has been making rose-hip syrup from her dad’s well-used 1977 edition of Food from Your Garden by Readers Digest, for as long as we can remember. And a kitchen suddenly cluttered with sterilising jars, piles of hips rolling around work surfaces, and pans bubbling away on the hob always promises weeks of treats and indulgence. For if you have an abundance of rose-hip syrup, you’re going to need something – or things – to accompany it, and fruit pies, crumbles, ice cream, poached pears or a good gin cocktail usually work a treat! Here is the recipe, as taken from Food From Your Garden, we seek out every autumn. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Ingredients: 2lb (1kg) ripe rose-hips 6 pints (3l) water 1lb (500g) sugar Method: Gather the hips from the wild or dog rose, or from the cultivated Rosa Rugosa. These are the easiest to clean. Wash the hips, remove the stalks and calyces, and put the hips through the coarse blade of a mincer. Add them to a pan containing 4 pints (2l) of water, bring back to the boil, and remove the pan from the heat. Allow to stand for 15 minutes then strain through a jelly bag. Extract as much juice as possible. Return the pulp to the pan with a further 2 pints (1l) of boiling water. Bring back to the boil and remove from the heat. Leave for 10 minutes, then strain through a clean jelly bag. Mix the two juice extracts, and boil in a clean pan until reduced to about 2 pints (1l). Add the sugar, stirring until dissolved. Bring to the boil and keep at boiling point for 5 minutes. Pour into clean, warm bottles and seal at once with sterilised stoppers or corks. Use small bottles if possible, for the syrup does not keep long once opened. For more on the history of rose-hip syrup, including an alternative recipe for 'Raw' rose-hip syrup, the Woodland Trust offer this brilliant blog on their website.
