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Roses are the plant group that have probably received the most attention and had the most words written about them than other kind of plant. So it is with some trepidation that I approach the task of a short summary that includes all the important stuff.

Roses are flowering shrubs. They are usually unfussy, but prefer deep moderately fertile well drained soil and a position in full sun. They are not so fussy about sun or shade, but will produce the most and best flowers in full sun, they will survive in shade, but it's a waste to try them here as they will be leggy, unlovely of habit and unable to produce many flowers.

Roses are available in white through pink to reds and some purple shades, there are also yellows and oranges. Black roses are a myth (they are dark purple) as are blue roses (bluey-purple really).

There are a many, many different varieties of rose and groups of roses, if you are interested, there is a huge literature on the subject, but for most people who want beautiful blooms in their garden with the minimum of fuss, there is not a lot that you really need to know, though we should start with:

Types of roses:

Climbers - Do just what they say they will. Most have backward pointing thorns to stop them from slipping down and extra long stems that will extend them up and over head height. Climbing roses don't cling, they need supports and tying in to begin with before the stems become woody enough to maintain their position on their own. Climbers try to go on ever upwards, but flower on horizontal shoots, so tie in the shoots to encourage flowering.

Shrub roses - Usually quite large plants to 4-6 feet tall, though can be half this size. Amongst the most trouble free of all roses, many are continual flowering and fit well into mixed planting schemes, may also be used as hedges or specimen plants. Disease resistant.

Floribunda - An abundance of flowers, do they live up their name? In the main, yes, smallish (comparatively) flowers is the pay-off, similar to shrub roses, but sometimes quite a bit smaller, 2-3 feet and not repeat flowering. Disease resistant.

Grandiflora - Cluster flowered roses like floribundas, but with larger blooms. Less disease resistant but more so than hybrid tea roses.

Hybrid Tea Roses - These are large flowered repeat flowering roses that are the most disease prone of all rose types, they are also some of the most loved (not by me) and commonly offered rose varieties. The blooms really can be very lovely (diplomatic silence follows).

Rose Cultivation

Once roses are well established after 2-3 years, they can be left to their own devices. They are usually drought resistant as a result of shiny water retaining leaves and the unfair advantage of a huge woody root system that out-competes anything they're close to.

They appreciate a mulch of organic material at least once a year and a feed of slow release fertiliser such as blood, fish and bonemeal or Gromore in the autumn.

Some types are particularly vulnerable to blackspot (such as hybrid teas). Blackspot is a disease that manifests itself as guess what? - that's right, black spots on the leaves, which then fall off shortly afterwards. This leads to rather sparse looking plants with few leaves and a lack of vigor due to the inability to photosynthesize fully. The degree to which a plant is affected depends on the variety and situation. It may be possible to spray for blackspot and remove the problem, but some varieties in some situations will have it forever and it is best to call it a day and replace the plant.

Rose sickness - This is something that affects the rose plant and also the soil in which it is growing. After many years of growing roses in the same place, they may inexplicably wilt and die without it being apparent that any particular ailment has befallen them. Further more, on planting any additional roses in the same place, they will also develop the same symptoms and expire.

The only solution is not to grow roses there and grow them somewhere else instead. Other plant varieties may be grown in that place without effect - though I'd stay away from other members of the family Roseacaea just in case.

Other ailments - Prone to attack by aphids particularly in early summer on the developing flower buds, keep an eye out, rub the first attack off with your fingers (wipe on the grass afterwards before eating your sandwiches) and then attack the second lot with the organic or chemical cosh of your choice.

Powdery mildew can also be a problem, spray with the chemical of your choice on sight as it's unlikely to go away of its own volition.

Pruning

Roses should have spent flowers removed as the petals fall off, the only exceptions are Rosa rugosa varieties as they flower like crazy and develop large red hips that the birds love to pull apart for their seeds in late summer and autumn.

Otherwise reduce to about 2/3rds of their size in late autumn. Diseased and dead wood should be removed as seen.

Ramanas Rose (Hedging)

Ramanas Rose (Hedging)

£ 899.99


Ranunculus asiaticus Aviv Rose (Aviv Series)

Ranunculus asiaticus Aviv Rose (Aviv Series)

£ 5.99


Raspberry

Raspberry 'Glen Prosen' (Summer fruiting)

£ 34.99


Red Leaf Rose (Hedging)

Red Leaf Rose (Hedging)

£ 39.99


Rhodanthemum African Rose

Rhodanthemum African Rose

£ 18


Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Roseum Elegans'

£ 149.99


Rhododendron

Rhododendron 'Wine and Roses'

£ 34.99


Rhododendron Roseum Elegans

Rhododendron Roseum Elegans

£ 19.99


Rhododendron Wine and Roses (PBR)

Rhododendron Wine and Roses (PBR)

£ 57.99


Rock Roses, Helianthemum Collection

Rock Roses, Helianthemum Collection

£ 9.99


Rosa

Rosa 'Madame Alfred Carriere' (Climbing Rose)

£ 74.99


Rosa Burgundy Ice (

Rosa Burgundy Ice ('Prose') (PBR)

£ 27.99


Rosa Roseraie de l

Rosa Roseraie de l'Ha?

£ 39.99


Rose

Rose '3-in-1' Collection (Climbing Rose)

£ 39.99


Rose

Rose 'Above And Beyond' (Climbing Rose)

£ 29.99


Rose

Rose 'Alb?ric Barbier' (Rambling Rose)

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Amadeus' (Climbing)

£ 44.99


Rose

Rose 'Amber Queen'

£ 209.99


Rose

Rose 'Arthur Bell'

£ 24.99


Rose

Rose 'Beethoven' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

£ 29.99


Rose

Rose 'Belle du Jour'

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Blue Eyes' (Floribunda Rose)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Blue for You' (Floribunda Rose)

£ 11.99


Rose

Rose 'Bobbie James' (Rambling Rose)

£ 84.99


Rose

Rose 'Breeder's Choice Collection' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

£ 22.99


Rose

Rose 'Breeder's Choice Gold' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

£ 17.99


Rose

Rose 'Breeder's Choice Pink' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Breeder's Choice Red' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Buff Beauty'

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Charisma'

£ 24.99


Rose

Rose 'Cicero' (Patio Rose)

£ 209.99


Rose

Rose 'Climbing Iceberg' (Climbing)

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Crazy in Love Pink' (Climbing Rose)

£ 24.99


Rose

Rose 'Crazy in Love Red' (Climbing Rose)

£ 24.99


Rose

Rose 'Crazy in Love Vanilla' (Climbing Rose)

£ 24.99


Rose

Rose 'Cutie Pie'

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Dublin Bay' (Climbing)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Easy Elegance All The Rage' (Modern Shrub Rose)

£ 29.99


Rose

Rose 'Easy Elegance Great Wall'

£ 29.99


Rose

Rose 'Easy Elegance Kashmir' (Modern Shrub Rose)

£ 29.99


Rose

Rose 'Easy Elegance Macys Pride'

£ 29.99


Rose

Rose 'Ebb Tide'

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Eden Rose 88'

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Eye of the Tiger' (Shrub Rose)

£ 16.99


Rose

Rose 'Eyes Collection'

£ 23.99


Rose

Rose 'Eyes Collection' Inc Blue Eyes

£ 18.99


Rose

Rose 'For Your Eyes Only' (Floribunda Rose)

£ 24.99


Rose

Rose 'Friesia' (Floribunda)

£ 44.99


Rose

Rose 'Gloire de Dijon'

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Golden Showers'

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Goldstar'

£ 209.99


Rose

Rose 'Guirlande d'Amour'

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Guirlande Rose'

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Handel' (Climbing)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Happy Go Lucky' (Floribunda Rose)

£ 179.99


Rose

Rose 'Home Florist 'Timeless Pink' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Home Florist Timeless Cream' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Home Florist Timeless Purple' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Kimono'

£ 209.99


Rose

Rose 'Laguna' (Climbing Hybrid Tea)

£ 84.99


Rose

Rose 'Laura Ford' (Climbing Rose)

£ 16.99


Rose

Rose 'Love Knot' (Climbing Rose)

£ 16.99


Rose

Rose 'Madame Isaac P?reire' (Climbing Bourbon)

£ 84.99


Rose

Rose 'Marieken' (Shrub Rose)

£ 209.99


Rose

Rose 'Mellgold' (Shrub Rose)

£ 209.99


Rose

Rose 'Melrose'

£ 209.99


Rose

Rose 'Orange Sensation'

£ 209.99


Rose

Rose 'Phyllis Bide' (Rambling)

£ 44.99


Rose

Rose 'Pink Pins'

£ 64.99


Rose

Rose 'Queen Elizabeth' (Floribunda Rose)

£ 16.99


Rose

Rose 'Red Eden Rose'

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Royal Show' (Hybrid Tea)

£ 44.99


Rose

Rose 'Scent from Heaven'

£ 24.99


Rose

Rose 'Scented Double Purple'

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Scentifall Yellow'

£ 12.99


Rose

Rose 'Sea Foam' (Shrub Rose)

£ 54.99


Rose

Rose 'Sheila's Perfume' (Floribunda)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Silver Jubilee' (Shrub)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Standard White'

£ 19.99


Rose

Rose 'Star Performer' (Climbing Rose)

£ 16.99


Rose

Rose 'Sweet Honey' (Floribunda Rose)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Sweetie' (Patio Rose Standard)

£ 209.99


Rose

Rose 'Thats Jazz'

£ 74.99


Rose

Rose 'Wedding Day' (Rambling Rose)

£ 14.99


Rose

Rose 'Z?phirine Drouhin'

£ 39.99


Rose (Bush) Precious Collection

Rose (Bush) Precious Collection

£ 34.99


Rose Abracadabra

Rose Abracadabra

£ 14.99


Rose Alinka

Rose Alinka

£ 12.99


Rose Arthur Bell

Rose Arthur Bell

£ 19.99


Rose banksiae

Rose banksiae 'Lutea' (Rambling Rose)

£ 269.99


Rose banksiae var. banksiae (Climbing Rose)

Rose banksiae var. banksiae (Climbing Rose)

£ 74.99


Rose Black Baccara

Rose Black Baccara

£ 12.99


Rose Black Baccara

Rose Black Baccara

£ 19.99


Rose Chandos Beauty

Rose Chandos Beauty

£ 19.99


Rose Clair Renaissance

Rose Clair Renaissance

£ 19.99


Rose Claire Marshall

Rose Claire Marshall

£ 19.99


Rose Defender

Rose Defender

£ 5.99


Rose Designer Sunset 3L potted

Rose Designer Sunset 3L potted

£ 19.99


Rose Diamond 60th Wedding Anniversary 3L pot

Rose Diamond 60th Wedding Anniversary 3L pot

£ 19.99


Rose Double Delight

Rose Double Delight

£ 14.99


Rose Double Delight

Rose Double Delight

£ 19.99


Rose Easy Does It

Rose Easy Does It

£ 19.99


Rose Eddy Mitchell

Rose Eddy Mitchell

£ 9.99


Rose Eden Rose

Rose Eden Rose

£ 9.99


Rose Eureka 3L potted

Rose Eureka 3L potted

£ 19.99


Rose filipes

Rose filipes 'Kiftsgate' (Rambling Rose)

£ 84.99


Rose Ginger Syllabub

Rose Ginger Syllabub

£ 19.99


Rose Iceberg

Rose Iceberg

£ 19.99


Rose Its a Wonderful Life

Rose Its a Wonderful Life

£ 19.99


Rose King Charles Coronation 3L Potted

Rose King Charles Coronation 3L Potted

£ 19.99


Rose King Charles Coronation bare root

Rose King Charles Coronation bare root

£ 12.99


Rose Louise Odier

Rose Louise Odier

£ 12.99


Rose Margaret Merrill

Rose Margaret Merrill

£ 19.99


Rose Mary Berry 3L potted

Rose Mary Berry 3L potted

£ 19.99


Rose Natasha Richardson

Rose Natasha Richardson

£ 19.99


Rose of the Year 2014 Lady Marmalade

Rose of the Year 2014 Lady Marmalade

£ 19.99


Rose of the Year 2015 For Your Eyes Only

Rose of the Year 2015 For Your Eyes Only

£ 19.99


Rose of the Year Collection

Rose of the Year Collection

£ 49.99


Rose Oranges & Lemons Papagena

Rose Oranges & Lemons Papagena

£ 14.99


Rose Peach Melba

Rose Peach Melba

£ 19.99


Rose Peach Melba Climbing

Rose Peach Melba Climbing

£ 16.99


Rose Pearl Wedding 30th Anniversary

Rose Pearl Wedding 30th Anniversary

£ 19.99


Rose Penny Lane

Rose Penny Lane

£ 19.99


Rose Platinum Jubilee

Rose Platinum Jubilee

£ 24.99


Rose Precious Amber

Rose Precious Amber

£ 19.99


Rose Precious Gold

Rose Precious Gold

£ 19.99


Rose Precious Love

Rose Precious Love

£ 19.99


Rose Precious Ruby

Rose Precious Ruby

£ 19.99


Rose Queen Elizabeth

Rose Queen Elizabeth

£ 12.99


Rose Queen Elizabeth

Rose Queen Elizabeth

£ 19.99


Rose Raspberry Ripple (Papageno)

Rose Raspberry Ripple (Papageno)

£ 19.99


Rose Raspberry Ripple Papageno

Rose Raspberry Ripple Papageno

£ 12.99


Rose Remembrance

Rose Remembrance

£ 19.99


Rose Rhapsody in Blue

Rose Rhapsody in Blue

£ 14.99


Rose Rhapsody in Blue

Rose Rhapsody in Blue

£ 19.99


Rose Royal William

Rose Royal William

£ 19.99


Rose rugosa

Rose rugosa 'Admiration' (Rugosa Rose)

£ 29.99


Rose Scent from Heaven Rose of Year 2017

Rose Scent from Heaven Rose of Year 2017

£ 19.99


Rose Sheilas Perfume 5L potted

Rose Sheilas Perfume 5L potted

£ 19.99


Rose Silver Wedding 25th Anniversary

Rose Silver Wedding 25th Anniversary

£ 19.99


Rose Simple White Keros

Rose Simple White Keros

£ 19.99


Rose Standards

Rose Standards

£ 18.99


Rose Starlight Symphony

Rose Starlight Symphony

£ 19.99


Rose Summer Sweetheart

Rose Summer Sweetheart

£ 19.99


Rose The Fairy 1.5L x3

Rose The Fairy 1.5L x3

£ 24.97


Rose Timeless Charisma

Rose Timeless Charisma

£ 19.99


Rose Timeless Cream

Rose Timeless Cream

£ 19.99


Rose Timeless Pink

Rose Timeless Pink

£ 19.99


Rose Timeless Purple

Rose Timeless Purple

£ 19.99


Rose Tricolour Standard

Rose Tricolour Standard

£ 43.99


Rose water daffodil collection

Rose water daffodil collection

£ 21.95


Rose Well Being

Rose Well Being

£ 19.99


Rosemary

Rosemary 'Blue Cascade'

£ 11.99


Rosemary officinalis

Rosemary officinalis 'Pyramid'

£ 24.99


Rosemary Standard 80-100cm Tall in a 3L Pot

Rosemary Standard 80-100cm Tall in a 3L Pot

£ 34.99





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