Amateur Gardening – 24 August 2019

24 AUGUST 2019AMATEUR GARDENING 29

All photography Alamy, unless otherwise credited

Where to buy

and– crucially– removespentflowersto

encourageyourrose to keep producing

newblooms.

Selecttherightrosesandlookafter

themandtheywillrewardyouwithnon-

stopblooms,fillingthegardenwith

scent and romance for months.

PeterBealesRoses classicroses.co.uk 01953454707

TrevorWhiteRoses trevorwhiteroses.co.uk 01603755135

David Austin Roses davidaustinroses.co.uk 0800 111 4699

6 roses for flower power

‘JustJoey’AGM

Asublimeborderrose,withorange

budsthatopenintosweetlyscented

peachflowers– theyglowcopper

in thelightof sunset.HybridTea;

canalsobegrownin containers in

full sun. H: 32in (80cm).

‘DaintyBess’

ThiscompactHybridTeadatesbackto

the1920sandhasa continuousshow

of singlepinkflowerswithmaroon

stamens.Greatforattractinghoverflies

andbees,it’ssuitableforgrowing in

pots. Full sun. H: 3ft (90cm).

‘ComtedeChambord’AGM(syn.

‘MadameKnorr’,‘MadameBoll’)

Introducedin 1860,thisgorgeous

lilac-pinkDamaskPortlandshrub

rosecombinesa deliciousscentwith

charmingold-fashionedflowers.

Full sun. H: 3ft (90cm).

‘GeorgArends’

Rosarianswilllovethisrareold

HybridTearose.Idealfortheback

of theborder,whereit willproduce

deliciouslyscentedpinkbloomson

a shrubbybushthatcanreach 6ft.

Full sun. H: 5-6ft (1.5-1.8m).

‘Thomasà Becket’

AfantasticcultivarbredbyDavid

Austin,thisshrubrosehaslemon-

scentedcrimsonrosettesanda

natural,informalhabit.Robustenough

forusingtocreatea rosehedge.

Sun or semi-shade. H: 4ft (1.2m).

Rosaxodorata‘Mutabilis’AGM

AnadorableChinarosethatsupplies

allthecoloursof a sunsetwhenits

singleflowersmorphfromapricot-

creamtopink,orangeandcerise.

Tolerantof mostsoils. Full sun.

H: 4-6ft (1.2-1.8m).

Davidaustinroses.co.uk

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Davidaustinroses.co.uk