Amateur Gardening – 29 June 2019

29 JUNE 2019AmAteur GArDeNING 23

the Award of Garden merit is a mark of quality

awarded since 1922 to garden plants (including trees, vegetables and

decorative plants) by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

‘Buff Beauty’

Arching growth carries coral-tinted

apricot buds opening to 3½in (9cm), fully

double, very well-scented, rich apricot-

yellow flowers – mainly in midsummer;

less dramatically later. Good as a climber.

Type: Hybrid Musk. H: 6ft (1.8m).

‘Félicité Parmentier’

Compact, and strong-growing, with

slightly greyish leaves and elegant, pale

rose-pink, prettily quartered 2½in (6cm)

flowers. Opening from yellowish buds,

they fade to cream at the edges. Type:

Alba x Damask hybrid. H: 51in (1.3m).

‘Ferdinand Pichard’
Starts with a dramatic June burst of well-
scented clear pink flowers, their petals
splashed in crimson. The colour matures
to blush and purple as the display
continues into autumn. Compact; rather
upright. Type: Bourbon. H: 5ft (1.5m).

‘reine des Violettes’

An outstanding rose that develops into

a graceful plant; blooms open in a dusty

soft purple, maturing a little paler but

featuring a velvety upper surface to the

petals and a silky reverse. Beautifully

scented. Type: Bourbon. H: 6½ft (2m).

‘Charles de mills’

Upright, almost thornless stems carry pink

buds that open to sumptuous, quartered,

fully double, wonderfully scented 4in

(10cm) flowers. Blooms are packed with

petals in a range of crimson, purple and

wine tones. Type: Gallica. H: 4ft (1.2m).

bare root in the autumn – when rose
plants are dug up and sent out
from nurseries while dormant.
It’s true that some flower for only a
few short June weeks. But aren’t they
worth it? And don’t forget that there are
some that flower twice or even flower all
summer. What are you waiting for?

Strong fragrance

Elegantly formed flowers

Good colour

Prolific flowering

What makes a good old rose?

‘Blanche Double de Coubert’
Pink-tinted buds open to pure white,
semi-double, scented 3in (7.5cm) flowers
over a long summer and early autumn
season; they’re often followed by red
hips. Does really well by the sea and in
poor soil. Type: Rugosa. H: 5ft (1.5m).

Long flowering season

Balanced and even growth habit

Well-furnished summer growth

Easy to grow