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There are many different types ranging from huge rambling climbers to miniature ground covering to the more unusual species types. I must admit I'm a bit particular about the types I like I'm not really a fan of the large flowered Hybrid tea roses. I love the old fashioned scented varieties commonly known as the English rose's or David Austin these have been specially bred to have the old world charm and beauty with modern hardiness, longer flowering and a better degree of disease resistance. They are also (mostly) wonderfully fragrant.
One of my favorites is jubilee celebration
I mean come on just look at that flower.
This one has a delicious scent like strawberries, honey and tea. Yesterday I made some rose petal jam, with petals from this baby and it tastes heavenly.
When I moved in to my cottage I inherited 3 roses in the garden, a unruly white climber that had nothing much to climb up a pink rugosa and a weeping standard. Now I've never really been keen on standard rose's they're a bit old fashioned (not in a cool vintage way) and quite twee, certainly not something I'd of ever thought of buying but I'm so in love with mine
This one's called "Felicite Perpetue" but I affectionately call her flick. I love her little pom pom flowers
I also have a thing for the more unusual rose's like this one and if I had more room I'd love one of these and one of these but unless I do away with the chickens (which will never happen) I'll just have to make do with the 12 I have crammed in the garden.
Here's some more.
This is Rosa glauca,
This is William Lobb
This was supposed to be this obviously its not (bought as a bareroot plant in the winter)but I like it. Although I have a horrible feeling it might be something like a Kiftsgate If it is will just grow and grow. Hmmm maybe I should investigate that one
2 comments:
Hi Jess, I completely agree with you on the roses front! I have one for every female member of my family in my garden - a fiery orange/red one for my sister (he!he!), a beautiful David Austen for my beautiful mum, Whiskey Mac for my Nan who used to grow them in her garden, etc. I read somewhere though that some of the modern multi petal roses aren't very bee friendly as they find it almost impossible to reach the pollen, so it's good to have simple old fashioned ones too.
I love roses and have a few scattered round the garden but I am not very good with them. My favourite is the yellow rose bought to remind me of my late parents who loved roses too!
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