Favourite Rose

Hmmm, so many roses I like and so little space!!!!

Val

 

I saw some roses in 7cm pots at the garden center today, if that helps :p

 

I just googled 'Simply The Best' rose and what d'ya know - Gardeners Corner came up so that's why I have resurrected this thread

As you can see by my avatar - roses are my favourite flowers. The avatar rose is Superstar which was growing in the garden where we used to live. Pity we couldn't bring it with us but maybe some day I will get another one. And if I only had room for one rose Superstar would be my choice.

Back to 'Simply The Best' - I have ordered on line and expecting delivery tomorrow.
It's for our son for his garden and it is very aptly named.



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So difficult to choose just one.

I'm a huge fan of just about anything produced by David Austin.

I have a Lady of Shalott as well, which is just producing its first flower for me (only recently purchased and had been pruned back).

I have several others which I've purchased recently, a few of which I am still waiting to flower, but my favourite so far is a climber, Teasing Georgia, which is stunning

It goes from this ...



to this ...



and ends up like this ...

 

I think it would have to be Felicia.....erm....Jacques Cartier....erm.....it's no good just can't decide.....

 

And, there's our dear Gertrude Jekyll. Or is it Joie de Vivre (that I'm currently in love with) or.......

 

I'm so envious of you all, I have no roses at the moment. But that's all going to change. Later in the year I'm going to dig myself a bed for roses and next year I will be joining you all here!

 

Even the great and the good do it then!!

 

When we planted our Rose garden we went to the local rose nursery's fields where they grow and selected from them. Thus we saw the flowers at all stages of growth, and the scent etc. (and I much prefer to plant bare-root ... the plants have been fantastic quality).

Scent was high on our want-list as they are planted right next to our dining-out patio ...

We choose Just Joey at the front, and Chandos Beauty at the back. But this has very little to do with "if you had a tiny garden WHICH SINGLE rose would plant" ... but I would use the same selection method if I was buying one/many rose plants again.

 

That's interesting Armandii...as a complete Rose novice i go by what i'm led.....but to be frank....it's the folk on GC eg....Woo and others who i really take notice of...to me i get a more realistic picture

 

Hard to name but one, though I like WENLOCK climber, beutiful old fashioned scented rose, and traditional rose type head

Jack McH

 

Just had a google. Yes, everything I like in both colour and form Jack.