Patio rose Std. 'Pretty Polly' is indeed just that with sweet little pink blooms that appear in regular clusters from summer to autumn. Nice glossy green, disease resistant foliage and a sweet perfume. Polyantha rose. Bred in France. 1989 PVR.

Austin Std Rose. Large, double and full blooms of glowing pink with an outer rim of paler pink petals. Strongly fragrant with just a hint of lemon as the blooms fades. Good disease resistance and plenty of blooms throughout the season. Certainly fit for a Princess.

Named after Princess Alexandra of Kent who is a keen gardener and a cousin of Queen Elizabeth the II.

Floribunda Std. Named after the classic English Rose - Diana Princess of Wales. This pretty rose has attractive pearly white blooms that smother the bush from summer through to autumn. Gentle fragrance, compact habit and nice, healthy, glossy foliage.

Hybrid Tea. Pristine bears wonderfully large blooms which are white with a hint of pink which are lovely to behold and are borne in large quantities, usually one to a stem. Lovely big hips after flowering and a large vigorous healthy bush. 1978

Hybrid Tea. It is trouble free, generous in bloom and beautiful. The shapely buds open to large, mid pink, graceful blooms that have a soft fragrance. 1954. This much admired and reliable rose is popular in the UK for hedging. Named to mark the accession to the throne in 1952 of Queen Elizabeth the II.

Patio rose Std. Bred in NZ this little rose has unusual blooms that are a blend of terracotta brown and apricot set against clean dark green foliage. As the pretty formation of petals opens the paler colour appears almost as a border around each petal. PVR.

Austin Std Rose. Soft orange-red buds open to medium-sized, cupped rosettes of perfect apricot colouring. They are extremely robust and have a lovely fruity Tea scent. Very healthy; it matures into an attractive, rounded, bushy shrub with few thorns.

Named to mark the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth. David Austin, 2016.

Patio Weeper Std 1.8m. Cute clusters of multi-petal mini rosettes in shades of soft pink. Fragrant. Repeat blooming and easy to grow. Bred by Kordes Rosen Germany. PVR

Hybrid Tea. This Romeo is described as healthy and strong, beautifully formed, with good weather resistance and a nice fragrance. Sounds like the man, oops, rose for me! The blooms are a passionate crimson red and produced continuously, an exceptional rose for picking. 1995.

The two roses crossed to produce this Romeo were Howard Morrison and Harmonie - A very apt "meet-cute" don't you think?

Damask. An ancient Rose that has an uncertain history but could possibly be from Iran. The dark pink-purple rosette shaped blooms are borne on slender stems in summer and have a strong fragrance. Responds well to hard pruning. To quote the Rosarian Peter Beales "well worth a place in any garden".