Rich yellow, fading to lemon, Golden Gate offers profusion, perfection and semi-evergreen foliage. Scented and won’t stop flowering.
2
Rambling Rector
Rambler
Clear white with a yellow eye, Rambling Rector is a classic. It will romp up a tree or garland a wall in its hanging tresses in no time.
3
Albertine
Climber
There is no better sight in early June than the strawberry buds and salmon pink blooms of Albertine. Sadly it only flowers once.
4
Korresia
Floribunda Rose
We don’t want to spend time weeding under shrub roses but Korresia’s constant brilliant yellow blooms make it an exception.
5
Climbing Iceberg
Climber
Available as a climber or floribunda rose, Iceberg cloaks the wall of our pond. A most floriferous rose, it just keeps going.
6
White Star
Shrub and Climber
Very stiff-stemmed for a climber and yet we have it on a bower, an arch and railings. Its glossy foliage copes with sun and partial shade and laughs off pests
7
Dublin Bay
Climber
We’ve borrowed this from our neighbours’ garden. Glossy foliage, a rich crimson colour and a succession of flowers.
8
Gertrude Jekyll
English Rose
This is the one we don’t own but want to. David Austin’s finest has a glorious scent and is named after the UK’s most influential gardener – doing justice to her reputation.
9 Mme Alfred Carriere
Climber
Blowsy off-white blooms that fade to a hint of apricot. A May-June flush is added to through the summer. A vigorous, almost thornless climber that will survive on a north wall.
10
Scepter'd Isle
English Rose
Clear pale pink blooms come from deeper red buds. The embellished folds at the flower’s centre hint at its origins as a David Austin Rose. Still flowering in September.