What you need to know when buying roses

season, situation, size, style

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i.

season

You can choose your rose to be potted or bare root. Both formats will grow equally well and how you choose to receive your rose is up to you. It's worth noting that bare root roses aren't available all year round. Due to their dormant state they have seasonal availability and are delivered between November and April.

bare roots

Delivered in plastic-free packaging, these roses arrive with no soil or foliage, leaving their roots and stems bare. Lifted from our fields during their dormant season and delivered October - April, they are cheaper, eco-friendly and ideal for mass planting. Despite their initial appearance, bare roots will establish quickly, flourishing in time for summer.

potted roses

Available all year round, these roses arrive planted in a 6 litre recycled plastic pot. Ideal for planting over the summer months when bare root roses are not available, they will create an instant impact in any garden. Potted roses may arrive with foliage and blooms depending on the time of year, making them ideal for gifts.

Gertrude Jekyll on Brick Wall Fence
Gertrude Jekyll on Brick Wall Fence

ii.

SITUATION

Selecting where you want your rose to go.

shrub roses

If you are looking to plant in a flower bed, or border you will want a shrub rose.

Climbers & ramblers

If you want to grow it up a wall, arch or building you will need a climbing or rambling rose.

IDEAL-FOR

Use our ideal-for symbols to help guide you in choosing the right rose for your situation. While you can use your rose in any way you wish, the ideal-for icons in the description section for each rose provides some helpful hints on what the rose particularly likes.

Pauls Himalayan Musk climbing on wall
Pauls Himalayan Musk climbing on wall

iii.

size

Roses come in a wide variety of sizes so it is really important to check you've picked the right size rose for your space. For example, you probably want to avoid putting a large 5ft (1.5m) shrub at the front of a flower bed or a very tall 25ft (7.6m) climber up a standard size fence. See each rose for details on size.

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iv.

style

The easy bit is choosing the right colour, fragrance and bloom shape to suit your style. That bit is up to you!

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