Scented with style

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English English roses ses are e the the most most romantic mantic of of garden flowers, bringing flair and fragrance to your summer beds and borders

Roses are regularly voted the nation’s favourite flower, not least because they’re so versatile. Shrub roses can look stylishly chic or reassuringly traditional depending on how they’re used, and modern English roses bred by British rose experts David Austin are particularly appealing.

English roses are recognisable by their layered blooms and ruffled appearance. They also offer gardeners bigger flowers, stronger scents and an even more reliable performance. The repeatflowering roses we’ve chosen here, for example, will flower in flushes from June, right through to autumn – much longer than traditional roses.

So, if you’re looking for a rose to plant near your front door, in the middle of a border, or to scramble over an arch, choose one of these top performers.

Tranquillity rose With its light fruity scent and large ivory blooms, this rose complements purple Erysimum and Veronicastrum (above left). H: 1.25m

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ROSE CARE MADE SIMPLE

Feed in summer Applied in early summer and again in spring, Westland High Performance Plant Food for Roses will boost flowering. Mulch in winter A thick mulch of compost around the base of each rose plant will suppress weeds and help keep your roses healthy. Prune in spring Pruning with clean, sharp secateurs in early spring will keep your roses in good shape – trim back to new outward-facing buds.

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8 1. Golden Celebration Large blooms with fluted petals and an intense fragrance. (AGM) H: 1.25m 2. The Lady Gardener An appealing tea-rose fragrance and medium-sized flowers. H: 1.25m 3. Queen of Sweden Delicately coloured blooms with a medium myrrh scent. H: 1.25m

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4. Emily Brontë Highly scented blooms exude an enticing old rose perfume. H: 1.25m 5. Thomas A Becket Intense colour accompanies generously scented flowers. H: 1.4m 6. Gertrude Jeckyll Exceptional scent makes these large roses very memorable. (AGM) H: 1.1m

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7. Charles Darwin Extravagant butter-yellow blooms with a powerful fragrance. H: 1.1m 8. Port Sunlight Versatile, medium-sized flowers with an appealing tea-rose scent. (AGM) H: 1.4m 9. Boscobel Voluptuous coral-pink flowers have a gentle, fruity fragrance. H: 1.1m

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CHOOSING A CLIMBING ROSE

Climbing roses can be grown up a variety of structures, as long as they have appropriate support – that could be an obelisk, an arch or arbour, trellis fencing or against a house wall. By tying them into the support as they grow, you can encourage more flowers to appear, creating an abundance of colour and a cloud of heavenly scent. 10. The Pilgrim Large blooms with a classic tea-rose fragrance. (AGM) H: 3.75m 11. James Galway Light old rose scent and medium-size blooms. H: 3.75m 12. Wollerton Old Hall Medium-sized flowers with a strong scent of myrrh. H: 3.75m