Encouraging a Healthy Garden

Pollinators such as bees, butterflies, and other garden insects are integral to a happy garden and healthy roses. Plant roses to attract pollinators and encourage a healthy garden ecosystem, not only will they do your plants good, they will also help to reduce pollinator decline by providing a supportive habitat for wildlife. Even the smallest urban garden can provide a haven for important insects, just by planting a rose or two.

POLLINATOR PARADISE

At our nursery in the Shropshire countryside we have a number of honey producing beehives set around our reservoir. These are part of our commitment to growing evermore sustainably, working continually to reduce our impact on the environment and surrounding wildlife. A happy hive of bees is important as it supports the natural pollination process which we, both as a planet and a business, rely on so heavily.

BEST FOR FRAGRANCE BEST FOR FLOWERING

Pictured above right: Scepter’d Isle (Ausland) English Shrub Rose bears numerous light pink, cupped flowers with paler outer petals and pollen-laden, yellow stamens which are tempting to pollinators. There is a powerful myrrh fragrance. Bare Root Rose £21.50 Potted Rose £30.00

Mixed beds and borders provide a wonderful, varied habitat for happy pollinators.

BEST FOR HEALTH Roses for a Spray-free Garden

We suggest avoiding the use of chemicals in your garden where possible. These extremely healthy and robust varieties will perform particularly well in a spray-free garden.

English Roses from left to right on each row: Roald Dahl® (Ausowlish), The Lark Ascending® (Ausursula), Emily Brontë® (Ausearnshaw), Malvern Hills (Auscanary), Susan Williams-Ellis® (Ausquirk), Tottering-by-Gently® (Auscartoon), Eustacia Vye® (Ausegdon), Olivia Rose Austin® (Ausmixture), Princess Anne® (Auskitchen). Bare Root Rose £21.50 Potted Rose £30.00.

SPOTLIGHT ON TOTTERING-BY-GENTLY ® (Auscartoon)

English Shrub Rose 4ft (125cm) 4ft (125cm) BEST FOR HEALTH

A bee-friendly rose with single style blooms reminiscent of a primrose

BLOOM Her beauty is found in the simplicity of her single yellow flowers and the spectacular display they create when viewed en masse. Fun, friendly and uplifting, her blooms are favoured by bees and are almost playful in the way they echo childhood favourites like buttercups or primroses.

BEHIND HER NAME Named to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Annie Tempest’s classic English cartoon ‘Tottering-by-Gently’, which was first published in ‘Country Life’ magazine in 1993. The tongue-incheek cartoon tells the story of eccentric English aristocrats Dicky and Daffy Tottering who live at their ancestral home, Tottering Hall.

FRAGRANCE She displays a medium-strong Old Rose fragrance with accents of fresh lemon, green banana and apricot.

HOW TO USE HER Her simple blooms combine really well with other flowers in a mixed border and she is a great variety to attract beneficial pollinators to your garden. She will also work well with fuller bloomed yellow roses, adding variance of style while keeping to a singular colour scheme. Plant one for a little joy, or plant in multiples for sheer delight.