Can anyone recommend a rose?

Go onto the David Austin web site …tremendous roses and service . Little bit more pricey than a ‘garden centre’ naybe , but not one of mine has failed . I would suggest the Mary Delaney ….a beautiful pale pink …with a slight fragrance … it’s profuse …I’ve had mine in large pot up a trellis for 2 years …it’s 4” high and as I look it has 34 blooms on it. Lovely rose.

David Austin roses are brilliant. I called to ask for advice and recommendations for strong scented ones. Mine are absolutely gorgeous even though I'm hopeless at caring for them!

MadeInYorkshire

I have never tried a bare root rose - always bought one that is 'grown with buds on' - what's the difference, will they grow properly the year after planting?

Like trees bare root roses are dug up and despatched between November and March when they are dormant. They will be ready pruned. Just plant them up and they will shoot and grow on in the spring and flower in the summer. They are not suitable for planting outside of those months which is when you can only buy container roses. These will have been pruned over winter too but have a good established root system.

I’m glad to see so many Gertrude Jekyll fans, she would certainly be my first choice OP.

westendgirl My thoughts exactly! Shropshire Lad is a lovely rose, I have two, both have been through the wars garden-wise, being moved, cut back and generally badly treated but they still grow strongly.
It has a lovely scent as well!

I had 'New Dawn' on the front of a previous house, very reliable. but like many others, if I could only have one rose it would be Getrude Jekyll she is stunning.

Some great recommendations here. I am plagued by black spot.... is there really a variety that resists it? Yes I spray and remove yellow leaves but...

A David Austin fan here too, you can use the website to narrow down to roses that will do best in the situation you want, and you can add health, fragrance, fewer thorns etc. If you sign up for emails you will probably get occasional offers, for a percentage off
When I moved in there was a rose in the wrong place so moved it against the garage wall, it thrived, climbed maybe 4 meters, only once a year but such a lovely scent. But murderous thorns, event after we dug a pond a d the area changed, it didn't do so well and had to get rid of it. But so hard to get rid of those murderous thorned long dead branches, they were still pricking me years later when I came across a dead twig
If you do go for a thorny one make sure you get some thick gloves and plant it where no one one will have to run the gauntlet
DA have some lovely climbers which are not so thorny and smell beautiful and flower repeatedly

Thanks so much for all suggestions. A Gertrude Jekyll arrived yesterday from David Austin - here she is in a nice new pot - and I’ve earmarked a couple more of your recommendations for bare root planting in November.

Witzend hope you love the smell. And it flowers well into the autumn.

Only yesterday, a friend was enthusing about her Gertrude Jekyl .

I'd be hard pressed to select just one rose .

David Austin has an incredible collection .
You can't go wrong !

I like Claire Austin - a beautiful cream named after a beautiful person .

Peter Beales offers exciting broken coloured roses if you like novelty .

The old favourites ie New Dawn are still available - a testimony to their vigour .

I'd be inclined to order two ie : a white or cream with a pink ,apricot or yellow as they will off set each other.

Whatever you do -before you start replace the soil with some fresh top soil to give your choice the best start .

Keep us posted !

A friend was raving about someone’s Paul’s Himalayan Musk (IIRC) but when I looked it up, it said it’d climb to over 40 feet! So no good for my little patch.

So useful, all the info for each one on the David Austin site, to help you choose something suitable.

HannahLoisLuke

Queen of Sweden is trouble free, disease resistant and grows to about 5 feet tall. I’ve successfully taken cuttings for family and she always obliges. The scent is quite light but you can’t have everything.

I’d agree with you, I’ve got Queen of Sweden -it’s great for cutting, and disease resistant. The flowers are absolutely beautiful, so much so that I just went outside and took a picture.