For those like William Robinson whose taste is inclined away from ‘fat, complex and overbred roses’, rose species can be a very satisfying contrast. Where there is space for them to flourish, they are a good enough reason on their own to justify a remark allegedly made by one of the Rothschilds, that ‘every garden,Continue reading “Wild roses in the garden”
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Four super-performing tree-climbing roses at WHF
Yunnan in Western China is probably the epicentre of rose species – and many of them, such as members of the Synstylae group, have huge vigour, which they seem to pass on to their various hybrids. The best known is probably Rosa filipes, of which the remarkable ‘Kiftsgate’ is a form or hybrid. The typeContinue reading “Four super-performing tree-climbing roses at WHF”
White House Farm Garden and Arboretum 