Blog: A rose by any other name would smell as sweet
I must confess, I have a real problem with roses without perfume, so here are the best scented roses for your garden. I love roses, and what’s a rose without scent? My Desdemona is flowering her socks off, as are the James Galway and Claire Austin climbers and the unknown rambler, which has managed to crush its arch. Read about Suttons’ award-winning roses. Read about David Austin’s trio of roses for RHS Chelsea.
If you want a fragrance hit, I can thoroughly recommend the three above (all from David Austin Roses) – and here are another five with a perfume that will knock you into next week. Read about a trio of fragrant roses introduced by David Austin. Even if you have a semi-shady garden, you can still have roses – here are five of the best that will thrive for just five hours a day. Read about David Austin at the RHS Hampton Court’s Festival of Roses.
The best-scented roses – choose here
- LADY EMMA HAMILTON: English shrub rose, with an award-winning, strong, fruity fragrance and blooms of tangerine-orange and yellow. Good for pots.
- GOLDEN CELEBRATION: English shrub rose, with cupped, golden yellow blooms. Delicious tea scent with hints of Sauternes wine and strawberry. Award-winning variety, ideal for containers.
- HARLOW CARR: English shrub rose, with pure pink rosette blooms, and a strong old rose fragrance.
- GERTRUDE JEKYLL: English shrub rose, twice voted the nation’s favourite, with rich pink rosettes and a quintessential old rose fragrance.
- GENTLE HERMIONE: English shrub rose, with pure pink blooms and an exceptionally strong myrrh fragrance. Particularly resistant to rain.
All roses are bred by David Austin Roses and are available at good garden centres and online at www.david austinroses.co.uk. David Austin Roses now uses sustainable packaging for its bare-root roses. Read more on the best late-flowering roses.
