FIVE RAVISHING ROSES

1 ‘ FLOWER CARPET’

Capable of producing up to 2,000 flowers from spring until autumn, this groundcover series comes in more than ten shades.

2 ‘ FRANCIS E. LESTER’

A rambler, right, that made its debut in 1946, it features huge heads of musky white flowers in summer and small orange hips in autumn.

3 ‘ FRU DAGMAR HASTRUP’

A rugosa type that was bred in Denmark in 1874, with single pink flowers followed by a great display of hips in early autumn.

4 ‘ MORTIMER SACKLER’

This climber was launched in the early Noughties and has pointed buds that open into lightly fragrant, double, light pink flowers.

5 ‘ SILAS MARNER’

New for 2020 from David Austin Roses, this English shrub rose has soft pink ruffled flowers that are infused with a fruity scent.