PLANT OF THE WEEK

ROSA ‘EMILY BRONTE’

Rose season is upon us as June marks peak flowering for our most favourite of flowers. Expert rose breeder David Austin launched this new variety at the Chelsea Flower Show, and it’s sure to prove popular.

‘Emily Bronte’ is a shrub rose packed with oldfashioned scent and looks. Each bloom is a lovely soft pink, with a subtle apricot hue, the smaller central petals deepening to a rich apricot, emitting a delicious fragrance of lemon and grapefruit.