The Lady Gardener (‘Ausbrass’)

H x S 1.25m x 1.25m

Position Full sun or partial shade

Flowering time Early summer-early autumn (repeat)

Fragrance Medium

This bushy, upright shrub becomes covered in small clusters of flowers, with each rose around 10cm across, during its long flowering season. It has attractive full-petalled, apricot blooms, deeper coloured in the centres and grow paler towards the outer petals.

HOW TO GROW

There are lots of options as to where this rose can be planted. Its size and the fact that it’s repeat-flowering mean it is excellent in a pot or container on a patio and positioned so that its fragrance can be appreciated close up.

H x S 30cm x 30cm

Position Full sun

Flowering time Early summer-early autumn (repeat)

Fragrance Slight

Showy crimson-red and white flowers, just 2cm across, adorn this pretty rose. They tend to have more white stripes than crimson-red ones, but each bloom is unique. Small clusters of three to four flowers are held on relatively long stems, which are almost thornless.

HOW TO GROW

Grow in a container in full sun and moist but free-draining soil. It also does well with mixed planting in a window box filled with soil-based compost on a sunny windowsill. Keep well watered and fed during the summer months.

H x S 45cm x 30cm

Position Full sun

Flowering time Midsummer-late autumn (repeat)

Fragrance Slight

This very popular patio rose carries light orange, fully double, cupped blooms, which are darker in the centres and fade to paler apricot towards the outer petals. The flowers are produced in clusters, almost continually until late autumn.

HOW TO GROW

Bushy upright growth makes Sweet Dream an ideal rose for a large pot, container or in a small space. It does best when planted in full sun in moist but free-draining, fertile soil, and it does grow in all soil types.