Absolutely Fabulous (Bush Rose) A Timeless Beauty with Unmatched Elegance The Absolutely Fabulous Floribunda Rose is a remarkable addition to any garden, seamlessly merging traditional charm with modern resilience. Renowned for its breathtaking beauty and robust health, this award-winning rose, also known as 'Julia Child,' is sure to impress. Key Features: Flower Description: The Absolutely Fabulous rose showcases medium-sized, bowl-shaped flowers that transform from golden-yellow to a soft buttery yellow. These stunning blooms are reminiscent of vintage double flowers, exuding a delightful liquorice fragrance that enchants the senses. Plant Characteristics: This variety forms a compact shrub adorned with plentiful, glossy medium green leaves. Ideal for various garden settings, it thrives in sunny locations and can adapt to poorer soils, offering versatility for different conditions. Flowering Period: Enjoy a continuous display of colour as the Absolutely Fabulous rose reliably blooms from June until the end of October, ensuring your garden remains vibrant throughout the growing season. Awards and Recognition: Celebrated for its exceptional qualities, this rose was honoured with the prestigious "Rose of the Year" award in 2010 in the UK. Gardening Uses: Perfect for flower beds, between perennials, in the foreground of borders, as a hedge, or even in pots, its compact nature and repeat flowering will make it a favourite in your garden. Why Choose This Rose? The Absolutely Fabulous Bush Rose is a treasure for rose lovers. With its captivating, fragrant blooms and impressive health, it stands out in any garden. Whether enhancing your flower beds or providing reliable beauty in borders, this rose is an exquisite choice. Care and Maintenance: To ensure your Absolutely Fabulous rose thrives: Place it in an area that receives at least four hours of direct sunlight daily. Plant it in well-draining soil, spacing approximately 45cm between each plant. Regular pruning and attentive care will help maintain its stunning display of flowers year after year. With its timeless appeal and dependable performance, the Absolutely Fabulous Bush Rose is an essential addition for any garden seeking to combine classic elegance with contemporary flair.
(Hybrid Tea) Beautiful large, deep cerise-pink shapely blooms, with a good scent. Lovely healthy foliage. Very versatile. Hardy. Bred by Fryers.
(Hybrid Tea) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2008. Double, scented peach blooms, flowering continuously throughout the summer. Good, plentiful, leathery foliage.Unique to us in the UK. This rose is a perfect alternative to Evelyn which we no longer stock. Double, strongly scented peach blooms. Good, plentiful, leathery foliage. Introduced for the East Anglian Childrens' Hospices.
(Floribunda) A perfect gift for Valentines! Clusters of eyecathching single blooms with splashes and stripes of red over a light red and cream background. Flowers throughout the summer, with very glossy foliage.
(Modern Climber) Large bright pink, fully double blooms are produced continuously throughout the summer. Lovely fragrance.
(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2007. Superb, nicely scented, bright yellow double blooms of this small shrub rose open up to display a coronet of amber coloured anthers. Borne in clusters with mid green and healthy leaves.
(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2004. A large shrub rose or small climber with beautiful high centred deep salmon pink, highly perfumed flowers in clusters. Growth is upright, the plant well clothed in fresh green foliage.
(Floribunda) Small clusters of orange, double, frilled flowers. Dark coppery glossy green foliage
(Climbing Rose) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2018. Bears a multitude of beautiful apricot-pink, large, blousy, double blooms that releases a delicious fragrance.
Unique to us in the UK. (Shrub rose) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2005. This rose is a perfect alternative to Sweet Juliet which we no longer stock. We are very proud to introduce this lovely scented shrub rose as part of the celebrations commemorating the four hundredth anniversary of 'The Worshipful Company of Gardeners'. This rose is a healthy, medium to short shrub rose of champagne to soft apricot colour with lots of superb, light green, glossy foliage. Its unique colouring fills a gap in the current range of available modern shrub roses.
(Floribunda) Bright crimson, cupped, double flowers, in large clusters. Foliage mid-green, very healthy. Growth robust and upright.
(Floribunda) Rose of the Year 2004. Small, semi-double blooms of golden-yellow borne in large trusses. Good, glossy foliage. Known for being a very healthy plant.
(Hybrid Tea) Large flowers of a mixture of yellow, pink and orange with a moderate fragrance.
(Floribunda) Clusters of small, semi-double bright red blooms, with a slight perfume. Hardy.
(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2001. This is a delightful little variety, bearing masses of double, cupped flowers of cherry red, pink and creamy white. It flowers all summer and well into autumn on a dense, bushy plant with healthy, strong foliage.
A unique blend of red to russet brown shaded blooms, produced in large clusters on a bushy, robust plant, good strong growth, incredibly dark glossy foliage. Disease resistance and hardy.
(Hybrid Tea) Creamy-gold pointed buds, opening to large, double, high centred, with pink and golden tones in the middle and a good fragrance.
(Floribunda) Rose of the Year 2022. Lightly Scented, double blooms in varying shades of orange, pink and peach.
(Floribunda) Rose of the Year 2011. Generously sized, peach to pale pink full blooms of classic rosette form, borne in clusters. Flowers in flushes throughout the season. A bushy, compact shrub with glossy foliage.
(Floribunda) Small clusters of light pink double blooms with darker reverse. Flowers all summer long. Healthy and hardy
(Hybrid Tea) A perfect gift for Valentines. Large, fully double, rose pink blooms with a moderate scent. Bushy healthy growth. Hardy.
(Floribunda) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2022. The semi-double blooms provide a kaleidoscope of colours; starting as apricot buds the blooms initially emerge peach, slowly changing to a subtle pink and finally fading to almost white.
(Hybrid Tea) Coral double flowers with pink shadings on the outer petals. Yellow shaded centres and very dark coppery tinted foliage. Scented.
(Hybrid Tea) 'Millie'. Beautiful medium to deep pink, large hybrid tea flowers on a sturdy plant with a lovely fragrance. Good glossy foliage and repeats all summer. Hardy.
Also known as 'Millie'. Beautiful medium pink, large hybrid tea flowers on a sturdy plant with a good scent. Good glossy foliage and repeats all summer.
(Hybrid Tea) ‘Moody Blue’. High centred, strongly perfumed, lilac blooms, amidst mid-green glossy foliage on a vigorous plant.
(Hybrid Tea) 'Keep Smiling' An abundance of clear yellow flowers with a good scent.
(Florubunda) Clusters of double apricot and peach flowers. Good glossy green foliage, compact and reliable.
(Hybrid Tea) Large, double, cream coloured blooms edged with cherry-red. Lightly scented. Dark green, glossy foliage on a bushy plant.
(Floribunda) 'Always Remember'. Beautiful peach blended, semi double, open cupped rose.
(Hybrid Tea) Large, fully double, scented, coppery-orange, yellow blooms fading to soft apricot. Young red foliage. Glossy, dark green leaves.
The Peter Beales Roses 2026 Wall Calendar
Enjoy the beauty of roses as the year goes by with our Peter Beales Roses 2026 Calendar. With all of the key dates of the rose year included, you can follow our Rosarians through a year of events and maybe even attend some yourself. Gentle reminders at the bottom of each month help you keep track of your monthly rose care tasks to keep your roses happy and healthy as you make your plans throughout the year. Whether you are buying this for yourself or for someone else, this calendar is perfect for anyone that loves roses. A3 size, single sided wall calendar with a gold metal spiral binding for hanging. 297mm by 430mm