Vick's Caprice

(Hybrid Perpetual) Large, double cupped flowers with high centres. An unusual rose of pale pink and lilac with white and deep pink stripes. Attractive foliage.

Thumbs Up

Unique to us in the UK. Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2006. (Modern Shrub) An unusual but charming rose, large fully double scented flowers of soft yellow with pastel pink stripes as if painted with a brush. The blooms are freely produced in clusters all summer through. Growth, bushy and slightly arching, which could easily be adapted as a climber.

Swany

(Ground Covering Rose) A vigorous, spreading variety with very full, small white, almost cupped flowers in abundance. Dark glossy foliage. A healthy, reliable cultivar.

White Pet (Standard)

(Polyantha) A short growing rose producing huge trusses of pure white pomponlike blooms throughout the summer. Needs grouping for best effect.

The Fairy (Standard)

(Polyantha) A spreading variety attaining the useful height of only 2', thus ideal for massed, ground cover planting. Clusters of bead-like buds open to globular, pink flowers which are most effective en masse, flowering almost continuously throughout the summer. Good glossy foliage.

Stanwell Perpetual

(Pimpinellifolia) A prickly, arching shrub which blooms all summer with an array of medium-sized blush pink to white flowers. Double and very fragrant.

St. Ethelburga

(Modern Classic shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2003. A healthy and vigorous, soft pink, highly scented rose in the old fashioned style of large, double, cupped blooms. We are delighted to introduce this rose on the request of The Worshipful Company of Gardeners. It is named for the church of the same name in Bishopsgate London. Largely destroyed by a bomb it is now restored and is to be a Centre for Peace and Reconciliation. The soft pink flowers are full and very old fashioned and have a wonderful strong fragrance. Mid green ample foliage.

Sandringham

(Modern Classic) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2016. Beautiful medium sized, fully double, heavily scented deep pink blooms, that are produced on a large, healthy, robust bush. The mid-green foliage is healthy and glossy.

Rachel's Joy

(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2022. This elegant large-flowered, soft peachy-pink, medium sized shrub rose has a lovely sweet subtle fragrance as it opens.

Prosperity

(Hybrid Musk) Trusses of strongly scented, very double creamy-white flowers which look well against its dark glossy leaves.

Pearl of St. Luke's

(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2020. Unique to us in the UK. Beautiful shaped, perfumed satin pink blooms with rich golden anthers, emerging from deep pink buds. Glossy green foliage and incredibly healthy.

Papworth's Pride

Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2017. Beautiful clusters of large raspberry-red, peony style flowers that unfold to reveal bright yellow anthers that are an absolute magnet to insects. intensely perfumed with bright glossy mid-green foliage.

Pink Gruss An Aachen

This rose is a perfect alternative to Eglantyne which we no longer stock. A superb rose with large soft salmon pink, scented flowers. Dwarf and hardy. In common with others this rose was erroneously listed as Irene Watts but is now correct here.

Perle D'Or

(China) Clusters of buff-peach flowers. Small, shapely, fully double, perfumed blooms on a vigorous slender plant. Rich green foliage. Suitable for growing in a warmer climate.

Paws

(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 1999. A short growing, bushy rose displaying large quantities of scented, large, double, rich pink with hints of salmon blooms.

Our Beth

(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2006. Delightful highly fragrant, double, rosette, soft blush pink flowers with a deeper centre, opening flat from rounded buds to a beautiful old fashioned cushion shape. Plentiful dark green foliage on a vigorous wide growing shrub.

Madame Pierre Oger

(Bourbon) Very pale silvery pink, translucent, cupped flowers have the form of small water lilies. A beautiful, scented rose on a bush of medium vigour.

Madame Isaac Pereire

(Bourbon) Huge shaggy blooms of mauvy crimson, exuding an intense perfume, carried on a large free bush.

Madame Hardy

(Damask) Very fragrant and very double, well formed with incurved centres, of almost pure white around a green button eye. An outstanding old rose.

Miss Edith Cavell

(Polyantha) Large trusses of small, semi-double, scarlet-crimson flowers amid dark foliage. The rose was rediscovered in the garden of Mrs Doris Levine of Brundall, Norfolk in 1985. Named for the Norfolk nurse from Swardeston, buried at Norwich Cathedral after her death in Belgium during WW1. Please note: Containerised 'Miss Edith Cavell' is available through the Cavell Nurses' Trust website: www.cavellnursestrust.org/shop

La Villa Cotta

(Modern Shrub) Rich copper orange, old fashioned blooms, with strong pink edges. Bushy growth, long flowering period and good shade tolerance. Excellent disease resistance.

Louis XIV

(China) Fully double flowers of very dark purple-red almost black, with a good fragrance. Fine slender habit.

Macmillan Nurse (Bush)

Introducing the Macmillan Nurse Shrub Rose, a refined Modern Classic bred by Beales in 1998. Designed for versatility and resilience, this compact beauty thrives in challenging conditions, offering serene white-cream blooms and effortless charm for both novice and seasoned gardeners. Key Features: Timeless Double Blooms: Delicate layers of creamy-white petals create a soft, romantic aesthetic, enhanced by a subtle, light fragrance—perfect for intimate garden spaces. Six Months of Blooms: Repeat-flowering from June to November ensures a lush display of colour, brightening borders, pots, or shaded corners long after other roses fade. Shade-Tolerant Star: One of the few roses that flourish in partial shade, making it ideal for underplanting or north-facing gardens. Compact & Adaptable: Neatly rounded at 90cm x 90cm (3ft x 3ft), it’s equally stunning in pots or borders, adapting seamlessly to urban balconies or cottage gardens. Tough Yet Refined: Boasts very high disease tolerance, thrives in poorer soils, and features low thorns for fuss-free maintenance. Why Choose Macmillan Nurse? This rose is a testament to practical elegance. Whether framing a pathway, gracing a patio container, or adding structure to shaded beds, its enduring blooms and hardy nature make it a garden workhorse. A Modern Classic with a quiet allure, it’s perfect for those seeking understated beauty without the upkeep. Support Macmillan Cancer SupportCharity support: £5 from the sale of this rose will be donated to Macmillan Cancer Support to help fund their vital work supporting people living with cancer and their families across the UK. Macmillan Cancer Support is a registered charity in England and Wales (261017), Scotland (SC039907) and the Isle of Man (604).

Leah Tutu

(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2009. Free flowering, multi-petalled, rich golden yellow colour shrub rose. Good fragrance and dark green foliage. Versatile.

Louise Peel

(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2023. This delightfully rewarding rose produces an abundance of soft peach double blooms.

La Reine Victoria

(Bourbon) A slender erect bush bearing soft green leaves and beautiful, rich lilac-pink, cupped blooms in sprays. Perpetual flowering. Very fragrant, reminiscent of rose and bubblegum.

Louise Odier

(Bourbon) Very double, camellia-like flowers of bright rose pink. A vigorous and perpetual rose with a lovely fragrance.

Liverpool Hope

(Modern Classic Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2019. A wonderful, fragrant, apricot-yellow rose, emerge from clusters of plump bright orange buds. Once fully open the blooms take a more fully double old fashioned form, with warm apricot centres that gradually lighten to yellow and apricot blends.

Irene Watts

(China) Very double, pale pink flowers with deeper centres and a pleasant fragrance. Fairly dwarf and hardy. This is a lovely little rose and I grow to like it more and more each year.

The Fairy (Half Standard)

(Polyantha) A spreading variety attaining the useful height of only 2', thus ideal for massed, ground cover planting. Clusters of bead-like buds open to globular, pink flowers which are most effective en masse, flowering almost continuously throughout the summer. Good glossy foliage.

Hunter

(Rugosa) Fully double, bright crimson flowers on a rugged, mediumsized plant with glossy dark green foliage. Slight fragrance. A useful rose.

Grosvenor House

(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2009. Heavily perfumed, classic hybrid tea style flowers, produced continuously throughout the summer. The blooms are rich golden honey in the centre, paling to creamy-yellow at the edges of the petals, Foliage is healthy, mid green and in abundance.

Gardener's Joy

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.

Gipsy Boy

(Bourbon) 'Zigeunerknabe' Medium double flowers of deep crimson, sometimes paler with primrose yellow anthers. Highly scented. Vigorous with lots of foliage.

Felicite Parmentier

(Alba) A beautiful, compact shrub with flat, reflexing flowers of soft pink. Highly scented with healthy, grey foliage.

Ferdinand Pichard

(Hybrid Perpetual) One of the most attractive of the striped varieties. Double, pink and crimson flowers with a lovely scented, freely produced amid luscious foliage.

Festive Jewel

(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.

Fantin-Latour

(Centifolia) Full petalled, quartered, flattish, blush pink, highly fragrant flowers are abundantly produced on a handsome bush.

Felicia (Bush)

(Hybrid Musk) A useful shrub with double, silverpink to salmon flowers. One of the more vigorous of the Musks.

Frilly Cuff

(Modern Classic) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2014. Multitude of deep red buds, opening to exquisite fully double, frill-like deep cerise blooms with a delicate apple fragrance. The plant is bushy and healthy. Ample green flossy foliage.

Empress Josephine

(Gallica) Large, loosely formed, semi-double, heavily veined, pink flowers. Scented, with ample foliage, a very good healthy rose.

Ely Cathedral

(Shrub Rose) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2018. A repeat flowering modern shrub rose that produces attractive multi-headed displays of fully double, ruffled, pillar-box red blooms. Perfect for a mixed border. 

Dunham Massey

(Modern Classic Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2013. Medium-sized, fully double, quartered, candy pink blooms borne in clusters with a subtle perfume. Foliage is light to mid-green ample and healthy.

Duchesse De Montebello

(Gallica) This is a lovely member of the Gallica group. The fragrant, fully double flowers are a soft, powdery pink, produced on a tidy, upright plant with good foliage.

Countess of Wessex

(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2004. The full, cream coloured flowers are large and very highly scented, opening from pointed buds to display golden yellow stamens. Foliage is dark and glossy on a dense plant of excellent health and vigour.

Daphne

(Gallica) Fully double medium sized rosette flowers of rich lilacy-pink. Very fragrant. Foliage mid-green plentiful.

Cornelia

(Hybrid Musk) Fragrant clusters of small, rich apricot flushed strawberry pink flowers from red buds. Although perpetual it improves in the Autumn. Bronzy foliage.

The Churchill Rose

(Modern Shrub) Bred by Peter Beales Roses and released in 2011. Free flowering shrub rose with large, cupped semi-doublea beautiful and unique shade of apricot. Healthy and abundant mid green glossy foliage.

Child Of My Heart

(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.

Charles De Mills

(Gallica) Unique colouring and form combining a mixture of very double, purples and deep reds flowers. Interesting mid-green foliage.

Flower Carpet Cherry

(Procumbent) Masses of cherry red, double flowers on a compact low plant. Good bushy, glossy green foliage.

Caroline's Heart

(Modern Shrub) This pleasingly scented, double, pale pink rose would look amazing planted en masse or in a border. Dark shiny healthy leaves.

Comte De Chambord

(Portland) An outstanding vigorous, erect bush bearing very fragrant, pinkish-lilac, full, flat flowers, borne continuously. Good foliage.

Clementina Carbonieri

(Tea) An interesting combination of rich colours. Yellow, orange, pink and salmon, sounds vulgar but is actually a very lovely rose with good foliage for a Tea.

Boule De Neige

(Bourbon) A fine shrub with leathery foliage bearing full flowers of pure white with a strong fragrance. Summer and autumn flowering.

Bonica (Bush)

(Modern Shrub) Sprays of soft pink, semi-double blooms on a vigorous, bushy plant with dark, leathery foliage.

Buff Beauty (Bush)

(Hybrid Musk) A vigorous plant bearing large trusses of medium sized, semi-double, fragrant, apricot yellow to buff-yellow flowers.

Autumn Sunset

(Modern Shrub) Very free flowering, large, scented, deep yellow, double blooms and good, glossy foliage.

Armada

(Modern Shrub) Shapely large flowers of glowing pink in good sized clusters. Very free flowering. Extremely hardy.

Alba Maxima

(Alba) Very fragrant, muddled double, white blooms with a creamy tinted centre. Leaden-blue green leaves. Good autumn fruit.

Anthony

(Modern Shrub)  Bred by Beales and released in 2002.Shapely, fully double flowers of soft pink are produced in great abundance all summer long on strong stems. A tidy plant with glossy dark green foliage and quite thorny.

Archiduc Joseph

(Tea) A mixture of pinks with purple and orange with a paler centre. An unusual rose. Very vigorous.

White Provence

(Centifolia) �Unique Blanche�. Creamy-white, late flowering variety with considerable garden value. Scented, each bloom having a fascinating, silky texture.

White Grootendorst

(Rugosa) Sport of 'Pink Grootendorst'. Small, double, carnation-like fragrant, white flowers. Bright green foliage.

Walferdange

(Hybrid Musk) Cupped, carmine pink blended cream, double blooms in clusters, with dark green foliage. Almost thornless and hardy.

Village Maid

(Centifolia) 'Variegata', 'Belles des Jardins', 'La RubanÃ��Ã�©e'. A free flowering, unique rose of white striped lilac. Vigorous and thorny.

Souvenir de Jeanne Balandreau

(Hybrid Perpetual) Deep pink with vermilion highlights. Shapely, large flowers on strong necks. Scented.

Souvenir d'Elise Vardon

Unique to us in the UK. (Tea) Fragrant flowers of coppery-yellow overlaid with cream. Suitable for growth in warmer climates. Unique to us in the UK.

Rosa Chinensis

(Species) Unique to us in the UK. ‘Rosa Indica’ ‘Rosa x odorata’ ‘Bengal Rose’ ‘Slater’s Crimson China’. Semi-double, cupped, pink-red flowers, occasionally produced single. Dark, semi-evergreen foliage. Propagated from a plant sent to us from China in 1982. Suitable to be grown in a container and as a hedge. For best results, extra care and feeding is required.

Rosa Centifolia Muscosa

Rosa Centifolia

Rosa x centifolia (Cabbage Rose) Description Rosa x centifolia, affectionately known as the "Cabbage Rose" or "Rose of May," is a timeless and highly aromatic shrub rose celebrated for its stunning, fully double blooms. This illustrious rose belongs to the Centifolia group, with roots tracing back to the late 17th century, offering both beauty and a rich history to garden enthusiasts. Key Characteristics Flowers: The blossoms of Rosa x centifolia are large and a delightful bright pink, exhibiting a captivating globular shape reminiscent of tender cabbage heads. Expect to enjoy their beauty in full swing during late June and July. Fragrance: Renowned for their strong, fresh scent, these roses hold a cherished place in the realms of perfumery and cosmetics, ensuring aromatic delight in your garden. Growth Habit: Reaching heights of approximately 5-6 feet, this shrub showcases lax stems adorned with an array of prickles. Its leaves, with five or seven dull green leaflets, gracefully droop, offering a soft, downy texture beneath. Soil Preference: While Rosa x centifolia flourishes in various soil types, it particularly thrives in calcareous soils, although it does appreciate some careful maintenance for optimal growth. Bloom Period: As a once-flowering variety, these splendid blooms grace the garden during the summer months, creating a seasonal spectacle of colour and fragrance. Cultivation Tips Planting: When planting, ensure a spacing of at least 2 feet between each shrub. Bury the lower inch of the branches below soil level and select a hole spacious enough for the root ball, avoiding root damage by not teasing them out. Care: A preference for well-drained soil and full sun sets this rose up for success. While they're generally low maintenance, regular watering and occasional pruning will help to maintain their shape and promote robust growth. Historical Significance Rosa x centifolia boasts a captivating history, first documented in the late 16th century by Clusius in his seminal work, Rariorum Plantarum Historia (1601). This rose has inspired countless Dutch and Flemish flower painters, standing as a symbol of elegance and a rich past. This charming rose is an exceptional choice for passionate rose connoisseurs and novice gardeners alike, eager to introduce a touch of historical elegance and enchanting fragrance into their outdoor spaces.

Prolifera Da Redoute

Unique to us in the UK. (Centifolia) A very old variety, rose pink in colour. Very full and cupped with frilled petals. Highly scented.

Paul Ricault

(Hybrid Perpetual) Bright rose pink. Superb flattish sometimes quartered flowers with a good perfume. Vigorous upright growth.

Old Yellow Scotch

Unique to us in the UK. (Pimpinellifolia) Small, double, non-fading golden-yellow flowers borne on a thorny but compact plant. Early flowering. A very old variety.

Papillon

Unique to us in the UK. (China) Predominantly pink with white and copper reflections from the deeper base. A good but little known China.

Marie Louise

(Damask) Glowing pink, double flowers with a strong fragrance. A compact, bushy variety with good foliage.

Madame Legras De St. Germain

(Alba) An almost thornless rose of creamy-white. The large double fragrant flowers combine well with the grey-green foliage. A hardy cultivar.

Madame Lois Leveque

(Moss) Soft 'tissue paper' petals of soft pale pink. Well mossed. Fragrant. A superb rose.

Marie-Jeanne

(Polyantha) Pale blush-cream in clusters. Almost thornless. An excellent, under-used rose.

Martin Frobisher

(Rugosa) Large, double flowers of soft pink, with paler centres. Very fragrant with light green foliage. Bred in Canada.

Manning's Blush

(Sweet Briar) A double, white, Sweet Briar of reasonable proportions and habit, for the smaller garden.

Le Vesuve

(China) Shapely buds opening loose and blowsy, silvery-pink with deeper shadings. Good under glass.

Lady Hillingdon (Bush)

Pointed buds opening to superb golden yellow flowers. Dark foliage and purple stems. Fragrant. Suitable for growth in warmer climates.

Juno

(Centifolia) An arching shrub with double, globular, blush-pink flowers. Scented.

Great Western

(Bourbon) Large, full quartered flowers of maroon-purple, fragrant. Foliage dark green. Growth arching, vigorous.

Grandmere Jenny

(H.T.) Peach and goldenyellow, flushed pink. Free flowering and healthy. A shapely rose. Well worth growing.

F. J. Grootendorst

(Rugosa) Clusters of small crimson flowers with frilled edges, on a bushy plant with good foliage.

Dinky

(Hybrid Musk) Clusters of dark fuchsia pink, small, double flowers blend in nicely with its arching branches of lush green foliage.

Duc De Fitzjames

(Centifolia) A vigorous and free flowering plant. The distinctive flowers of rich cerise-pink are large, cupped and quartered and fade to pale lilac pink. Superb fragrance.

Capitaine John Ingram

(Moss) One of the most charming of the Moss roses. Colour varies with the weather from dark crimson to purple. Very strongly scented.

Bon Silene

Unique to us in the UK. (Tea) Deep rosy-red to pink flowers are fragrant and produced in profusion on a compact vigorous plant. Suitable for growing in a warmer climate.

Baroness Rothschild

(Hybrid Perpetual) Huge cupped flowers of soft rose pink. On an upright, tidy plant with ample foliage.Some cannot detect a fragrance, considered by others to be present.

Baronne Prevost

(Hybrid Perpetual) Very double, flattish flowers of deep, rose pink. An upright and vigorous plant with ample foliage. Scented.

Black Prince

Unique to us in the UK. (Hybrid Perpetual) Fragrant, large cupped flowers of rich carmine shaded almost black. Vigorous.

Bourbon Queen

(Bourbon) 'Queen of the Bourbons' Vigorous. Free flowering, cupped rose pink, semi-double. Well worth growing in any soil.

Bouquet Parfait

(Hybrid Musk) This continuous flowering shrub rose, has masses of beautiful double creamy, pink flowers. Strong and upright in growth and is particularly healthy.

Blanchefleur

(Centifolia) Very double, sweetly scented white with occasional pink tints. The plant is of typical Centifolia open habit.

Baron Girod De L'Ain

(Hybrid Perpetual) An interesting rose of bright crimson red with white edging to each petal. Fragrant.

Burnet Double White

(Pimpinellifolia) 'Scotch Rose.' Early flowers borne in abundance on the whole length of the arching branches. Small, round, blackish hips in late autumn. Fern-like foliage.

Blush Damask

(Damask) A sweet little rose of pale pink with deeper centres. Highly scented. Tolerant of most soils. Probably a very old variety.

Spray Cécile Brünner

(China) Previously sold as Bloomfield Abundance. Small Pink Hybrid Tea type blooms, which flower in profusion over a vigorous plant, similar growing form of Cecile Brunner but somewhat taller.

Alexander Hill Gray

Unique to us in the UK. (Tea) 'Yellow Maman Cochet' Large, shapely high centred flowers are lemon yellow becoming deeper with maturity. Very fragrant. Vigorous. Sutiable for growing in a warmer climate. Unique to usin the UK.

Agatha

(Gallica) This rose is highly scented, pale pink with a deeper centre. When fully open the irregular petals form a loose quartered effect reminiscent of crumpled crepe paper. More vigorous than its close relative ''Empress Josephine''.

Fragrant Celebration

(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.