Roses are the most diverse plant family imaginable, coming in many different flower forms, colours and sizes. Ranging in height from just a foot (30cm) to 6ft (18m), there is a variety to suit almost every garden situation.

Roses flower more profusely than almost any other garden plant. The best-performing varieties repeat flower providing an abundance of colourful, and often beautifully fragrant, blooms.

Many roses have a captivating fragrance, which is integral to their beauty. Fragrances vary greatly, from the classic Old Rose scent to the fruity, Tea, myrrh, musky - or any mixture of these elements. Some fragrances are powerful and heady, whilst others are much more subtle.

Unlike many other garden plants, roses are very tolerant. They can grow in a range of different soil types, in diverse conditions. They are great survivors, often thriving even when the conditions are deemed extreme, although happiest in a sunny spot, many varieties cope well in shade.

Roses have an incredible beauty that sets them apart from all other flowers. Varying from delicate single flowers to large, many petalled rosette blooms, they come in a myriad of colours, ranging from deep, velvety crimsons to rich pinks, apricots and yellows, through to pure white and all the soft pastel shades between.