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How to Grow Shrub Roses
A Guide to Growing Shrub Roses Shrub roses are the classic, versatile garden rose — bigger and less formal than floribundas and…
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How to Grow Floribunda Roses: Planting, Pruning and Care
Floribunda roses are cluster-flowered, repeat-blooming roses that flower from June until the first frosts. They're hardier and more disease-resistant than hybrid teas, making them ideal for UK gardens. Plant bareroot roses from November to March in full sun and good soil. Prune in late winter, cutting stems back to 30–40cm. Feed in spring and fortnightly through summer with high-potash fertiliser. Compact varieties do well in large pots. Deadhead regularly for continuous flowering.
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Shop the bare-root roses seen on TikTok
Rose supremo Gardener Ben has been busy reviewing some of our favourite bare-root roses on TikTok! From classic hybrid teas to show-stopping floribundas, he’s hand-picked a selection from our 160+ UK-grown varieties – just in time for prime bare-root planting between November and March. Ashridge has been supplying premium bare-root roses since 1949 , so we know our roses, and with our 1-year plant guarantee and Which? Best Plant Supplier 2025 rating, you can trust us to help your garden bloom beautifully.
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Stop and Smell the Roses
From the soft rustle of autumn leaves to the velvety promise of winter buds, there’s so much wonder in a garden. With planting advice since 1949, our experts share tips to help you notice the little joys and nurture a garden that thrives. Read more and explore how the right plants and mindful moments can transform your outdoor space.
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Social climbers
Clematis bring a social flair to any garden, climbing fences, scrambling through shrubs, or festooning arches with ease. These versatile climbers flourish with a shaded root and yearly pruning, making them perfect for Experts in Bareroot Plants . Want to see the best planting tips and stunning clematis combinations? Read more to discover how to make your garden bloom with style.
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Our Top Tips For The Season: no.5
Ready to create a show-stopping rose garden? Discover how planting bare-root roses at the right time, with expert tips on watering, pruning, and avoiding replant disorder, can give you stunning blooms year after year. Read more to unlock the secrets to roses that truly thrive in any garden.
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Best Rose Varieties For Shady Gardens
Even with limited sunlight, your garden can flourish with carefully chosen shade-tolerant roses. From Old Rose Shrubs to climbing Iceberg and Hybrid Tea varieties, these resilient plants are guaranteed to thrive in your garden, bringing colour and life to shaded corners. Read more to discover which roses will transform even the gloomiest spots into a blooming delight.
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Coming up Roses part 3: Fabulous Floribundas and Super Shrubs
Whether you’re a first-time gardener or a seasoned rosarian, Floribunda and Shrub roses bring effortless beauty to mixed borders, paths, and containers, offering abundant blooms that are guaranteed to thrive in your garden. Read more to uncover tips and tricks for keeping your roses healthy, vibrant, and blooming year after year.
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Coming up Roses Part 2
Say it with a rose! Hybrid Tea roses are the ultimate gift for Valentine’s Day or Mother’s Day, offering stunning blooms, intoxicating fragrance, and years of garden enjoyment. From romantic reds like ‘My Valentine’ to award-winning pinks such as ‘Mum in a Million’, these classic roses are easy to grow, endlessly rewarding, and perfect for bouquets or borders.
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Coming up Roses
Dreaming of summer in the middle of winter? Learn how climbing and rambling roses like ‘Phyllis Bide’, ‘Rambling Rector’, and ‘Lilac Bouquet’ can add vertical beauty, fragrance, and charm to your garden. From screening sheds to twining through trees or garlanding a front door, these roses offer year-round inspiration and months of glorious blooms.
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Rose update
From choosing the perfect pot to daily watering and foliar feeds, discover how to care for a bare-root Bathsheba rose in a terracotta container. With guidance from David Austin, this gardener shares practical tips and lessons learned to keep roses healthy, fragrant, and flowering beautifully.
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“What a lovely thing a rose is”
From scented climbing roses to massed displays of vibrant pinks, explore the joy and therapeutic ritual of caring for roses. Tips on deadheading, choosing varieties, and blending colours make every garden a blooming success.
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Ramblings on roses
From a sunny yellow kitchen to a chilly winter patio, discover how one gardener brings the magic of roses right to her doorstep. Tips on choosing, planting, and supporting climbers make it easy to enjoy colour and scent all year round.
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David Austin Roses
A rose that blooms like a living painting, a scent that stops you in your tracks—some flowers just have a magic all their own. Read on to see which varieties have gardeners enchanted year after year.
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Roses for the Cutting Garden
There’s a certain joy in discovering that the most luxurious bouquet might already be growing in your garden. Beyond the climbers and ramblers, think of roses as your own supply of cut flowers — rich with scent, colour, and romance. From deep damasks to glowing hybrid teas, a rose or two can transform even the most disciplined garden design into something softer, more human. Learn how to choose and care for roses that keep on giving — shared with the confidence of Professional Plant Suppliers who understand what makes beauty last.
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Roses – to climb or to ramble?
Sometimes the best gardening lessons arrive as unexpected gifts. A handful of bare root roses — some thriving, one not — turned into a reminder that success in the garden is all about harmony between plant and place. Discover how a mix of ramblers, climbers, and companions can transform your garden walls and trees into a tapestry of scent and colour. Explore this story of growth and discovery, shared with the quiet confidence of Ashridge – The Voice of Experience.
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Coming up… roses!
From wild hedgerow roses to elegant modern hybrids, this most beloved bloom has shaped our gardens and imaginations for centuries. Journey through its remarkable story and uncover what makes the rose timeless — told with insight from Ashridge – The Voice of Experience .
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Organic care of roses
Every gardener has their own rose-growing secret — but some methods are more surprising than others. Discover the unusual companion that helps roses thrive naturally and keeps pests at bay. For the Best Advice on healthy, beautiful blooms, read more…
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Gardens of the Rose Courses
There’s a quiet corner of St Albans where the air is filled with the promise of roses — and where gardeners gather to learn from true masters of their craft. Led by seasoned tutors, these courses embody Ashridge – The Voice of Experience , offering insight that turns pruning into an art form.
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Rose Hips are Pretty & Good to Eat
Rose hips are mostly an ornamental second display from Autumn into Winter, but all rose hips are edible if you want to…
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Best Roses for Buttonholes
Buttonhole flowers are a classic and elegant touch for formal occasions, especially weddings. Strictly speaking, a buttonhole is a single flower, perhaps…
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Rose Black Spot Disease
What are these black spots and yellow patches on my rose’s leaves?Black spots on rose leaves, usually surrounded by yellowing areas, are…
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Climbing Roses Vs Rambling Roses
What are the Differences Between Climbers & Ramblers?Rambling roses are much more wild in their DNA than Climbing roses, and this shows…
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Rose Replant Disease
What is rose replant disease? Rose replant disease is probably the most common example of specific replant disease, which can affect several…
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Old Roses VS Antique Roses
What are Old Garden Roses?The standard definition of an Old Garden Rose is that it belongs to a class of rose that…
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Planting Rose Bushes
Rose bushes are British gardeners’ favourite plant. In this complete guide to planting rose bushes, find out the best conditions for roses,…
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Pruning & Trimming Bush Roses
Climbing roses are pruned differently, into a framework of long, ideally winding canes that cover its supports. How to Prune Rose BushesPruning…
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Pruning A Climbing Rose
Climbing roses have a different regime than pruning rose bushes. They are not really true climbers, meaning they don’t twine like Honeysuckle…
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Deadhead Repeat Flowering Roses
How to Deadhead a Repeating Rose Bush, With Some Summer PruningIn this example, we are using the vigorous, repeat flowering rambler, Narrow…
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Rose Pests and Diseases
Deer love the top shoots, buds and foliageLeaving ragged stems and bare branches as they go. They are particularly attracted to new…
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