Our Dream Rose Bushes

• Variety: Our Dream
• Type: Patio Rose
• Colour: Soft blush pink
• Fragrance: Slight, sweet
• Height: 50cm (1.5ft)
• Flowering: June to October, repeat-flowering
• Aspect: Full sun to partial shade
• Good for: Containers, borders, patios, small gardens
• Sold as: Bare root (November–March) and potted plants
• Delivered: By next-day courier. Collection from Castle Cary also available

Our Dream is a soft blush pink patio rose producing small double blooms in clusters with a slight, sweet fragrance. Its repeat-flowering habit and modest 50cm height make it ideal for containers and small spaces, earning it a loyal following among gardeners seeking romantic, manageable colour through the growing season.

Our Dream, The Romantic Patio Rose for Small Spaces

Our Dream delivers the classic soft blush colouring that gardeners associate with romance and sentiment. The small double blooms arrive in generous clusters, creating a sense of abundance without overwhelming a compact planting scheme. From June right through to October, this patio rose offers excellent continuity of flower, which is unusual for varieties at this scale. The fragrance is subtle rather than powerful, but it carries a pleasant sweetness that rewards close inspection.

At just 50cm tall, Our Dream is perfectly proportioned for containers, raised beds, and small borders. It works brilliantly as a specimen in a terracotta pot on a patio, or grouped with other patio roses for layered colour. Its compact habit means it never becomes leggy or demands hard pruning to keep tidy. This is a rose that respects its boundaries while delivering season-long performance.

The appeal of Our Dream extends well beyond mere ornament. Its soft pink tones and gentle presence have made it a popular choice for wedding gardens and anniversary plantings, where its modest stature suits cottage schemes and romantic borders equally well. Gardeners looking for a rose that combines sentiment with practicality will find Our Dream answers both needs convincingly.

Ideal for Containers and Small-Space Gardening

Patio roses are the answer for gardeners with limited space, and Our Dream exemplifies why. Its low, mounding growth habit means it fills a container without spilling untidily; it sits naturally between the rim and the soil surface, creating a balanced, finished appearance. Plant it in a 40cm pot with multipurpose compost, water regularly during the growing season, and deadhead spent clusters to encourage fresh flowers. The slight fragrance carries further in the still air of a sheltered courtyard than many assume.

For open borders, Our Dream works as a soft foreground to taller shrubs or as a colourful edging to pathways. Its repeat-flowering habit ensures the border never looks bare between flushes. Plant at 45cm spacing and it will knit together into a low, flowering hedge. In small enclosed gardens, it provides season-long colour without the space demands of full-sized shrub roses.

Growing Our Dream Successfully

Our Dream performs best in full sun to partial shade, ideally with at least four hours of direct sun daily. Plant in well-draining soil improved with organic matter, and water regularly during establishment and throughout the growing season. Feed with a balanced rose fertiliser in spring and again after the first summer flush to sustain flowering until autumn. Deadhead regularly to encourage fresh blooms and maintain the plant's neat outline. Pruning in late winter should be light, simply removing dead or crossing stems and shortening growth by a third to maintain the 50cm shape.

Companion Plants for Soft Blush Roses

Our Dream's gentle pink tones pair beautifully with silvery foliage, pale lavenders, and white flowers. Consider planting it alongside lavender, catmint, or artemisia to add textural contrast and enhance the romantic effect. Herbaceous perennials like salvias and diascias work well at the same height, while a backdrop of taller shrub roses in complementary tones creates depth without competition. White or pale pink clematis varieties can be trained through nearby supports, and low-growing sedums or alpine phlox fill the spaces around the rose's base.

Why Buy Your Roses from Ashridge Nurseries?

Our patio roses are budded onto vigorous rootstock and grown for us by specialist growers. As Which? Gardening Best Plant Supplier and Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award winners, we deliver healthy, true-to-type plants. Browse our complete rose collection with confidence.

Frequently Asked Questions

How large does Our Dream eventually grow?

Our Dream reaches a mature height of 50cm (1.5ft) with a similar spread. It is a genuinely compact patio rose that will not outgrow a small space or container.

When should I plant Our Dream?

Plant bare-root roses between November and March while dormant. Potted plants can be planted year-round, but avoid planting in frozen or waterlogged soil.

Does Our Dream need staking or support?

No. Our Dream is a compact bush rose with a naturally sturdy, mounding habit. It requires no staking or formal support structure.

How often will Our Dream flower?

Our Dream is a repeat-flowering rose, blooming from June through to October with regular flushes of new clusters if deadheaded. It will not be continuously covered, but offers excellent continuity for a patio rose.

Is Our Dream suitable for containers?

Yes. Its 50cm height and compact habit make it ideal for pots and containers. Use multipurpose compost in a 40cm pot, water regularly, and deadhead spent flowers throughout the season for best results.