Visitors can delight in the sight and scent of thousands of the iconic plants, gain inspiration for their own patches and revel in dedicated festivals for the nation's favourite flower.
From RHS Garden Rosemoor’s iconic Queen’s Mother Rose Garden, the Modern Rose Garden at RHS Hyde Hall and the 4,000 roses in RHS Garden Wisley’s Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden, endless roses and cultivars are waiting to be discovered. The RHS is sharing the best places to see roses across the five gardens.
For more information on RHS Gardens, please visit:
www.rhs.org.uk/gardens
RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon
Visitors looking for an idyllic, scented stroll can visit the spectacular
RHS Garden Rosemoor, home to one of the UK’s largest rose collections. The iconic Devonshire Garden is home to two dedicated gardens brimming with more than 2,000 roses and at least 200 different cultivars. The
Shrub Rose Garden celebrates traditional roses and timeless elegance. Stand-out cultivars include the
Rosa Rosemoor (‘Austough’) AGM – named after the garden. In the Queen Mother's Rose Garden, hybrid tea and floribunda roses are arranged by colour. Visitors can celebrate the beautiful blooms at RHS Rosemoor’s
Festival of Roses (15 June – 14 July) and enjoy the much-loved Rose Weekend, with free guided walks around the garden, rose growing advice and live music (21 – 23 June).
Adult entry starts from £15.85, and children's tickets cost £5.00. Members and under-fives go free. To book tickets and for further information, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/rosemoor
RHS Garden Hyde Hall, Essex
For those looking for a stunning display of summer roses, RHS Garden Hyde Hall has long been known for its flamboyant collection, which thrives in the hilltop gardens' heavy clay soil. Its
Rose Garden is a showcase of formally grown roses and peaks in June. Six colour-coordinated beds burst with David Austin modern shrub roses in a rainbow of hues, surrounded by Hyde Hall's immaculate lawns. Garden loves can discover the English roses planted in three colour combinations that harmonise with the adjacent Herbaceous Border – warm oranges and yellows; cool white, cream and soft lemon; and rich, dark pinks and reds. Beautiful English climbing roses adorn obelisks in the corners of each bed adding to the gardens classic charm.
Adult entry starts from £15.85, and children's tickets cost £5.00. Members and under-fives go free. To book tickets and for further information, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/hyde-hall
RHS Garden Wisley, Surrey
Those looking for a contemporary take on a rose garden can discover the beautiful
Bowes-Lyon Rose Garden at RHS Garden Wisley. Along with 4,000 roses, the garden also offers 5,000 herbaceous perennials and shrubs, inspiring ideas for combining roses with other plants. Garden lovers can drink in a glorious selection of colours and scents with eye-catching roses, including
Rosa For Your Eyes Only,
Rosa Rhapsody in Blue for its unusual bright purple colour and
Rosa Brother Cadfael ('Ausglobe'). This David Austin English rose repeat-flowers, producing fragrant, peony-like blooms from late spring into autumn. Roses can also be spotted elsewhere across the 240-acre garden, including in the charming Cottage Garden.
Adult entry starts from £16.35, and children's tickets cost £5.00. Members and under-fives go free. To book tickets and for further information, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/wisley
RHS Garden Bridgewater, Salford
RHS Garden Bridgewater offers a host of places to see roses this summer for those looking to spot a wide variety of the beautiful blooms. Those looking for highly scented roses can visit the spectacular
Paradise Garden at RHS Garden Bridgewater, where climbing and rambling roses help transport visitors to warmer climes, including rambler
Rosa ‘Veilchenblau’ AGM and its vivid violet flowers. Elsewhere, the Bee and Butterfly Garden is home to a selection of roses irresistible to pollinators, including the pure white
Rosa Starlight Symphony. Other roses across the 154-acre garden include the beautiful, soft pink semi-double flowers of
Rosa The Generous Gardener (‘Ausdrawn’) AGM trained romantically around the porch of Garden Cottage.
Adult entry starts from £14.50 , and children's tickets cost £5.00. Members and under-fives go free. To book tickets and for further information, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/bridgewater
RHS Garden Harlow Carr, North Yorkshire
Roses bring plenty of fabulous colour and scent to
RHS Garden Harlow Carr which is providing guests with plentiful inspiration this summer. Nestled between the garden entrance and Learning Centre, more than 30 rose cultivars border a new pathway allowing visitors to wander among the blooms and breathe in the exquisite fragrance. The host of stunning roses are planted in breathtaking drifts of colour, from red and pink, through apricot, to yellow and white. Among the selection the rich burgundy
Rosa Darcey Bussell (‘Ausdecorum’) AGM, beautiful white
Rosa Desdemona (‘Auskindling’) and lovely orange
Rosa Lady of Shalott (‘Ausnyson’) AGM.
Adult entry starts from £15.85, and children's tickets cost £5.00. Members and under-fives go free. To book tickets and for further information, please visit www.rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr
