Roses are some of the most versatile plants going. It's not just the flowers I love. It's how roses mix with other plants, their wonderful scent, vibrant hips, and varying styles. And is there a better cut flower? I couldn't be without roses in my garden and over the years have experimented with them in so many ways. With such a huge variety to choose from, you can find a rose for almost any garden.
I love how one rose can drive the atmosphere of a border. When I was growing up, for my nan it was all about hybrid teas. In my first garden, I got into shrub roses, and now I love playing with species roses. If you haven't tried roses before, give them a go - it's so easy to brighten up your patio with a potted rose or bring a swathe of colour to a bare wall with a climber.
Where to grow your roses
You can find a rose to suit almost every planting site, but most roses need a sunny position. There are a few sites where roses will struggle: in windy positions, dry soil, and shade, although you can find roses that are happy on a north-facing wall. I choose a site that is sheltered as strong winds can loosen the soil around the roots, which results in the rose rocking and, at times, dying. Although roses look great interplanted with other plants, try to avoid too much competition as roses are hungry plants. For me, an ideal soil for roses is rich and on the heavy side; moist, but not prone to waterlogging. I add mycorrhizal fungi at the time of planting if I'm planting in a new garden.
Five ways to grow roses
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We love June
We're cruising towards midsummer: this is a month full of love and abundance. Wherever you look there will be something in your garden that lifts the spirits and makes you glad to be alive. We have colour to cheer us, we have leaves that still have the bounce and freshness of small puppies, we have the first berries fattening up, there are birds frantically parenting very demanding broods of chicks, the bees are all over the place, it's prime barbecue and picnic season, and we have lawns as lush and green as billiard tables. What a month to fall in love.
Your wildlife month
The female will usually lay one clutch of up to eight eggs
An edible garden in pots
Join Lucy Bellamy in creating an edible container garden for all seasons, as she harvests what's ripe now and starts later-season crops
Garden craft with kids
Fill the summer holidays with fun nature makes for kids, including botanical printed t-shirts, seed sowing in upcycled food containers and a hanging home for beneficial insects. Jaime Johnson and family show you how
Secrets of a COLOURFUL GARDEN
Using a colour theme is an easy way to give any garden a strong, unified character - Nick Bailey shows you how
Indoor plants, outdoor treats
Break the rules and give your house plants a summer holiday, with Michael Perry's mixed pot display ideas
YOUR PRUNING MONTH
The first few weeks of summer are a good time to get spring-flowering plants in shape. Follow Frances' guide for best results
Gardening for wellbeing
As the pressures of modern living bear down, our outside spaces can provide soothing respite for our minds and bodies, says Arit Anderson
Your greenhouse guide to A fruitful summer
Get the best from your greenhouse fruit and vegetable crops this summer, with these tried and trusted growing tips from Adam Frost
Stars of the show
Agapanthus is the perfect midsummer plant, flowering with spectacular blooms from June onwards and, as Monty explains, it loves to grow in a pot
