GARDEN of love

CHARLIE ALBONE SHARES HOW TO 'ROSE' TO THE OCCASION!

- Compiled by Belad Al-karkhey.

Roses are the most romantic flower for a good reason, they look sensational, smell divine, are drought-hardy once established and come in a huge number of different varieties – if you don’t already grow roses, it’s about time you start!

MODERN ROSES
The best roses to grow are the ‘Modern rose type’ and there is one for every situation. The hybrid tea roses are the typical singular blooms on tall erect stems, the ones you see in abundance around Valentine’s Day. Grow these if you want cut flowers in the house or a formal look in the garden.

CLIMBING ROSES
I love the climbing roses for scrambling up a trellis or over an archway in the garden, the Banksia rose is hardy and will take blistering heat but it’s the romance of Pierre de Ronsard that I love with its big, ruffled flowers that whisk you away to the location of a romantic novel upon sight.

ICEBERG ROSE