Best English Roses for Hedges

Exceptionally healthy, award-winner David Austin Rose 'Molineux' enjoys abundant, incredibly beautiful, fully double blooms of a rich canary yellow color throughout the season. Each bloom is packed with many petals (120 petals) and opens gradually from rounded buds to exquisite, rosette-shaped flowers with a very pleasant scent of Tea Rose. Molineux is an excellent garden rose. Excellent repeat bloomer.

Bred By David Austin, 'Sophy's Rose' is a very accommodating English Rose, enjoying both hot and cold climates. Reliable, this delightful beauty produces large (5 in. wide or 12 cm), fully double rosette-shaped flowers (80 petals) of a luminous red that changes to a strong pink in full sunlight. It repeats flowers well and enjoys a light tea fragrance. An extremely healthy variety with a compact growth that makes it ideal for bedding, container planting or as a hedge. Excellent repeat bloomer.

The Mayflower' is very charming with its medium sized, fully double, rose pink rosettes (140 petals), rich of a strong old rose fragrance. The unique features of this rose shrub are its complete resistance to blackspot, powdery mildew or rust, and its continuous flowering - from very early in the season (earlier than any other roses) till frost. A small, compact, impressively bushy and extremely healthy rose shrub with excellent vigor and quick repeat bloom that is rarely without flowers! Excellent repeat bloomer.

Vigorous, English Rose 'Claire Austin' will fill your garden with beautiful blooms and delightful fragrance. The cupped buds, with attractive pale lemon shades, gradually develop into large, (3.5 in or 9 cm), flat rosettes of creamy-white flowers (120 petals) when fully opened. They exude an exceptionally powerful myrrh scent rich of a delicious vanilla element. This rose forms an elegant, arching shrub with lush, healthy, medium green foliage. Excellent repeat bloomer.

English Rose 'Crocus Rose' is a robust, free-flowering rose producing large clusters of cream-colored rosette-shaped flowers (41 petals), initially laced with soft apricot at the center. They are elegantly borne at the end of slightly arching stems and offer a lovely contrast against the medium green, semi-glossy foliage. This charming rose enjoys a delightful Tea Rose fragrance. Introduced by David Austin in 2000, this rose is a very good choice for US growing conditions, including those with very cold winters.

One of the finest English Roses on the market with its very large, deeply cupped, fully petaled golden-yellow flowers (55-75 petals) atop a dark glossy green foliage. Exceptionally fragrant, this rose exudes an incredible perfume, a mix of Tea rose and fruit aromas. Grows in a compact, rounded, slightly arching shrub. Ideal as a short climber or for the back of the border and does wonders brightening up a dull area of the garden! Makes a lovely hedge too! Excellent repeat bloomer.

Recently introduced by David Austin, Rosa 'Harlow Carr' is an irresistible variety of English Rose which produces perfectly shaped, fragrant, fully double, pink flowers nicely complimented by their bronze foliage which delicately turns green over time. Bushy and sturdy, this spreading small shrub, bears roses almost to ground level and is an excellent repeat bloomer that is highly reliable. The strong 'Old Rose' fragrance is reminiscent of rose-based cosmetics. Excellent repeat bloomer.

Notably hardy, tough and disease resistant, English Rose 'Hyde Hall' is a very large shrub rose, which flowers continuously throughout the summer. Free-flowering, the abundant blooms are rosette-shaped, double (55 petals), medium-sized, about 3 in. wide (7 cm) in a medium pink shade. They enjoy a relatively light but delightfully mild fruity fragrance. Shade tolerant, 'Hyde Hall' is a great choice as a boundary hedge or screen.

Extremely healthy and nearly thornless, English Rose 'Kew Gardens' boasts a profusion of small, single flowers (4-8 petals) clustered in very large heads somewhat like a hydrangea. The flowers are pure white, opening from soft apricot buds, with a hint of soft lemon behind their stamens. They give way to small red hips which should be removed to encourage repeat flowering. The flowers are so abundant that they almost fully cover the bush, somewhat like snow in summer.

A very prolific and charming bloomer, David Austin English Rose 'Queen of Sweden' features exceptionally pretty clusters of 3 in. (7 cm),fully double blossoms of the softest glowing apricot-pink, later maturing to pure soft pink. The blooms start as little buds, gradually developing into wide, shallow cups (41 petals) and carry a delicate myrrh fragrance. This medium size rose shrub enjoys an upright habit and bushy growth with a handsome foliage that is exceptionally healthy. Excellent repeat bloomer.

Repeat-flowering and delightfully fragrant, English Rose 'Rosemoor' is a very charming rose which produces perfectly rosette-shaped, small, double (41 petals), soft pink flowers, about 2.5 in. wide (7 cm). Deeper pink at their heart, the abundant blooms pale as they age and reveal a tiny green eye which provides a most pleasing effect. Rich of a strong 'Old Rose' fragrance, with hints of apple, cucumber and violet leaf, they are born on a bushy, upright shrub that is very disease resistant. A very vigorous and free-flowering rose shrub that is also shade tolerant.

Rich of multiple awards collected in the UK and around the world, including the Henry Edland Medal in 2000 for the best scented variety, English Rose 'Teasing Georgia' is not only pleasantly fragrant, but is also one of the most refined and robust golden roses. Replete with large, cup-shaped flowers, it provides a delightful two-tone effect: a rich, golden yellow center beautifully framed by pale yellow outer petals. Excellent repeat bloomer.

A very beautiful English Rose with its broad, romantic, fully double, shallow cup of soft pink flowers. Even the buds are gorgeous! Rich of a delicious old-rose fragrance with a hint of raspberry, the numerous petals (120 petals per flower) are paler at the outer edges and perfectly arranged. A neat, healthy shrub which handles both hot and cold climates well. Excellent repeat bloomer.

The Mayflower' is very charming with its medium sized, fully double, rose pink rosettes (140 petals), rich of a strong old rose fragrance. The unique features of this rose shrub are its complete resistance to blackspot, powdery mildew or rust, and its continuous flowering - from very early in the season (earlier than any other roses) till frost. A small, compact, impressively bushy and extremely healthy rose shrub with excellent vigor and quick repeat bloom that is rarely without flowers! Excellent repeat bloomer.

Repeat-flowering and healthy, English Rose 'Wildeve' is a fantastic rose which produces perfectly rosette-shaped, distinctly quartered, medium-sized, fully double flowers (70 petals), about 4-6 in. wide (10-15 cm). The abundant blooms are an extraordinary blush pink delicately touched with apricot. Very rain-resistant, they enjoy a fresh and pleasing medium strong fragrance. They are borne on long, gracefully arching branches, which eventually form a bushy, rounded shrub. Free-flowering, vigorous, robust and hardy, you may want to train this beauty against a short fence, where its blooms will no doubt be admired by onlookers!

Recently introduced by David Austin, Rosa 'Wisley 2008' is an irresistible variety of English Rose which produces incredibly delicate and charming pink, fully double flowers that open from rounded, plump buds. The blooms are shallowly cupped and about 3 in. across (7 cm), packed with petals (about 95) arranged in a most perfect rosette formation - their color being a very pure soft pink and the outer petals paling a little towards the edge. They are nicely complimented by the medium green, semi-glossy foliage. Bushy and sturdy, this shrub rose is an excellent repeat bloomer with continuous (perpetual) blooms throughout the season. Rose 'Wisley 2008' enjoys a delightful, fresh, fruity fragrance with hints of raspberries and Tea.