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Best English Roses for Mixed Borders

Best Border Roses, Best English Roses for Mixed Borders


The dazzling beauty of English Roses, their fine qualities and seductive fragrance, make them ideal garden plants for growing in the mixed border. Why? There are many reasons for this:

  • English Roses have the great advantage of repeat flowering in flushes, producing exquisite blooms time and again. Their abundant blossoms provide color in the border over a long season of interest, extending from late spring through to the first frosts.
  • English Roses enjoy exceptional vigor and health, which combined with their delicious fragrance, make them virtually unrivaled stars of the mixed border.
  • English Roses are available in such a rich color palette that it is fairly easy to harmonize their silky flowers with most companion plants. They range from pale and delicate to rich and dark shades of pink, crimson, purple, yellow, apricot, peach or creamy-white, and blend into the garden without ever clashing.
  • English Roses offer ravishingly beautiful flower shapes ranging from single, semi-double, deep or shallow cupped, rosette- or dome-shaped - all creating a most delightful contrast to the light and airy flowers of most herbaceous plants.
  • English Roses are very easy to place in mixed borders thanks to their natural, shrubby growth. They include tall and upright varieties which add height and structure without requiring staking, wide and gracefully arching varieties, and small and compact cultivars which are perfect for the front of the border. Plant them in small groups for a bushier effect and more exuberant blooms.

Guide Information

Hardiness 4 - 9
Plant Type Roses
Plant Family Rosa - English Roses, Rosa - Roses
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early,Mid,Late)
Fall
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds and Borders
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Formal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden
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Photo courtesy: David Austin Roses (www.davidaustinroses.com)

While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.

Guide Information

Hardiness 4 - 9
Plant Type Roses
Plant Family Rosa - English Roses, Rosa - Roses
Exposure Full Sun, Partial Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Late)
Summer (Early,Mid,Late)
Fall
Water Needs Average
Maintenance Average
Soil Type Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained
Characteristics Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy
Attracts Butterflies
Landscaping Ideas Beds and Borders
Garden Styles City and Courtyard, Formal Garden, Informal and Cottage, Traditional Garden
Compare All Rosa - English Roses Compare All Rosa - Roses Great Plant Combination Ideas with Rosa - Roses Guides with Rosa - English Roses Guides with Rosa - Roses

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