Alberic Barbier Clg

Rambler. This popular, spring flowering rambler has beautiful, fragrant, slightly scrolled, lemon buds that open to a double cream delight. Glossy foliage produced on long pliable stems. Nice sweet fragrance. Tolerant of some shade and is relatively disease fee. One of the best ramblers available. 1900.

Though Alberic Barbier puts on its main display in spring and it is truly beautiful in full flower there will be sparodic flowering through to autumn.

Habit: Rambling
Height: 4.5mx3m

Bleu Magenta Clg

Rambler - Polyantha. Very dainty, summer flowering thorn-less rambling rose with softly scented blooms of deep rich purple. Attractive yellow stamens peep from the centre petals. Tolerant of light shade and poor soils. c 1900.

Habit: Climbing
Height: 3.5m x 3m

Bloomfields Courage Clg

Rambler. This rambling rose is vigorous with single flowers of velvet red with white centres and yellow stamens. Flowers between Nov - Dec. A bright display. H3.5m 1925.

Habit: Climbing
Height: 3.5m

Blushing Lucy Climbing

Climber-Rambler. Clusters of blush pink semi-double blooms that have a white central zone. The blooms are softly fragrant and repeat on and off throughout the season. A highly thought of disease resistant rose from 1938.

Habit: Rambling
Height: Rambler

Bobbie James Clg

Rambler. Capable of considerable climbing feats and excellent for training through tall trees. Masses of very fragrant single white flowers appear in drooping clusters. The flowers are cup shaped and large. Summer flowering and tolerant of light shade. 1961

Habit: Climbing
Height: 9 x 6m

Ghislaine de Feligonde Clg

Climber. This very sweet rose can be grown has a small climber/rambler or a tall shrub. Clusters of small, double apricot-yellow flowers repeat through-out the season and carry a nice soft fragrance. Light green foliage and few thorns. Will tolerate some shade. Attractive red hips in the autumn. 1916.

Habit: Climbing
Height: 2.5mx2.5m

New Dawn Clg

Climber - Wichuraiana rambler. A well loved and much admired rose with clusters of semi-double, soft pink blooms that are sweetly scented. The complementary foliage shows good disease resistance. Flowers continuously throughout the summer and will tolerate poorer soils and some shade. 1930.

New Dawn was voted the World Federation of Rose Societies favourite rose in 1997 - 67 years after it was first introduced - now that's special. Also has a Royal Horticulture Society Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Habit: Climbing
Height: 3mx2.5m

Paul Transon Clg

Rambler. Medium sized fragrant and fully double flowers that open flat. The flowers are coloured a rich salmon with coppery apricot overtones. Nice shiny foliage that also has tones of copper. Repeats on and off throughout the season especially if in a nice sunny spot. 1900.

It is a few years since I had 'Paul Transon' in my garden but it was a rose I always admired and enjoyed growing.

Habit: Climbing
Height: 3mx2.5m

Showers Of Gold

Climber - Rambler. A vigorous rose with double rosette-like blooms of golden yellow which fade gently to a soft lemon. Repeats off and on throughout the summer on thorn-less stems though it is not completely without prickles. Very pretty in full flower. 1910.

Habit: Climber
Height: 3m

Veilchenblau Clg

Rambler. Well I guess from the name you can tell this lovely little rambler was bred in Germany. Though it only flowers in early summer you will be enchanted by the display of loose, semi-double, lavender-purple blooms that are nicely fragrant. A hardy rose that will grow up into trees or cover unsightly walls. 1909.

Habit: Climbing
Height: 4.5mx3.5m