A whopping 90 per cent of gardeners still grow roses, but nowadays, they are often grown as part of a larger composition, or as a hedge, rather than in a rose garden. Particularly popular are shrub roses.
Rosa ‘Maigold’
Rose
Shrub
Hardy
Bronzy-yellow
Glossy green
2.5m x 2.5m (8.2ft x 8.2ft)
A vigorous early-flowering climbing rose with prickly arched stems. The flowers are semi-double, cupped, and 10cm (4in). It often has a second flowering in early autumn.