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Rose gardens have long been symbols of romance and elegance. Loved for large blooms and divine fragrance, the rose is a stalwart of the English garden and there are few plants that can rival its versatility. Available as climbers, ramblers, bushes, shrubs and ground cover roses, in a variety of colors, fragrances and repeat flowering or single blooms, there are a variety of rose garden ideas for almost every position.

Picture a rose garden and it may well conjure images of formal rose gardens designed to pay homage to the classic elegance of roses. Often these gardens consist of symmetrical, geometric borders edged with trimmed box-hedges and infilled with neatly trimmed rose bushes, often arranged by color. However, you don’t need to plant roses in a formal rose garden to appreciate the beauty of roses, there are numerous ways to enjoy them in your garden from climbing over a pergola to in pots on the patio.

We’ve rounded up an array of rose garden ideas to introduce them into your outdoor space.

Rose garden ideas

Roses are such beautiful flowers that many designers like to create a dedicated area for them. ‘Roses should be the star of the garden,’ says Florida-based garden designer Matthew Giampietro . ‘I like to incorporate roses into a garden by designing a formal rose garden or outdoor ‘room’ for roses, or even just a border of roses.’

In times gone by, walled rose gardens were known as rosaries and often contained nothing but roses. Modern gardening practice tends to favor designing a rose garden so that roses sit amongst perennials, biennials, and annuals, however – both because it looks more contemporary and because it helps to prevent rose sickness. For example, salvias (such as the fabulous hot-pink ‘Cerro Potosí’) are thought to act as natural fungicide because their leaves contain sulphur.

1. Plant roses as hedging or en masse

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‘We like to bring the luxe look of roses into the gardens of modern homes,’ says Pennsylvania-based landscape designer Nathan Tuno , who works at Roots Landscape Inc .

‘Roses done as a hedge or a large mass grouping work beautifully in contemporary landscapes. Stick with neutral tones such as white or blush, or perhaps yellow to give a pop of color while staying cool and understated. We lean on the Knock Out rose varieties, such as Sunny Knock Out or White Knock Out. They produce an abundance of delicate flowers while being unfussy.’

2. Plant roses for a wildlife garden

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Many garden designers like to use wild species roses (or single and semi-double roses that have the look of wild roses) to create a wonderfully informal, natural look, while providing food for wildlife.

‘I especially love the pasture rose (Rosa carolina),’ says Maryland-based landscape architect and designer Kirsten Coffen . ‘This rose is native to North America and grows especially well in coastal areas and sloping terrain. The bright-pink flowers are born in spring and throughout the summer and are a much loved food source for bees and other pollinators. ’

Such wild roses are superb grown as a rose hedge or as part of a mixed native hedge – wonderful wildlife garden ideas.

3. Grow roses through a tree

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Growing a rose through a tree makes for a romantic, beautiful feature in the garden during summer. Make sure you select the right tree and the right rose for a knock-out combination.

‘Choose a rambler that is not so vigorous that it will smother trees,’ advises Michael Marriott , one of the world's leading rose experts. ‘One of my favorite free-flowering ramblers is ‘Francis E. Lester’ , which has single soft-pink flowers like a wild rose, with a delicious musky fragrance. These are followed by similar quantities of small orange hips. It would be suitable for a medium-sized mature tree like an old apple. The advantage of growing into a tree is that once up there it needs no maintenance so all you have to do is admire it!’

4. Grow roses as ground cover

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Procumbent roses sprawl over the ground, quickly suppressing weeds and concealing bare soil, and many of them have single or semi-double flowers that provide nectar for pollinators.

‘The Flower Carpet roses come in a variety of colors from dark red and bright pink to yellow and white,’ says Kirsten Coffen . ‘As ground cover, they combine beautifully with pale-blue catmints (Nepeta), which offset the hot flower colors. I like to use such roses to create a punch of color near a walkway or entrance space.’

5. Grow a rose garden over a seating area

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Repeat flowering and with beautiful fragrances, roses are a brilliant choice of flower for growing near a seating area. Try training a rambling rose, such as this Phyllis Bide variety by David Austin Roses , across an arch over a bench for a pretty garden retreat. A repeat flowerer with a medium, sweet scent and sprays of small, pale apricot-pink flowers, Phyllis Bide brings a romantic feel to the garden summer long.

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Take a more informal approach to growing roses and include them as part of a mixed border of shrubs and herbaceous perennials to bring color and height. Planting them alongside plants such as Achillea Mollis and Sea Holly will create a romantic cottage garden feel as these borders at The Cottage Garden at RHS Rosemoor prove.

7. Plant roses in color blocks for impact

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Planting multiple roses of the same variety is often seen in formal rose gardens and can look truly show-stopping. If doing this be sure to plant in odd numbers. If you're looking for inspiration, The Queen Mother’s Rose Garden at RHS Rosemoor has a fantastic array of modern rose types including Hybrid tea (large-flowered), floribunda (cluster-flowered) and shrub roses.

8. Line a path with rose arches

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Training climbing roses over pergolas and arches along an avenue or pathway can make moving through a garden truly magical, as this image from the walled rose garden at National Trust Mottisfont proves, featuring arches covered in Rose Adelaide d'Orleans. Other climbing roses perfect for growing up an arch include The Generous Gardener, Malvern Hills and Constance Spry – unrivalled for scent. If you’re looking for rose garden inspiration be sure to visit National Trust Mottisfont, home to the National Collection of pre-1900 old-fashioned roses.

9. Pair roses with lavender for a cottage garden feel

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Planting shrub roses with lavender is a classic combination which will guarantee a relaxed cottage feel and will bring color and fragrance throughout the summer. According to the rose experts at David Austin Roses , simple combinations cannot be underestimated; try planting its Boscobel rose with English lavender for a show-stopping and easy-to-maintain display.

10. Use rambling roses to soften garden walls and structures

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Climbing and rambling roses are a brilliant way to bring height and colour to a garden and are particularly useful if you’re looking to obscure unsightly structures. A classic rambler, David Austin’s Phyllis Bide, is a repeat flowerer that can grow up to 4.5 metres tall making it brilliant for this purpose.

See: How to take rose cuttings – tips for propagating roses

11. Grow a rose garden around a doorway

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Growing a rose around a doorway can really make a feature of an entranceway. If growing a rose around a doorway, seating area, place where people pass or children play, then consider a variety with few thorns such as Mortimer Sackler or The Shepherdess.

12. Brighten up patios with potted roses

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If space is at a premium then roses can easily be grown in containers to bring scent and color to a patio. Good roses for growing in pots include Harlow Carr, Princess Alexandra of Kent, Desdemona and Vanessa Bell, all available from David Austin Roses .

Raised garden bed ideas are another great way to incorporate roses into a more structured scheme.

13. Grow a rose over an obelisk to give height to borders

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Growing a climbing rose up an obelisk is a brilliant way to bring height to mixed borders. Loved for its strong, Old Rose scent, Gertrude Jekyll is a brilliant choice for an obelisk which will bring beautiful fragrance and quintessential elegance to any garden.

14. Create a focal point with a rose-covered pergola

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Growing a climbing or rambling rose over a perogla or gazebo can make a spectacular focal point in a garden. With their cascading, clusters of blooms and whimsical 'rambling' nature ramblers are a great choice for this, including varietes such as Rosa mulliganii, one of the biggest rose varieties, pictured here at Sissinghurst Castle Garden in the care of the National Trust.

How do you start a rose garden?

Prepare your path

The best soil for planting roses should be free-draining, slightly acid and medium in texture – neither sandy nor clayey. If your soil type differs from this, you can improve it by digging in lots of organic material – a few minutes of extra effort at this stage can lead to a healthy plant that gives you years of pleasure.

Start them well

It’s not advisable to plant new bushes where other roses have grown in the last three years, as this will greatly increase the risk of ‘rose sickness'. This occurs when fungi that grew around the roots and soil of the old plant start to attack the new one. The addition of around 30g of mycorrhizal fungi per rose bush is particularly helpful in poorer soil conditions or when roses are planted in areas where roses have previously been grown.

Choose the right rose

Bush roses look great in island beds mixed with perennials, while miniature varieties make excellent edging plants in front of the taller varieties. Shrub roses on the other hand, planted singly, can make excellent specimen plants, and you can also try clustering shrub varieties to make a flowering hedge. Smaller roses can be grown in pots.

Care for your roses

Deadheading roses is an important part of caring for a rose garden; doing so regularly during flowering season will keep yours neat.

Which roses are best for wildlife?

Roses with single or semi-double flowers because their nectar and pollen are accessible to bees and hoverflies. The golden rule is: if you can’t see the yellow stamens, a rose is not wildlife-friendly.

Great examples include the charming blush-white Jacqueline du Pré and the cheering, striped rosa mundi ( R. gallica ‘Versicolor’ ), which work well in borders. Garden designers increasingly use such single and semi-double varieties to create a contemporary, naturalistic look.

‘For wildlife, I suggest Comte de Champagne with almost single, soft-creamy-yellow flowers of medium size,’ says Michael Marriott . ‘They have many golden-yellow stamens in the center making them very attractive to wildlife. If not deadheaded, they will set a lovely crop of hips. ’

Other great shrub roses that provide hips to feed birds during fall include ‘Scabrosa’ , which has fruit that resembles cherry tomatoes, and ’Geranium’ , which is hung with incredible flagon-shaped scarlet hips in the fall. Many ramblers (such as ‘Francis E. Lester’ ) are also excellent for hips. But not all roses produce hips, so check with your supplier.

Rose Garden Ideas - How to Design with Roses

Create a beautiful rose garden for your front or back yard, small or large garden, and learn what to plant with roses By Janet Loughrey, Garden Writer & Photographer

At Last® rose. Photo by: Proven Winners

PLANNING A ROSE GARDEN

Choose your site:

Make sure the site gets at least 6-8 hours of sun a day and has good air circulation to help prevent disease.

Make a plan:

Gather ideas from books and online sources for inspiration.
Draw up a rough sketch as you’re brainstorming to help visualize what the finished garden will look like.
Include pathways for easy access.
Beds should be small enough to allow for pruning and other maintenance chores.
Consider structures such as pergolas, arbors or trellises, as well as seating and decorative accents.

Choose a style:

Decide what kind of rose garden you want. Do you want a clean formal look with structured hardscape, or a more natural appearance with other plants mixed in? Pick a style that will harmonize with your home’s exterior.

Pick a color scheme:

Select colors that you enjoy and that will also help unify the home with the landscape.

Prepare the soil:

Roses like rich, well-draining soil with a slightly acidic pH between 6.0-7.0. Amend the soil with compost or other organic matter. For containers, use a high quality all-purpose potting soil and make sure pots have adequate drainage holes.

Plant selection:

Choose roses that are easy-care and hardy in your region. Select varieties for traits including size, shape, flower color, and form, fragrance and repeat or continual bloom. Many newer varieties such as Oso Easy Roses are bred for disease-resistance, vigor, and long bloom time. Some older types, particularly hybrid teas, can be higher maintenance and more disease-prone.

CREATE A ROSE GARDEN IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPACES

Plant fragrant rose varieties near a deck or patio to enjoy their fragrance up close. Gardener: Diana Gough. Designer: Phil Thornburg. Photo by: Janet Loughrey.

Large rose garden:

Create a design with formal rooms or mixed borders that are grand in scale so it doesn’t get lost in the surrounding landscape.
Keep scale in mind when adding hardscape, seating and structures such as arbors and pergolas, which are typically included in rose gardens.
Choose larger rose varieties that will show up better in the landscape.
Plant in drifts of 3 to 5 specimens of the same variety for greater visual impact.
Plant larger groupings with the same flower color for a more unified look.

Small rose garden:

Choose smaller rose varieties that will stay in scale with a more intimate space.
Maximize the use of space by including vertical elements such as climbing roses and trellises.
Select a few key rose specimens rather than trying to crowd in a lot of different varieties.
Limit the color scheme to one or two hues so the design doesn’t look too busy.
Choose roses with lighter colored flowers in hues of white or yellow to make the space look larger and brighter.

Front yard rose garden:

Leave plenty of room around rose plants so they don’t crowd sidewalks or other trafficked areas.
Don’t allow plants to obstruct entrances or doors so visitors don’t get scratched by thorns.
For foundation plantings, allow enough distance between shrubs and the home’s facade to provide adequate air circulation.

Backyard rose garden:

Include seating areas in different parts of the yard, which will encourage you to spend more time enjoying your rose garden.
Site the rose garden where you can enjoy it from inside the home.
Plant fragrant rose varieties near a deck or patio where you can enjoy the sweet perfume.
Place a bench, water feature, or statuary at the far end of the rose garden to draw the eye through the landscape and encourage visitors to wander and linger.

ROSE GARDEN LANDSCAPING TIPS

Create a grand entrance to your home with a rose-covered arbor. Gardener: Mary DeNoyer. Photo by: Janet Loughrey.

Grow vertically:

Include climbing roses to maximize your space. Train other vining plants such as clematis to grow up through shrub or climbing roses to create exciting flower combinations.

Grow horizontally:

Train climbers along a fence to define garden rooms or to soften an unsightly chain link fence.

Plant in containers:

Many roses can be successfully grown in containers, a good solution for small spaces, apartment balconies, patios, and decks. Containers should be at least 15 to 20 inches in diameter and 18 to 24 inches deep. Half whiskey barrels work well. Miniature roses can be grown in smaller pots or hanging baskets. (See more on growing roses in pots.)

Cover a slope:

Mass groundcover varieties such as Flower Carpet® or Drift® roses along a slope for low-maintenance erosion control.

Plant in drifts:

For greater impact, plant in groups of 3-5 specimens of the same variety.

Plant a hedge:

Plant a row of taller shrub roses to create privacy from the street. A row of shorter groundcover roses can be planted along a foundation, in a curbside strip, or used to define garden areas.

Make an entrance:

Create a grand entrance to your home with an inviting entryway complete with a rose arbor and adjacent plantings to soften the landscape.

Create a transition:

Use a rose-covered arbor in a side yard to define the transition between front and back yards.

Use as a background planting:

Place climbers along a tall wooden fence to soften the backdrop and break up the expanse of wood.

Foundation planting:

Combine landscape roses with other shrubs that bloom at different times along the front of your home for a season-long display of color.

Mixed border:

Use low-growing ground cover roses near the front of a mixed border or taller semi-climbers in back to establish height and layers.

WHAT TO PLANT WITH ROSES

A curbside planting of roses underplanted with perennial geraniums offers screening and privacy. Garden and photo by: Janet Loughrey.

A rose garden can be greatly enhanced by incorporating other plants as part of the overall design. Roses go well with a wide variety of trees, shrubs, perennials and annuals. Choose plants that have the same cultural requirements of full sun, ample water and rich soil.

Also, consider how much maintenance your roses will need:

Hybrid teas, grandifloras, floribundas, climbers, and miniatures all require regular maintenance and pruning, as well as winter protection in cold climates. Companion plants should be confined to in front of or behind roses, not in between them, to allow easy access.
Species, shrub, old garden, and landscape roses require only minimal maintenance: cleaning up in winter and deadheading as needed when in bloom. These types of roses can be surrounded with perennials, annuals, bulbs, and shrubs.

Flowering companions:

Intersperse plants that flower at different times to extend the bloom season. These can include perennials or annuals such as petunia, verbena, or calibrachoa.

Complement and contrast:

Pair roses with other plants in complementary hues to create drama and contrast. A gold-colored rose such as Oso Easy Lemon Zest® would pair well with Rapido Blue Carpathian bellflower or ‘Violet Profusion’ salvia.

Trees:

Add different heights to a mixed border or formal rose garden with trees. These can include snowbell (Styrax japonicus), fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus), dogwood (Cornus) and crabapple (Malus).

Shrubs:

Enhance the landscape by providing contrasting color, texture, and structure with shrubs. These can include boxwood, spirea, bluebeard, and daphne.

Groundcovers:

Use groundcovers as a living mulch and weed-suppressing carpet. Good rose companions include perennial geraniums, dead nettle, bugleweed, and lady’s mantle.

Perennials:

Provide contrast with perennials of different size, structure, and color. Good rose companions include alliums, lavender, catmint, salvia, phlox, and speedwell.

Vines:

Climbers can be trained up or alongside rose plants for an extra layer of color. These may include clematis, climbing bleeding heart (Dicentra scandens), morning glory and jasmine.

ROSE GARDEN IDEAS

Plant fragrant rose varieties near a deck or patio to enjoy their fragrance up close. Gardener: Diana Gough. Designer: Phil Thornburg. Photo by: Janet Loughrey.

Combine roses with other plants of different heights for a layered tapestry. Gardener: Jeff Clark. Photo: Janet Loughrey.

A formal rose garden is characterized by distinct lines, clipped hedging and structures such as pergolas and arbors. Gardener and designer: Nancy Cutler. Photo: Janet Loughrey.

A rose-covered gate marks the transition between the front and back yards. Gardener: Mary DeNoyer. Photo: Janet Loughrey.

Train roses vertically to add varying layers to the landscape. Gardeners: Darin Simmons and Matthew Greydanus, Laurel Hedge. Photo: Janet Loughrey.

Train climbing roses along a fence to create an attractive screen for privacy. Gardeners: Danny Hills and Wayne Hughes, Lonesomeville Gardens. Photo: Janet Loughrey.

Roses combine well with many perennials, shrubs, trees, and annuals. Photo: Matthewshutter / Shutterstock.

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Rosaries of the world - the history of the origin of rosaries from kamelia-gardens.

The history of the rosary

It is difficult to say when people first paid attention to a wild rose and began to cultivate it for their own purposes. It is assumed that this happened about 5,000 years ago in the East. In Persia, Egypt, China, India and Cyprus, temples were decorated with rose flowers, and expensive rose oil was prepared from the petals.

From the East, the rose came to Greece, and then to Rome. It was the Romans who were able to appreciate the beauty of this plant. His flowers were in every rich house. Lush bouquets decorated rooms during ceremonial receptions and holidays, wreaths for warriors were woven from flowers, petals were added to desserts, wine, oil and rose water were prepared from them.

To satisfy the demands of aristocrats, the rose was grown in local gardens, and during cold weather the heat-loving plant was transferred to greenhouses. But despite the best efforts of gardeners, the demand for beautiful plants was too great. I had to carry roses on ships from Egypt. And they cost truly fabulous money.

After the collapse of the Roman Empire, the rose was forgotten for some time and remembered much later. So we'll fast-forward a few centuries.

In the Middle Ages, roses were grown in France and England. New varieties appeared: Gallic, French, white and centifolia roses. Beautiful bushes adorned the gardens laid out at the abbeys and rich estates.

But until the 18th century, it never occurred to anyone to specially collect roses or create gardens consisting exclusively of these plants. This idea first arose from Josephine Beauharnais, the wife of the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Her unique collection of roses was at that time the largest in the world and consisted of 250 varieties. Trying to satisfy the whims of his wife, Napoleon brought rose seedlings from all over the world. So, in Malmaison, the private residence of the imperial couple, the first luxurious rose garden appeared. It was beautiful, and roses from France, England, America and the East grew in it.

The passion for roses quickly became a popular pastime among French bohemians. Rosaries adorned the parks and gardens of every wealthy estate. In an attempt to get the rarest and most beautiful varieties, aristocrats began to order roses from the East. So-called tea roses were brought from China - beautiful, refined with a delicate aroma. From Japan - multi-flowered roses, from which many modern climbing varieties and all floribunda originate.

Gradually, the fashion for the rose garden moved to other European countries. Public and private rosaries appeared in Germany, England, Holland, Italy and Spain. Local gardeners were engaged not only in the cultivation of existing varieties, but also actively experimented, bringing out more and more new varieties and types of roses. So, in the period from the 19th to the 20th century, hybrid tea, miniature, climbing roses, hybrids of old varieties and floribunda appeared.

If we talk about the history of roses in Russia, then in our country they first met with a rose during the reign of Mikhail Fedorovich. But it became popular much later, when Catherine II came to power. It was at this time that many European varieties were brought into the country and luxurious rose gardens began to appear in the gardens of the local nobility and at monasteries.

6 most famous and unusual rose gardens in the world

Bagatelle, France

The Bagatelle rose garden is located in the most famous park in France, in the Bois de Boulogne. When at 19In 05, the estate with a small castle Bagatelle passed into the possession of the city, the authorities decided to break a classic rose garden in its very center. Since then, the layout of the rose garden has not changed much.

Hundreds of roses of a wide variety of types, varieties, sizes, shapes and shades are planted in neat rectangular flower beds with a green lawn. In addition to spray roses, there are climbing, standard and incredibly beautiful cascading roses. It is they, together with strict yews and diverse garden structures in the form of arbors, arches, pergolas and trellises, that create unusual height differences, making the look of the rose garden so lively and dynamic.

Bagatelle now has more than 9,000 rose bushes with thousands of different varieties. And it all started with just 1200 bushes. It was this number of roses that the famous French rose grower Jules Goverlot gave Bagatelle, selecting them from his own rich collection.

Rosary Coloma Castle, Belgium

This rose garden can be called fairly young. It was founded by the Flemish Society in 1995. Today, the collection of the rose garden includes more than 3,000 unique varieties of roses, which is almost 65,000 bushes.

The rose garden is done in a simple, classic French formal style. At the entrance, guests are greeted by a majestic group of luxurious standard roses of different shades. Entering inside, the visitor enters the world of regular geometric shapes, neatly paved paths and contrasting and rich color combinations. The flower beds are separated from each other by meticulously even yew hedges.

The heart of the rose garden is a huge selection of Belgian roses in a variety of shades, shapes and sizes. Climbing roses creep along various arches and pergolas, bringing a touch of romantic liveliness to this realm of perfect symmetry and balanced order. And, finally, the most picturesque and diverse part of the rose garden is the so-called "International Rose Garden". Roses from 25 countries are collected here, starting from France, England and the USA and ending with the Czech Republic, Israel and Japan.

Europa-Rosarium, Germany

The small town of Sangerhausen, located in northern Germany, has become a place of pilgrimage for thousands of tourists for just one simple reason. It is here that the world's largest rose garden is located, called "Europa-Rosarium".

It was opened in 1903. During World War II, they decided to dig up the most beautiful rose garden of its era for garden plantings. And in the post-war years, he repeatedly found himself on the verge of closing due to lack of funding. Fortunately, the main botanical value of Germany has been preserved. Now he is beautiful again.

More than 75,000 rose bushes grow here. Walking along the well-groomed paths, immersed in the colorful and diverse "pink crowd", you can meet 8,300 local inhabitants. In fact, Europa-Rosarium is a real rose museum. Almost all varieties of roses known to mankind are collected here, ranging from wild and ancient varieties to modern ones. Almost a quarter of them live only in this place, you will not see them anywhere else in the world.

And the Europa-Rosarium is extraordinarily beautiful. Benches surrounded by romantic roses, arches and pergolas covered with a carpet of lush flowers, slender columns of standard roses, marble statues and fountains entwined with pink lace, neat flower beds framed by low green bushes. It makes you want to settle forever in this world of an ordered variety of shapes, colors and aromas.

Keisei Rose Garden, Japan

If you suddenly find yourself in Chiba Prefecture while traveling around Japan, be sure to drop by the small modern city of Yachiyo. It is here that one of the most picturesque rose gardens in Japan, called the Keisei Rose Garden, is located.

This is a fairly old rose garden, whose history dates back to 1959. Now in the Keisei Rose Garden collection there are more than 1600 varieties of roses. The pearl of the collection is rare, invariably beautiful Japanese roses with their surprisingly elegant, chiseled flower shape and bewitchingly delicate, monochrome coloring. You will not see these roses anywhere else in the world.

The layout of the rose garden is very thoughtful and original. In the center is a traditional formal garden with colorful spray roses. A little further, surrounded by a swaying, juicy sea of blooming roses, there is a marble "Gazebo of Love" - an elegant gazebo of an elaborate, weightless design. To the left of it stands a huge arch, completely twined with romantic pink flowers. Its appearance has remained unchanged for over 50 years.

Another pride of the rose garden is a small garden dedicated to the famous hybridizer of Japanese roses, Seizo Suzuki. It is he from 19For 58 years he headed the local research institute, creating unique roses that were recognized all over the world.

Especially many visitors come to the rose garden from May to June and in October, when roses bloom especially brightly and luxuriously. If guests get tired of the overabundance of beauty, then many more rare pleasures are available to them. For example, there is a cozy bakery with homemade cakes, a confectionery selling unusual desserts made from rose petals. What is the famous pink ice cream worth! And a restaurant serving food from local products, and a shop where you can not leave without a nice souvenir made by local craftsmen.

Government Rose Garden, India

In the resort town of Uthakamand, on the slopes of Mount Doddabetta, there is the famous Indian State Botanical Garden with an area of 22 hectares. It was opened relatively recently, in 1995, in honor of the centenary of the Indian National Flower Festival. It is here, at an altitude of 2250 meters, that the largest rose garden in India is located. And perhaps the most unusual in the world. It's all about its unique layout.

The rose garden is laid out on the slope of the mountain and is divided into 5 terraces of different sizes and design. To get to the very top, you will have to ride a lift or make a rather long and tiring hike up.

You and I will go on foot so as not to miss anything. Miniature roses grow on the first terrace. On the second - the most popular and beautiful varieties, which are grouped by shades. The formal rigor of this place is diluted with many romantic arches, beautiful tunnels, picturesque trellises, graceful arbors and cozy benches. The third terrace is made in a discreet and concise design. It is here that you can see a collection of 170 of the oldest varieties of roses that are known to mankind. The fourth has a neat geometric shape. This is a place where lush and bright roses coexist with all kinds of fountains, ponds and small lakes. There is a lot of greenery and free space. And, finally, the most unpretentious varieties of roses grow on the fifth terrace, which have adapted to live in high altitude conditions.

Victoria State Rose Garden, Australia

Want to visit a rose garden whose plan is in the shape of the Tudor rose, the traditional heraldic symbol of England? Then you definitely need to go to the Australian rose garden Victoria State Rose Garden. It's just brilliant, a rose garden that is made in the shape of a rose!

For example, a five-petal "flower" consists of numerous beds with hybrid teas and floribundas, neat paths with a clear pattern and five arbors that stand in the center of each "petal". One of the "leaves", which is designated as "Federation Leaf" in the plan, is inhabited by the most valuable varieties of the rose garden, those that were bred by Australian hybridizers. It is here that you can find roses of the most unusual shapes and fancy two-tone colors.

And on a special platform, which is shaped like a rose bud, there is a collection of roses by the famous English breeder David Austin. Really rare samples come across here, especially among climbing roses that wrap around graceful trellises and huge arches.

A total of 5,000 unique varieties of roses are presented in the rose garden. This is the largest pink collection on the mainland.

When traveling the world, be sure to visit at least one of these rosaries. In each of them you want to stay forever, lost in this realm of pristine beauty, delicate, intoxicating aromas, colorful and bright shades, perfection of lines and the most sincere enthusiastic emotions. So make changes to your travel itineraries. The most beautiful rose gardens in the world are waiting for you. As well as our nursery "The Garden of Your Dreams", which grows more than 1,500 rare and popular varieties of roses, bred by the best breeders in Europe, America, Japan and New Zealand.

How to arrange a beautiful rose garden in the country?

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A rose garden is organized on the territory of a home garden or in a country house - roses look great both against the background of general gardening and separately. Although plants decorate the exterior of buildings and give the site a “live” look, they still need additional design. Next to them, you can hang a cocoon hanging chair or arrange other furniture that will look good against a bright background. This design will be a great place to relax, where you can have a good time.

In this article we will talk about how you can decorate a country rose garden. First of all, the method of planting and executing beds or flower beds is taken into account; other accessories can be additionally used.

Making a rose garden in the country - some popular ideas

Today, you can find many options for decorating a rose garden on the Internet - from classic planting to exclusive ideas. The latter are sometimes difficult to perform and require a certain professionalism, so they are chosen less often. For beginners, you can focus on relatively simple and affordable options, which we will discuss below.

The table shows the most acceptable ways to design a country rose garden:

Flower beds	The most classic and affordable option. In order to get the most magnificent forms, the seeds are sown in beds up to 4 meters long. You can also beautifully decorate a flower bed if you plant a standard or climbing rose with hybrid tea roses.
Rabatka	This is the name of the paths, along the edges of which flowers grow. For better performance, 2-3 types of plants should be planted. For a beautiful performance, a fountain can be placed at the end.
Solitary plantings	For such a rare planting, the most magnificent and beautiful representatives are selected: scrubs, standard and climbing roses. They must be tied up at the top, otherwise they will break under their own weight from time to time.
Hedge	So it can be arranged as the outskirts of the garden, there is a fence between the plots. For such tasks, unpretentious forms are chosen, for example: a wrinkled rose.
Flower beds in boxes and containers	The advantages of such a rose garden are mobility - if necessary, it can be moved, choosing the most optimal solution. The disadvantages include the complexity of such work, since the earth in the boxes needs to be changed periodically.
Vertical gardening	Not suitable for everyone, only if the cottage has three-dimensional structures: arches, pillars, decorative figures. The implementation of this idea is also quite laborious.

How to start designing a rose garden?

Let's take a closer look at the landscaping procedure in a few steps:

First you need to decide what kind of landscaping to choose for your summer cottage;
then an approximate design is carried out, a layout of flower beds is drawn up;
further everything necessary is purchased: containers, tools, rose seeds;
if the plants will be planted along paths and paths, so as not to damage the beds, the cover is laid first;
landing is carried out according to the plan, the owners begin the care and wait for the plants to grow.

This is a classic design scheme for a summer cottage from scratch. If the roses are already in bloom, you can also decorate them with the help of improvised accessories. Most of them can be bought at a garden store.

Hanging chair - a great addition to the rose garden!

As soon as the landscaping work is completed, garden furniture can be placed for a comfortable stay. A hanging chair will look great on the site, which is best placed in the shade or next to the fountain. A table or other comfortable furniture will also look good near it.

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Rose garden ideas

1. Plant roses as hedging or en masse

2. Plant roses for a wildlife garden

3. Grow roses through a tree

4. Grow roses as ground cover

5. Grow a rose garden over a seating area

7. Plant roses in color blocks for impact

8. Line a path with rose arches

9. Pair roses with lavender for a cottage garden feel

10. Use rambling roses to soften garden walls and structures

11. Grow a rose garden around a doorway

12. Brighten up patios with potted roses

13. Grow a rose over an obelisk to give height to borders

14. Create a focal point with a rose-covered pergola

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PLANNING A ROSE GARDEN

Choose your site:

Make a plan:

Choose a style:

Pick a color scheme:

Prepare the soil:

Plant selection:

CREATE A ROSE GARDEN IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF SPACES

Large rose garden:

Small rose garden:

Front yard rose garden:

Backyard rose garden:

ROSE GARDEN LANDSCAPING TIPS

Grow vertically:

Grow horizontally:

Plant in containers:

Cover a slope:

Plant in drifts:

Plant a hedge:

Make an entrance:

Create a transition:

Use as a background planting:

Foundation planting:

Mixed border:

WHAT TO PLANT WITH ROSES

Flowering companions:

Complement and contrast:

Trees:

Shrubs:

Groundcovers:

Perennials:

Vines:

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