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Best Rose Gardens To Visit In Britain
There’s a wealth of splendid rose gardens to visit across Britan that can offer inspiration for planting and designing in your very own romantic rose garden. From the classic gardens such as Great Dixter in East Sussex to more contemporary styles such as Bury Court in Surrey, there is a rose garden for every taste and style. Here are 50 great rose gardens to visit in Britain to see garden roses at their very best. Roses are at their peak in the UK from May till mid-July and there is no finer place to see them than in these great rose gardens.
Enjoy the delightful scent and rich colour from the crowds of roses at many of the UK finest rose gardens this summer. From the big, bold displays loved by Lady Brunner at Greys Court in Oxfordshire to the exquisite Italianate rose garden at Emmetts Garden in Kent. These flowers of love and passion are all around Britain.
List of the best rose gardens to visit in Britan:
David Austin Rose Gardens, Shropshire
Mottisfont Abbey Rose Garden
Peter Beales Rose Garden, Norfolk
Borde Hill, West Sussex
Castle Howard, North Yorkshire
Coughton Court, Warwickshire
Gardens of the Rose, Hertfordshire
Helmingham Hall, Suffolk
Malleny Garden, Midlothian
Queen Mary’s Gardens, London
Sissinghurst Castle, Kent
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire
The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
The Savill Garden, Surrey
Complete list of British Rose Gardens:
Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Antony, Cornwall
Barrington Court, Somerset
Bateman’s East Sussex
Bodnant Garden, Conwy
Borde Hill Garden, West Sussex
Castle Howard, Yorkshire
Chartwell, Kent
Cliveden’s Rose Garden located at Basildon Park, Buckinghamshire
Cockington Country Park, Devon
Compton Castle, Devon
David Austin Rose Garden, Shropshire
Drum Castle, Aberdeenshire
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
Easton Walled Gardens, Lincolnshire
Emmetts Garden, Kent
Helmingham Hall Gardens, Stowmarket
Hever Castle’s rose garden, Kent
Ive Cottage, Hertfordshire
Kew Gardens / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London
Kiftsgate Court Gardens, Gloucestershire
Malleny, Balerno, Midlothian
Mottisfont Abbey Rose Garden, Hampshire
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
Nymans, West Sussex
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
Powis Castle, Welshpool
Queen Mary’s Gardens, Regent’s Park, London
Ragley Hall Gardens, Alcester
Regent’s Park, London
RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon
RHS Hyde Hall, Chelmsford
RHS Wisley, Woking
Rose gardens of Peter Beale, Attleborough
Seaton Delaval, Northumberland
Sissinghurst Castle, Kent
Smallhythe Place, Kent
The Manor, Cambridgeshire
The Savill Garden, Surrey
Trentham Gardens, Staffordshire
Wemyss Castle Gardens, Kirkcaldy
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
Wollerton Old Hall Garden, Market Drayton
Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Wynyard Hall, Billingham
English Rose gardens in the UK:
Below gardens all feature English Roses and make a wonderful day out. They are also highly recommended by David Austin roses, a leading English rose expert.
Alnwick Garden, Northumberland
Bodnant Garden, Conwy
Borde Hill Garden, West Sussex
Cockington Country Park, Devon
David Austin Rose Garden, Shropshire
Easton Walled Gardens Emmetts Garden, Kent
Kew Gardens / Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London
Queen Mary’s Gardens, Regent’s Park, London
RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon
RHS Hyde Hall, Chelmsford
RHS Wisley, Woking
Trentham Gardens, Staffordshire
Wemyss Castle Gardens, Kirkcaldy
Wollerton Old Hall Garden, Market Drayton
Wrest Park, Bedfordshire
Wynyard Hall, Billingham
National collections of historic roses
National collections of historic roses are held in several locations. Below is a selection.
Pre-1900 roses: Mottisfont Abbey, Hampshire
Pemberton and Bentall roses: St Francis Hospice, Havering-atte-Bower, Essex
Species and old roses: Peter Beales Rose Nursery, Norfolk
Rambling roses: Moor Wood, Woodmancote, near Cirencester
Pre-1900 gallica’s: Carolside, Earlston, Scotland
Species and older hybrid roses: Malleny Gardens, near Edinburgh
Roses are as evocative of a British summer as strawberries and cream.
It’s easy to see why they remain the nation’s favourite flower – they’re hard to beat for beauty and scent, and every year they make a spectacular display. I hope you found useful this list of the best Britain rose gardens.
10 Best Rose Gardens To Visit In The UK
If you're looking for the best gardens in the UK for rose displays, we have rounded up a selection of worthy National Trust rose gardens to visit in summer. It's important to check the websites for additional info on each location before making your trip, to be sure that the gardens are open as normal.
1. Barrington Court, Somerset
Barrington Court's rose garden was originally laid out by famous garden designer Gertrude Jekyll, and was replanted in the 1990s following her original scheme. In the summer it's the perfect place for a stroll, full of a variety of colours and fragrances.
Look out for the lovely hybrid musk roses, 'Felicia', 'Cornelia' and 'Penelope', originally bred in the early 1900s by rosarian and clergyman the Rev. Joseph Pemberton.
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2. Bateman's East SussexThe formal Rose Garden and Lily Pond were designed by Bateman's most famous resident, Rudyard Kipling, after he won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1907.
The rose garden was restored a century later and is now planted with three varieties of Polyantha rose; 'Frensham', 'Betty Prior' and 'Valentine Heart'. Their small blooms in shades of pink and red flower nearly all summer long.
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3. Chartwell, KentChartwell in Kent was the family home and garden of Winston Churchill. The rose gardens, filled with banks of delicate blooms, were designed and planted by Lady Churchill with help from her head gardener.
Although replanted over the years, they're still full of the soft pink and white blooms of Floribunda and Hybrid Tea roses that she loved. Don't forget to look out for the Golden Rose Walk, planted with 32 varieties of yellow roses, which was a golden wedding anniversary gift to the Churchills from their children.
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4. Cliveden, BerkshireCliveden's rose garden was created by Geoffrey Jellicoe as a tranquil retreat for the Astor family away from their busy public lives. Unfortunately, the garden suffered from 'rose disease' and was replaced with herbaceous planting in 2002.
Recently restored by the National Trust, the garden now contains around 800 roses in vibrant shades of red, orange and yellow, which bloom here throughout the summer creating a haven of colour and scent from late June through to September.
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Mottisfont Abbey, HampshireThe Rose Garden at Mottisfont was created by Graham Stuart Thomas, the National Trust's first gardens advisor, to house his collection of old-fashioned roses. Mottisfont is now home to over 500 varieties of rose, which fill the garden with delicate blooms and beautiful fragrance through the summer months.
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6. Nymans, West SussexFollow your nose to the Rose Garden, which houses the treasured collection of old-fashioned roses that were brought to Nymans by Maud Messel in the 1920s.
Redesigned in recent years, David Austin's English roses have been added to the core collection and the Rose Garden is now filled with over 100 varieties, while the soft colours of herbaceous geraniums and nepeta complement the planting. Pay a visit during summer to stroll under the rose arches and enjoy the crowds of blooms.
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Polesden Lacey, SurreyThe star of Polesden Lacey is the Victorian-era walled kitchen garden, which was transformed into a traditional English Rose Garden by Polesden's famous society hostess, Mrs Greville. In summer the simple wooden pergolas are smothered in masses of pink and white rambling roses, set off by colourful clematis and banks of fragrant lavender.
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8. Sissinghurst Castle, KentRoses were a favourite flower of Vita Sackville West, who created this world-famous garden with her husband Harold Nicholson. With their mix of styles and planting the intimate garden rooms are spectacular at all times of the year, but in summer the rose garden is the star of the show: its borders brimming with colourful blooms and heady fragrance.
Roses also feature in the White Garden, which peaks in June when the Rosa mulliganii erupts into thousands of scented white blooms that cascade over the central arbour.
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9. Smallhythe Place, KentOnce the home of famous Victorian actress Ellen Terry, Smallhythe is a 16th-century cottage with idyllic gardens. Terry adored roses and they flower here abundance, scrambling over the walls of the house during the summer months.
Smallhythe also has a formal rose garden which is divided into four main beds and planted with a mixture of old fashioned shrub roses, Floribunda and Hybrid Tea roses - including the beautiful pale yellow 'Ellen Terry'.
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10. Wightwick Manor, Staffordshire
Wightwick's beautiful rose garden was created by Thomas Mawson, one of the most influential designers of the early 20th century. The formal compartments with clipped yews hedges and topiary contain a wealth of cottage garden flowers, including the old-fashioned roses beloved by the Arts and Crafts movement.
In summer the rose pergola forms the focus point for the garden, drawing the eye with its bright display of crimson red flowers of the climbing rose 'Parkdirektor Riggers'.
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Rose gardens | "England"
The rose is the symbol of England; it was featured on the coats of arms and emblems of many noble families. Let us recall at least the Lancasters and Yorks, the war of the Scarlet and White Roses. But let's not dwell on sad events, but take a walk through the famous rose gardens of England. After all, very soon the aroma of this beautiful flower will spread everywhere!
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Roses as a vocation
The rose has been cultivated in English gardens for centuries. Almost everyone has roses: spray, climbing, decorative, with miniature buds and with huge fragrant flowers. Rose exhibitions are held annually, where gardeners from all over the country share their experience and the results of hard work. The most famous breeder is David Austin.
He grew up in a farming family and has been busy in the garden since childhood. But his attention gradually began to shift towards flowers rather than vegetables and fruits. Parents did not consider this occupation to be serious - well, what is it, growing flowers, what is the use of this? But his sister supported him and on his 21st birthday gave him a book about roses. Since then, David's life has changed. He became interested in botany, and roses became his passion. He tried to breed new varieties that would take root well in England and at the same time bloom more than once a year. Blooming country - that was his main idea. He devoted 55 years of his life to these beautiful flowers. Over 200 successful varieties and a flourishing family business.
David Austin Gardens can be visited not only to be inspired by ideas and look at the richest collection, but also to purchase unique varieties, so to speak, first-hand. The garden is rightfully considered one of the best rose gardens in the world and has repeatedly received awards, including from the World Federation of Rose Growers.
Five themed gardens are collected in one place - from a strictly geometric Victorian to a mini patio garden where roses grow in huge pots. And you can leave here, if not with seedlings, then definitely with ideas and wonderful photographs.
In addition to the garden, be sure to take a look at the manor itself, especially since the visit is included in the ticket price. His story, like that of the Throckmorton family, deserves attention. The oldest Catholic family in England settled in this place in 1409 when John Throckmorton built a house for himself and his wife. The family grew, and so did the estate. During the time of King Henry VIII, the owner of the house, Sir George Throckmorton, was highly respected at court and even close to His Majesty. But despite his friendship with the king, he zealously defended his religious views and opposed Henry's divorce. He did not pay with his head, but since then he has not seen the support of the king. Being a zealous Catholic, he hid monks on his estate after the monasteries and abbeys were dissolved by order of the king.
Disobedience and opposition, apparently, were in the blood of the owners of the house: later they hid the participants in the famous Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and one of the daughters of the Throckmortons was the maid of honor of Elizabeth I and married without the consent of the queen, which was unacceptable at that time. Her husband was later executed for public affairs, and she, according to legend, carried his embalmed head with her everywhere.
Interestingly, despite the rich history of the family, the current owners of the estate are only descendants of the Throckmortons, without titles or titles. Since 1642, the family bore the title of baron, but in 1916 the last Baron Throckmorton died, leaving no heirs. That was the end of the barons.
Coughton Court still keeps the family heirlooms, including relics from Tudor times. And all this can be seen without problems.
WHERE: Coughton Court, Alcester, Warwickshire B495JA
TICKETS: adults £13.
00, children £6.50
WEBSITE: nationaltrust.org.uk
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in Mottisfont Garden, which is located in Hampshire. The so-called old roses, that is, those that have been grown for centuries and bloom only once a year, in June.
There are such rare specimens as Souvenir de la Malmaison, a luxurious pale pink Bourbon rose inspired by the famous garden of Empress Josephine, as well as an ancient bush brought to England by the Crusaders from Persia. Delicate tea roses and bright bushes with a strong smell - the beauty and aroma will definitely make your head spin. Hedges, arches, curtains, borders - all the pink splendor is interspersed with clematis creeping along the garden fence. And the placed benches allow you to sit and enjoy the beauty of nature.
No less interesting is the house of Mottisfont, which has undergone many changes in its lifetime. More precisely, for eight centuries. Initially, there was an Augustinian monastery here, which met pilgrims on the way to Winchester.
During the Tudor era, the monastery became an abbey, then an estate, which its then owner, John Parker Mill, turned into a hunting and fishing center. In the 19th century, the estate was leased to a wealthy banker on the condition that he ennoble it, that is, install electricity and central heating. The banker did not disappoint, and in addition, his children built enclosures for owls, eagles and hawks here in order to continue the hunting business. And so Mottisfont would have been famous as a hunting estate, if at the beginning of the 20th century it had not been acquired by Maud Russell, the daughter of German emigrants, who turned the house into an art gallery. Maud has always been interested in art and has been friends with many artists. Here she held meetings, exhibitions, parties at which bohemia gathered. Extravagant Madame Russell "hid" a few secrets in her house. So, there are two mosaics by the Russian émigré artist Boris Anrep: one in the Red Room, depicting the Holy Trinity, and the second on the southern facade of the house with the figure of an angel, very similar to Mrs.
Russell. There is another "secret" panel in the Yellow Room, behind which a piece of the monastic past of the building is preserved.
Where: Mottiffont LN, MOTTISFONT, ROMSEY SO51 0LP
Tickets: adult - £ 16.00, £ 8.00
Site: NationalTrug.UK
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9000. for premierIf you suddenly find yourself in Kent, be sure to visit Chartwell House, where Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine lived for 40 years. The beautiful rose garden was designed by Mrs. Churchill, who herself created comfort in the house and supported her husband in all his projects and difficult affairs. Filled with delicate pink and white roses, the Chartwell House Rose Garden is a romantic and beautiful escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
The origins of the estate itself date back to the 14th century, when it was called Well Street and belonged to William at Well. The building changed many owners, was rebuilt and expanded, and in 1836 it was sold at auction as a massive stone manor.
It was bought by John Campbell Colhoun, whose grandson sold it to Churchill in 1922. Churchill was struck by the incredible beauty of the view from the side of the garden - this was the main factor that influenced his decision. I must say that the Churchill couple never regretted this purchase.
After the death of her husband Clementine, Churchill donated the house to the National Trust and it became available to the public. Here everything is preserved as it was during the life of the legendary prime minister: furniture, furnishings. The only thing missing is a portrait of Winston himself, painted by Graham Sutherland. The painting was presented by both Houses of Parliament on Churchill's 80th birthday in 1954, but was not to the liking of either its owner or Lady Churchill, and was kept for a long time in the cellars of Chartwell before being secretly burned.
The rose garden was Clementine's pride: it reminded her of the time when young Winston proposed to her in the rose garden of Blenheim Palace.
Interestingly, after the war, when the garden was abandoned, German prisoners of war helped restore it, one of whom, a Pole, refused to return to Germany and wished to stay here to help Clementine with the garden.
Do not miss the Golden Rose alley, where 32 varieties of yellow roses grow - it was a gift for the golden wedding anniversary to the Churchills from children. Together with the alley, the children created a book in which they collected images of all varieties of roses planted in the garden. Now this book can be seen when visiting the house. Alas, some of the original varieties were not preserved: when gardeners began to gradually replace obsolete bushes, it turned out that some varieties were no longer cultivated. I had to replace them with similar ones, and for this the book of roses, presented to the Churchills for their golden wedding, came in handy. The highlight of the garden can be considered a unique masquerade rose. When the petals begin to bloom, they are yellow, but gradually turn pink and red.
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Royal Roses
One of the most magnificent rose gardens not only in London but in the whole world is the Queen Mary Rose Garden, which is located in Regent's Park. Named after the wife of King George V, it has over 12,000 roses. This is the largest collection in London. The opening of the garden to the public took place in 1932.
Once there was a hunting park on this place, where the notorious Henry VIII, and then his daughter, Elizabeth I, hunted deer. In the 17th century, when it was necessary to supply food not only to kings, but also to the rest of the population, the land was given to farmers, but after a few centuries it was realized that it would be good to save the land for a public park. Thus began a new era in the city park.
Irishman William Robinson took up the development of the English landscape garden. He brought the features of naturalness, naturalness into this formal garden, which is why it does not seem too strict.
Before presenting the work to the general public, they asked the opinion of this very public, how they would like to see a public garden. The main reviewers were representatives of the so-called middle class, not tempted by the beauty of luxurious botanical gardens. For them, the main thing was that everyone could come to the garden and find there for themselves a corner of peace and tranquility. It seems to work.
WHERE: Queen Mary's Rose Garden, Address Inner Circle, Regent's Park, London, Greater London, England NW1
TICKETS: free entry
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Of course, don't forget the beautiful rose garden in the gardens Q in London. There are now more than 170 varieties of roses in the garden. And when the famous landscape architect William Nesfield planned the gardens at the end of the 19th century, roses were not planted until 1920 - everyone was looking for a suitable solution and the right location. And when, nevertheless, the bushes were planted, they realized that they felt absolutely in place.
Gradually, the number of roses increased, so, over the past 5 years, 25 flower beds have been added.
They say that in order to feel the full aroma, it is better to go to the garden early in the morning, when the flowers bloom, filling the area with a delicate scent, or in the early evening, when they hide their fragrance, leaving a trail of smells around them. It is only at first glance that it may seem that the roses are planted randomly. In fact, if you look closely, you can see a clear color scheme: the colors of the roses to the west of the garden are paler, and the brighter ones are planted near the Palm House, which creates a beautiful contrast with the glass greenhouse.
Interestingly, there is a 'Kew Gardens' rose variety, which was bred for the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens. A branched bush with small white inflorescences, resistant to temperature extremes, devoid of thorns. The variety is more likely not for bouquets, but for decorating a garden or a facade of a house, which, as it were, hints that the owner is friendly, without taunts to his guests.
WHERE: Kew, Richmond, London, TW9 3AE
TICKETS: £15 Adult, £5 Children, kew.org
In our tense time, when one stream of information is replaced by another, when in order to keep up with the times, you sometimes have to skip, many people are looking for a corner of peace and tranquility, hiding in pink dreams. Take a walk in the rose gardens and let your dreams come true.
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Rose garden in England: Arabella Lennox-Boyd's own garden in Lancashire | Admagazine
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English landscape designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd's garden is located in cold Lancashire. But, despite the harsh winter cold, roses bloom magnificently in it.
Landscape designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd
Lady Arabella Lennox-Boyd is a prominent figure in English landscape design.
For thirty years she has created more than three hundred gardens around the world, from London and Belgium to Spain and Barbados. “I was born in Italy, in Rome, then our family moved to England, and I had to look for a job. All my English friends were terribly interested in gardening, says Arabella. - There is no such thing in Italy: there are many historical gardens, it is true, but the Italians themselves do not delve into the beds especially. For the British, it's just a passion. And it turned out that I share this passion. I went to study - and at the same time took the first orders. Then I was lucky - several articles were written about my gardens, and I became known.
“I planted a lot of rose bushes around the house – I wanted the house to be full of flowers,” says Arabella.
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Lady Arabella began her own garden in Lancashire in 1978. Her husband, Mark Lennox-Boyd, is a well-known politician and his constituency was in the northern town of Gresgart.
“This is a harsh, cold place - in winter there is snow on the hills. When we arrived with my husband and daughters - I have two of them - it was just a house surrounded by lush, neglected vegetation. The sight is rather dismal. To begin with, I cleared the garden - I wanted light and air. There was plenty of air - it turned out that strong winds were blowing in the valley. I had to make hedges: they protect from the winds and give the garden, which is divided into several parts, some regularity. This is good - I am sure that a clear structure is a must in a garden. The Italian roots influence, I guess... Then I created a series of terraces that go down from the house to the lake. I dammed it - it was ten times smaller. Around the house, I planted many of my favorite traditional English flowers - roses, rosemary, lavender. I wanted to drown the house in flowers to brighten up the impression of a long cold winter. I generally like to plant plants in large groups - this gives the garden volume and shape.
I like to plant in circles - in the central part of the garden I have a round lawn and a wonderful ring of yew trees.
The “Chinese” bridge across the stream is not just a decorative detail, but a necessity: after rains, the stream often turns into a rather deep river.
ARABELLA LENNOX-BOYD AND JERRY HARPUR
The garden in Gresgart is large - the part of the house is about four hectares and another eight hectares of parkland, where Arabella plants rare plants that she collects. “In the wooded part of the garden, I placed some sculptures - they attract attention and involuntarily make you take long walks. This is a traditional technique, but effective, I like it when there is intrigue in the garden. Of course, there is a lot of fuss with the garden - I myself cannot spend much time here, because I go to customers, but at least three gardeners constantly work for me. I really appreciate Gresgart - in this garden I can put on the most risky experiments, which then help me in my work.
