When visiting Heirloom Roses in the year 2000 I came upon a beautiful orange- colored Shrub rose called Louise Clements, named for one of the owners of the nursery. An outstanding rose, it is very fragrant and fully double, opening flat and cushion-like. Free flowering, and with bronze-green, slightly glossy foliage, it makes a good hedge and is superb when grouped among brightly colored herbaceous plants.
In the early 1990s a terrorist bomb exploded in Bishopsgate in the City of London, destroying buildings all around, among them the church of St Ethelburga, one of the oldest and smallest in the capital. Happily, the church was rebuilt and, in 2003, I was asked to name a rose to commemorate its re-opening as "a place of reconciliation and peace". I chose to give the name to a fully double, cup-shaped, soft pink rose bred by Amanda. A vigorous shrub, to about 1.2m (4ft) high, with dark green, healthy foliage, it flowers continuously and is very highly scented; indeed, St Ethelburga is worth growing in any garden for its perfume alone.
As a present to my mother on her 85th birthday, I named a rose of my own breeding for her, 'Evelyn May'. It is an upright shrub, with large, dark green leaves on very thorny stems, and bears double, bright salmon-orange flowers, with a lovely perfume, all summer through.
Finally, I have chosen a Shrub rose from 2004, a beautiful, creamy white called Countess of Wessex. It has large, superbly fragrant flowers, opening from pointed buds to become almost fully double, which are borne in clusters on a sturdy-, upright shrub that grows to about 1.2m (4ft) tall. It is constantly in bloom throughout the summer and is very healthy. Its foliage is light green and durable. It i5 another re bred be Amanda, and I believe it will go far.
'George Vancouver' is a short-growing Shrub rose worthy of a place in any garden. Its large, semi-double flowers are very bright red in color, ageing to softer red, and are borne in large clusters on strong stems. The foliage is dark green.
'Martin Frobisher' was the first ever Explorer rose, introduced in 1968. It is closely related to the Rugosas but does not show much affinity with that group. Upright in growth, it has dark brownish stems with few thorns. Its fully double, medium-sized flowers are almost blush-pink, with a good scent. This is a first-class rose, but a little short of foliage to be truly a classic.
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