ROSES

Roses look spectacular in June; it’s their first display. Some will repeat flower later on in the year, but many old- fashioned and wild roses will only bloom once in summer and often go on to produce hips in the autumn.

Rosa ‘Mayflower’ is a very easy to grow variety which produces masses of blooms in early June followed by more subdued flowering throughout the summer and well into autumn. Primroses are planted at the base of the shrubs and these flower in spring well before the rose bushes are in bud. Aquilegia and a few alliums are added to compliment the roses.