An English climbing rose with delicate, soft pink cupped blooms and a delicious fragrance blending old rose, musk and myrrh. Healthy and vigorous, ideal trained on a wall or arch.
At a glance
- Plant type: Climber
- Mature size: 3.5 m H × 2 m W
- Aspect: full sun and part shade or morning sun
- Water: regular, moderate watering
- Frost: hardy
- Maintenance: moderate maintenance
- Origin: Exotic
About The Generous Gardener Rose
Rosa 'The Generous Gardener' is a moderate-growing climber in the Rosaceae family. It reaches around 3.5 m tall and 2 m wide at maturity, with deciduous foliage. Pink flowers appear for much of the year.
Where to grow The Generous Gardener Rose
The Generous Gardener Rose suits warm-temperate, cool-temperate and Mediterranean climates and grows best in full sun and part shade or morning sun. It is frost hardy and shrugs off cold winters.
Soil & planting
The Generous Gardener Rose does best in free-draining and loamy soil. Dig in plenty of compost before planting, water in well, and mulch to keep roots cool.
Watering & feeding
The Generous Gardener Rose is regular, moderate watering. A feed in spring with a balanced fertiliser keeps growth strong. In its first year, water deeply once or twice a week to settle the roots in, then taper off as it establishes.
Pruning & care
Prune The Generous Gardener Rose after flowering to keep it compact and encourage the next flush of blooms. Overall it is moderate maintenance.
Using The Generous Gardener Rose in the garden
The Generous Gardener Rose earns its place for a feature or specimen planting, its fragrance and cut flowers for the vase.
Companion planting & design
For a cohesive, low-care bed, pair The Generous Gardener Rose with other plants that enjoy the same regular, moderate watering and warm-temperate climate. Group three or five together for impact rather than dotting single plants through the garden.
Good to know
It is thorny — useful as a barrier, but wear gloves when pruning.
Buying The Generous Gardener Rose
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