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. Plant into well-prepared ground, firm the soil around the roots and water deeply to settle it in.
Watering & feeding
The Generous Gardener Rose does best with regular, moderate watering. Feed as new growth begins, following the rate on a balanced garden fertiliser. During the first growing season, water deeply whenever the upper soil begins to dry, then reduce the frequency as roots establish.
Pruning & care
Prune The Generous Gardener Rose after flowering to keep it compact and encourage the next flush of blooms. For most gardens, maintenance 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
The Generous Gardener Rose sits most comfortably beside plants adapted to regular, moderate watering and warm-temperate climate. A small cluster gives stronger visual impact than isolated plants scattered 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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