The exterior of our cottage is whitewashed with bright yellow doors and window frames. Since moving in last Autumn, we’ve been watching the plants and shrubs in the garden come into flower. We’ve been trying to hold back on buying any new ones until we know exactly what we already have. One thing we know we want to get is a climbing rose, to be planted in a vintage zinc dolly tub, outside our front door.
We’re carrying through the colour of the house into the nearby planting. Last year, we added in a few cheery pots of pansies and put in a selection of dwarf daffodils that we hope will spread and naturalise. The three yellow climbing roses below are on our short-list for adorning the front of the house.
- Climbing rose ‘Climbing Arthur Bell’, in 4L pot: £19.99, Amazon
One of the best yellow roses released, and thus awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit, Rosa ‘Climbing Arthur Bell’ is repeat flowering right up until autumn, with large, golden-yellow floribunda blooms and glossy green foliage – it will look wonderful wherever you decide to plant it. Perfect for growing in containers and small spaces, this robust, semi-double rose is a real winner. Make sure you plant it somewhere that you can enjoy its strong rose-fragrance which sets the blooms off beautifully. As a recipient of an RHS AGM, you can be sure that this is a garden-worthy plant which will perform as expected. Climbing roses bring height and a sense of plenty to the garden, where they are normally grown along house walls and fences but are also perfect for growing up obelisks, arches and trellises. Growing to a height of around 3m, Arthur Bell will repeat flower throughout the year, adding much needed colour to the garden when other plants have finished. Supplied as a freshly potted, British grown, professional quality plant in a 4L pot.
- ‘Golden Showers’ climbing rose gift: £27.98, Tree2MyDoor
Golden Showers Climbing Rose Gift flaunts radiant flowers all summer long, bringing natural style and wonderful fragrances to your loved one’s garden. Its enduring symbolism of friendship and joy make it a thoughtful gift to give.
Early spring encourages glossy, dark green leaves, shoots, and buds to grow. Soon after in the late spring and summer, the buds open to reveal golden yellow blooms.
• Deciduous rose bush (no leaves between Nov-Mar)
• Arrives with a height of 40-50cm
• Shoots and buds arrive in spring, flowers arrive in summer
• Blooms have a delicate scent
• Recommend planted growth against a sunny wall
• Fully hardy in UK climates
• Pot size from 3.5L to 4.5L dependent on season - Rosa ‘Gardener’s Glory’, 4L climber: £29.99, eBay
A repeat-flowering climbing rose that produces very fragrant golden-yellow blooms continuously throughout the season. The glossy mid-green foliage has excellent disease resistance. 4L pot. Suitable for walls, pergolas and obelisks and easily trained.
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