Which new season's rose is perfect for you?

Quiz Questions

• 1.
  How much garden space do you have?

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  • A.
    Room for some pots on the patio
  • B.
    Heaps! My garden is a blank canvas
  • C.
    I have some space in my garden bed
  • D.
    My garden has some areas in need of colour
• 2.
  What are you looking for in a rose?

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  • A.
    Add a touch of elegance to my garden
  • B.
    I'd love to be able to pick the roses
  • C.
    Some serious flower power
  • D.
    Something a bit showy that will climb
• 3.
  What is your flowering preference?

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  • A.
    Loads of smaller flowers
  • B.
    Larger blooms
• 4.
  How big do you want your rose to grow?

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  • A.
    I want a tall and beautiful rose
  • B.
    I'm happy for my roses to grow however they'd like
  • C.
    I'd like my rose to remain quite compact
  • D.
    Anywhere between 1.5m - 2m is great

Quiz Outcomes

• 1.
  Floribunda

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  Floribunda roses appear in clusters on each branch and are usually a smaller flower. They offer long periods of flowering. They are usually more compact in growth habit.Floribunda roses are more suited to pots than the hybrid tea. They can be used to create uniform rows as they can all be pruned to the same height each year and look good in large groupings.Varieties to look out for are: Friesia, Burgundy Iceberg, Courage, Scentimental and Lemon n Lime, amongst many others!
• 2.
  Standard Rose

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  Standard roses are roses that have been standardised, meaning that they are grafted onto a single stem. This stem can come in various sizes from the ground. These roses are good to create features in the garden, they can be put into large pots and also look good planted in a row, down a path or driveway.Iceberg is one of the stand-out standards to look for!
• 3.
  Hybrid Tea

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  Hybrid tea roses offer a single rose at the end of a long stem, meaning that they are absolutely perfect to cut and have them displayed in a vase in flower arrangements. They are normally a larger rose and quite showy, some may be perfumed.The structure of the hybrid tea rose is tall and upright and they grow better in the ground than in containers. Some hybrid tea favourites are Blackberry Nip, Diamond Jubilee, Loving Memory and Starlight.
• 4.
  Climbing or Rambling Rose

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  Well the name pretty much says it on this one, but yes they are a rose that climbs. They can be trained up any structure such as a fence or pergola. They put on a magnificent show and can look quite effective when entertaining guests. Some of the most popular climbing roses are Azubis, Bantry Bay, Dublin Bay and Sir Edmund Hilary.