Roses make the most wonderful informal hedges. Now is the time to plan one of these lovelies and order your bare-rooted plants for the coming season.
If you choose the right variety and they will provide scented colour all season long (and a great thorny barrier if that is a plus).
All they require is around six hours of sunlight a day and a good open position so air can circulate freely, keeping mildew and disease at bay.
So, either use them against a wire or picket-style fence on your garden boundary or to visually divide two areas of the garden.
Rose hedges are often associated with lawns – here they have been used to create a romantic walk towards an inviting seating area.
So, which roses are best for this purpose? I would always go to the David Austin website as a first port of call. This is their link to the roses they produce which they recommend for hedging. http://www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/specific-situations/growing-as-hedges
You will have to decide how tall you would like your hedge to be:
Short – Molineux seen above is recommended as an exceptionally healthy, repeat flowering, wonderfully scented short rose. It will provide a gloriously golden hedge of between 2 foot and 3.5 foot in height.
Medium/Tall – Hyde Hall is notably hardy, tough and disease resistant, flowers throughout the season, has a mild fruity fragrance and, most usefully, is shade tolerant. This beauty will grow to up to 6 feet.
