What is a lovely rose bush to buy for a friend's birthday gift?

[nowwearefour]

She is having a party at the weekend and I want tongetbsomething lovely! She will be 40 and her dh has suggested this as a suitable gift.

[Rosa]

Try David Austen Roses ..they have loads .. You might find one with her name or similar which would be nice...

[Chippychop]

I've just bought some roses for a new bed, I'm a novice... But the expert in the garden centre suggested David Austin as a brand and they have loads if topically named roses eg William and Katherine, Mary Rose, Winchester cathedral... Maybe you could find a name with a link to your friend? You can also have roses named after people - google this

[twentyten]

David Austin do one called the generous gardener... Lovely!

[nowwearefour]

Ok thank you!!!

[nowwearefour]

Do I want a bare root rose or a containerised rose?

[SignoraStronza]

We bought MIL one called 'Queen MIL's name' and another called 'Glennfiddich'. V. thoughtfully chosen and appropriate.

[nancy75]

I bought my mum something called a big purple, I think they call them heritage roses. They smell amazing ( my nan used to have them in her garden which is why I got it for my mum, just the smell takes you back in time)

[thecatfromjapan]

container roses are easier.

Go onto the David Austin website and read the descriptions - they are wonderful reading!

If you have time, you can send off for the catalogue - which has even more wonderful descriptions.

I took my daughter to a garden centre and she chose a David Austin "Miss Alice" for herself, and I planted an "Ispahan" which has proved to be a very good grower - though the roses themselves are less pretty than some. Dd's "Miss Alice" is very pretty - lots of pink pom pom-type roses - and smells delicious.

[Taffeta]

If she has borders then a bare root rose will grow bigger. What colours does she like?

this is my fave pink
Or this
Which direction does her garden face? This is good for north facing.

[nowwearefour]

She planning to redo her garden (sma city garden). I don't know which way it faces ).

[Taffeta]

Alnwick is a winner IMO.

[MrsLettuce]

yy, David Austin Roses. You want a containerised rose.

cecile brunner is a beautiful rambly climber, highly scented with masses of smallish, perfect pink roses.