A whopping 90 per cent of gardeners still grow roses, but nowadays, they are often grown as part of a larger composition, or as a hedge, rather than in a rose garden. Particularly popular are shrub roses.
Rosa ‘Schoolgirl’
Rose
Shrub
Hardy
Apricot-orange
Deep green
2.7m x 2.2m (9ft x 7.2ft)
A rather lanky, stiff, large flowered, climbing rose with large leaves setting off the rounded, fully double, flowers which are 10cm (4in) across. Does best in full sun.