Milan Havlis - gardening

Aloha is a great climbing rose with large, repeat flowering flowers of apricot orange to salmon pink shades. It is quitre robust and hardy, reasonably disease-resistant. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in the s ...

Amadeus is a superb modern climber from Kordes. It bears trusses of deep ruby red flowers that repeat flowering and have a light spicy scent. Reasonably disease-resistant. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in the ...

Anne Boleyn is an exceptionally free-flowering variety with quite short, arching growth. The flowers are of nice rosette shape and of a soft, warm pink. They are produced in large sprays, with remarkable continuity. It has soft green, polished foliage. The whole impression of this rose ...

An exceptionally free-flowering variety with quite short, arching growth. The flowers are of nice rosette shape and of a soft, warm pink. They are produced in quite large sprays, with remarkable continuity. It has soft green, highly polished foliage. The whole impression of this rose is one of a ple ...

Antike is a climbing rose by Kordes. It has very double flowers that are creamy white with rich red margins. No fragrance. It repeats flowering. Reasonably disease-resistant. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in t ...

The blooms of Charles Darwin are some of the largest to be found in the English Roses and are on a par with Brother Cadfael and Golden Celebration, creating a really impressive effect in the garden. The flowers are very full and rounded at first, then opening up to a shallow cup. They ...

Charlotte is an excellent variety with exquisite cup-shaped flowers, of medium size and soft yellow colouring. All in all, one of the most beautiful of the yellow English Roses and also, for those with particularly cold winters, one of the hardiest. It has a delicious Tea Rose f ...

Christopher Marlowe is of a colour not usually associated with English Roses: an intense orange-red, paling a little to salmon-pink on the outer petals as the flower ages. We need all colours if we are to fulfil all the requirements of the garden. ‘Christopher Marlowe’ shou ...

An amazing novelty among low, polyantha roses is called Clementine®. This rose blooms profusely from June until October with 4-5 cm wide double flowers that are tangerine orange. Unscented flowers are produced on the background of deep green, glossy, healthy foliage. This ro ...

This rose, which is probably a Canina/Gallica hybrid, has flowers about five inches across, of the most brilliant pure rose-pink, with a large boss of stamens. It is very robust, reliable and free flowering and may even be grown as a climber. It is one of the finest single roses and one of the best ...

Crimson Shower is a typical rambler with trusses of double to full flowers of bright crimson colour. Commences flowering in midsummer and continues until September. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep ...

Crown Princess Margareta is a tall, slightly arching shrub rose which is ideal for the back of the border. The flowers are quite large, neatly-formed rosettes of a lovely apricot-orange. It is one of the Leander group and we think it should thrive even under more rigorous conditions. Planting ins ...

Crown Princess Margareta is a short climber with slightly arching stems. The flowers are quite large, neatly-formed rosettes of a lovely apricot-orange. It is one of the Leander group and we think it should thrive even under more rigorous conditions. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size ...

Crystal Fairy® is another sport of the Fairy group of polyantha roses coming from the original hybrid introduced in 1930´s. This one has clear white, double flowers that may gain a light pink shade when fading. Reasonably disease resistant. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 ...

Dark Red is a patio/polyantha rose (the botanists are in disagreement as far as naming the groups). It has double flowers of velvet-like deep red colour. These roses are low maintenance but still breathtaking, low, cluster-flowered shrubs. They bloom from end spring in several p ...

Dolly Dot® is a modern polyantha/shrub rose. It has profusion of bright yellow flowers from early summer through to autumn. As many yellow-flowering floribundas/polyanthas it needs protection from fungi diseases in warm and wet weather. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. ...

Fairest Cape® is another attractive rose by Kordes with multicoloured blooms. They are medium-sized, 8-10 cm across, buds open from reddish-pink to salmon-pink with deep yellow centres that fade to apricot orange. This tea hybrid has some fragrance and repeats flowering. It should ...

How to make somebody a rose-addict? Show them polyantha/patio roses (the botanists are in disagreement as far as naming the groups). These roses are low maintenance but still breathtaking low, cluster-flowered shrubs. They bloom from end spring in several phases until the frosts. In mild winters the ...

Large, cupped, full-petalled flowers of rich, dark crimson, eventually turning to a most pleasing shade of rich purple. Powerful Old Rose fragrance. Makes a striking climber of 6 ft - 8ft. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is ...

We believe Falstaff to be one of the best crimson/purple roses that have been bred so far. It has large, cupped, full-petalled flowers of rich, dark crimson colouring; eventually turning to a most pleasing shade of rich purple. The growth is strong, bushy and rather upright. Plantin ...

This rose is probably one of the most popular polyantha rose by Kordes. Its name means gardener´s delight and if you like strong and vibrant colours you will understand. The flowers are fully double, raspberry pink-red, rain-resistant, and appear in profusion from early summer until early autumnt. F ...

An amazing piece of art is this Kordes rose. It brings a unique combination of golden orange and red colour in medium-sized flowers that appear repeatedly throughout summer. It is a vigorous, absolutely healthy rose, awarded ADR in 2002. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put ...

Pure white, cup-shaped flowers of typical Old Rose character. Its growth is quite short and bushy with numerous twiggy branches, upon which it bears flowers with quite exceptional freedom and continuity - making it ideal both as a border rose and for bedding. It has an English Rose, myrrh fragrance. ...

Golden Celebration is my top favorite since it offers a selection of my most popular colours – golden yellow, honey orange with a very light tint of salmon pink inside. It has a strong, tea and fruity fragrance, actually it was awarded the best shrub and most fragrant variety at ...

Golden Gate® is a climbing rose with repeat flowering. It bears golden yellow flowers that have a sweet, citrus-fruit perfume. It is a healthy, disease-resistant variety. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in t ...

Golden Showers is a short climber of many virtues. The blooms are large, open and semi-double and of a golden-yellow which fades to a light yellow; the petals then dropping quickly and cleanly. Individual blooms may be of no exceptional beauty but they are produced very freely and cont ...

Golden Sun is a patio/polyantha rose (the botanists are in disagreement as far as naming the groups). It has double flowers of soft golden-yellow colour. These roses are low maintenance but still breathtaking, low, cluster-flowered shrubs. They bloom from end spring in several p ...

Probably the best known of all the English Roses and one of the most popular roses in the world, Graham Thomas has been voted the World’s Favourite Rose by the World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) which represents over 100,000 rose lovers in 41 member countries. The a ...

Deep red roses have always been the most sought after among rose lovers. Grande Amore® means big love which this rose may as well soon become either in a border or ina a bouquet. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm d ...

This is a very large shrub which, unlike most other shrubs of its size, has the ability to flower with exceptional continuity throughout the summer. It owes this ability to its unusual and original parentage. It can be expected to achieve some 7 or 8 ft. in height. It is exceptionally tough and di ...

Brilliant clear white flowers offer a stunning display on deep green background of leathery leaves. This rose is very robust and hardy, as well as reasonable disease-resistant. The flowers have a marvellous strong perfume. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in t ...

James Galway is a climbing rose with large and very full flowers of a lovely shade of warm pink, paling to the edges. Strong, almost thornless growth. It has a delicious Old Rose fragrance. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the gra ...

Kleopatra is a repeat flowering rose with large blooms - 11 cm across. The petals are deep red inside and golden yellow on the outside. It is a fast grower with beautiful buds and a light scent. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting poi ...

Knirps® is a fantastic groundcovering rose myde by Kordes in 1997. It has 5cm wide, bright pink flowers making an eternal carpet that flowers profusely from June till October. Very strong and healthy, absolutely disease-free. Recommended spacing: 5 plants per square meter. Planting instruc ...

This rose has the brightest crimson colouring of all the English Roses; standing out when viewed from across the garden. It is related to Mary Rose and has many of that rose's good garden qualities. The flowers open wide and slightly cupped. They are produced freely and with remarkable cont ...

The flowers of this rose commence as charming peachy pink cups, gradually opening to form neatly cupped rosettes. Each bloom has a perfect ring of creamy-apricot waxy petals enclosing numerous smaller petals. Eventually the petals turn back to form a large, domed, creamy-white flower. The overall ef ...

Little Sunset® is a miniature rose offering harmonic growth with high-centered flower in attractive, yellow and red colours, highly resistant to fungi diseases. Repeats flowering. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm ...

Lolita brings bright colours to your rose border. It has several shades of orange, honey-yellow and golden. Pick up this rose for its strong perfume, strong stems and large flowers. It needs to be treated against diseases when necessary. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put ...

An excellent rose for bedding, although it is equally good for the border. It flowers with exceptional freedom and continuity, has even upright growth and little or no disease. The flowers are of a rich yellow colouring. It has a characteristic Tea Rose fragrance with a musky background. Winner of a ...

A sport from Officinalis and an equally good shrub but with crimson flowers, striped with white. A very showy plant, giving a wonderful effect in the garden. Will form a very good low hedge. Non-repeating. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the g ...

Neon® is my top favourite among Kordes polyantha roses. It is a fascinating variety with bright pink flowers that appear continuously from early summer until autumn. Absolutely healthy and disease-resistant. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way tha ...

Here we have a rose of exceptional freshness and beauty. The flowers start as charming little buds, gradually opening out to form wide but shallow cups. These are beautiful at all stages, and have a pleasing formality of form. The colour is the softest glowing pink with hints of apricot. This rose f ...

Rebell® is a Kordes tea hybrid rose with fascinationg shade of deep but yet soft red colour. The blooms are large, about 11 cm across, double and slightly scented. They repeat flowering throughout summer. Stems are strong and erect which makes it a great cut rose. Reasonably disea ...

Rotilia® is a polyantha rose with deep crimson red flowers that make a flowering carpet from June well through October. It is an absolutely healthy, disease-resistant variety, awarded ADR in 2002. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafti ...

Schneeflocke® means a snowflake. This Germany polyantha rose is like a million snow flakes in the middle of summer. It has profusion of small, semi-double, crystal white flowers on the background of deep green and glossy, healthy foliage. Awarded ADR . Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of ...

How to make somebody a rose-addict? Show them polyantha/patio roses (the botanists are in disagreement as far as naming the groups). These roses are low maintenance but still breathtaking low, cluster-flowered shrubs. They bloom from end spring in several phases until the frosts. In mild winters the ...

Speelwark® is one of my favourite roses. It has gorgeous, large flowers that open as peach golden-yellow and fade to reddish-pink. It has a lovely fragrance. Has to be treated against blackspot. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the graftin ...

Tess of The d’Urbervilles is a beautiful climbing rose by David Austin. Its purple-red flowers are of a nice, deeply cupped shape in the early stages; the petals turning back to give a less formal but still attractive flower. The fragrance is light and repeats flowers. It ...

The Mayflower Pruning: English roses don’t need hard pruning like tea hybrids. Just cut last year’s growth by one third to maximum one half in the spring (after frosts) to achieve desired shape, and strong and reliable framework. Cutting it back to 3-5 live buds is possible ...

An excellent pure yellow rose that combines unusually strong and healthy growth with blooms of the utmost delicacy and charm. These are quite large and evenly shaped, with many small petals opening to form a flat flower. They have a softness of texture which is most pleasing, and look particularly f ...

Tuscany Superb is a beautiful country-type rose, probably a sport of Tuscany rose to which it is very similar but less bushy and a little taller (grows to about 1.5m). The flowers are larger with more petals, deep crimson or burgundy red fading to purple. Yellow stamens are not very ...

Westzeit® is another fantastic novelty from 2004. It is a compact, shrub rose with deep apricot orange flowers on the background of deep green foliage with burgundy red tint. It repeats flowering and is disease-free. Awarder ADR in 2007. Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. ...

This is a particularly robust and healthy rose, producing long, arching branches which eventually form a bushy, mounding shrub. It flowers freely, with excellent repeating. The flower buds are blush pink at first, later opening to reveal flowers of blush touched with apricot. They form a perf ...

A tall shrub with attractive, rather arching growth and glossy foliage. The flowers are of a lovely glowing apricot-pink and of formal rosette shape. It is extremely hardy and reliable, making it an ideal rose for further back in the border, where it will withstand some competition better than most. ...