Tea roses, damask roses, shrub roses, and old roses have stronger fragrances. Other roses, like China roses, modern hybrids, and modern garden roses, however, have little to no scent at all.

English rose breeder David Austin has introduced several outstandingly fragrant shrub roses in his “English rose” collection of shrub roses, notably ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ (pink), ‘Evelyn ...

Another famous British rose grower, David Austin, created and named the Gertrude Jekyll rose in 1986. It is an English shrub rose and climbing rose that’s very popular in Great Britain. The pink rose ...

Shrub roses, also labelled landscaping or groundcover roses, blend a diverse mix of old-rose varieties with modern roses to capture the best qualities of each, including fragrance, flowering ...

Nigel Colborn says shrub roses are far less trouble to grow than bush varieties. The UK-based gardening expert says favourites include the R. Nevad and R. Marguerite Hilling.

David Austin English Roses David Austin roses have revolutionized shade gardening with their adaptable, beautiful varieties that combine old rose charm with modern repeat-flowering capacity. These ...

They want big flowers, big fragrance, but also black-spot free. The huge issue here is that our public has not embraced shrub roses the way the U.S. and Europe have.

In early summer, fragrant shrub roses bloom near the front patio and adjacent to my vegetable garden. Many new hybrid roses have been bred for stunning flowers but have lost their fragrance along the ...

5. Multiflora Rose (Rosa multiflora) Multiflora rose, or Rosa multiflora, is a shrub that loses its leaves in the fall. It is native to East Asia but has spread and become invasive in many parts of ...