I intend making a rose garden this year, I wish mainly fragrant roses, any tips please?

I used to work in a rose nursery. Here is a list of my preferences, please bear in mind that scent may vary in strength at different times of the day and the humidity of the atmosphere. Moreover, the sense of smell varies greatly from one person to another.


The following are my favourite strongly scented forms:


Large Flowered..


Alec's Red


Alpine Sunset


Champion


Double Delight


Ernest H Morse


Fragrant Cloud


Just Joey


Mr Lincoln


Mullard Jubilee


My Choice


Precious Platinum


Silver Lining


Tenerife


Wendy Cussons





Cluster flowered type:


Arthur Bell


Elizabeth of Glamis


Fragant Delight


Golden Slippers


Korresia


Margaret Merril


Orange Sensation





There are others, but these are my favourites, I can smell them now

I intend making a rose garden this year, I wish mainly fragrant roses, any tips please?
Roses love banana peels. Lay the peel just under the surface of the soil and give it plenty of water. Try not to wet the leaves when you water.
Reply:Tropicana is still catalogued as having a "heavy raspberry fragrance"; %26amp; "heavy, fruity fragrance" after its introduction 30 yrs ago: Brandy as having a "strong, spicy tea fragrance"; Modern Roses 10 presents Abracadabra as "very fragrant"; Barbara Bush as possessing a "heavy damask"; Brigadoon as "moderate spice"; Glory Days as "fragrant". Lemon Spice, Typhoo Tea, Sweet Afton, Double Delight, Sutter's Gold, Fragrant Cloud, Jadis, Blue Ribbon, Patsy Cline, Marmalade, Mary Lynn, %26amp; even the old Polly are heavily fragrant "modern" roses.


http://scvrs.homestead.com/fragranceinro...





The most fragrant teas that have won the James Alexander Gamble Fragrance Award:


Crimson Glory...........released 1935, Peace.....................released 1945,


Sutter's Gold............released 1950,


Chrysler Imperial.......released 1952


Tiffany....................released 1954


Granada..................released 1963


Papa Meilland...........released 1963


Mister Lincoln...........released 1964


Fragrant Cloud..........released 1967


First Prize................released 1970


Perfume Delight........released 1973


Double Delight..........released 1977


http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/roses.h...





"Almost all Alba, Bourbon, Centifolia, Damask, Gallica, hybrid Musk, hybrid Perpetual, Moss, Noisette, Portland, and Tea roses have fragrant flowers."


http://www.gardenadvice.com/index.cfm/ev...





Another list of the most fragrant flowers:


VARIETY CLASS COLOR


Admiral Rodney Hybrid tea Pink blend


Angel Face Floribunda Mauve blend


Apricot Nectar Floribunda Apricot blend


Arizona Grandiflora Orange blend


Avandel Avandel Yellow blend


Beauty Secret Miniature Medium red


Big Purple Hybrid tea Mauve


Blue Moon Hybrid tea Mauve


Broadway Hybrid tea Yellow blend


Command Performance Hybrid tea Orange-red


Colly Parton Hybrid tea Orange-red


Don Juan Climber Dark red


Electron Hybrid tea Deep pink


Folklore Hybrid tea Orange blend


Frangrant Memory Hybrid tea Medium pink


Iceberg Floribunda White


Intrigue Floribunda Mauve blend


Jennifer Miniatrue Pink blend


John F. Kennedy Hybrid tea White


Keepsake Hybrid tea Pink blend


Kordes' Perfecta Hybrid tea Pink blend


La France Hybrid tea Light pink


Little Jackie Miniature Orange blend


Miss All-American Beauty Hybrid tea Deep pink


Mister Lincoln Hybrid tea Dark red


Paradise Hybrid tea Mauve


Pink Peace Hybrid tea Medium pink


Red Fountain Climber Dark red


Royal Highness Hybrid tea Light pink


Saratoga Floribunda White


Sheer Bliss Hybrid tea White


Sonia Grandiflora Pink blend


Saprrieshoop Shrub Light pink


Spartan Floribunda Orange-red


Sweet Surrender Hybrid tea Medium pink


White Lightnin' Grandiflora White


http://www.gardenadvice.com/index.cfm/ev...





I grow %26amp; love:


"Angel Face", "Double Delight" "Paradise" "Tiffiny"


"Rosa Rugosa" %26amp; "Theresa Bugnet."


The last two are carefree roses.


http://www.dutchgrowers.ca/OS_roseTheres...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugosa_Rose





Check out the fragrances when you are in nursery or garden centers to see what you like :)


Good Luck! Hope this is helpful.
Reply:don't matter what rose you plant.... if the soil won't keep it growing healthy and happy you've lost the battle already.... talk to the Rosarians or the GardenClub or the Extension office near you and find out what soil is good for roses in your area..... I have heavy clay and my roses hated it until I found out how to ammend it so they'd like it..... you must start out with the very best soil and drainage you can possibly give them, to have them grow their best for you......
Reply:I have grown roses for years, and Don't care for the hybrid teas as a general rule, they are too fussy--always got black spot or powdery mildew, need too much care and sometimes don't have any smell at all. I prefer rugosa roses, antique roses, and the Canadians. The antique varieties have wonderful scents. Some of them are susceptible to the afore-mentioned problems, but by and large they are the best of the roses. They aren't perfect hybrid tea rose shapes, but are more blossomy and full-blown, some cabbagey-shaped, but they are wonderful. The musk roses, perpetuals, bourbons, and more can be found in this catalog; take a look at them and other roses here and get an idea of them:





http://www.countrysideroses.com/
Reply:Im also new at growing roses but i have tryed a few David Austin Roses and they so far after a couple years seem real hardy and not alot of maintanance and smell great. I hope this helps
Reply:Mean ol Mama gave you some good advice. Whatever kind of roses you choose make sure you prepare your beds right and plant right. It will save you in the future. Your beds should be raised above the normal soil level by something like 10-14 inches. Roses like to have plenty of water but don't like "wet feet". This is especially true if your soil is a clay based but imporant anywhere. I spray the area I'm going to till 3-4 weeks before I plant with something like Roundup or generic. Then spray again to kill anything that wasn't killed the first time. Follow directions on the container.





After tilling I amend the soil with good compost and till that in. Water well when planting and apply fertilizer if you so desire then plant the roses. I then cover the bed with several (9-10) layers of newspaper and wet it down. If you perfer you can purchase black ground cloth for this. I then cover the whole thing with 3" wood chips or any type of mulch you chose.





If you plant anything but "Earthkind" roses, be prepared to spray for insects and fungus at least every 7-10 days during any weather that is above 40 deg.





Roses, except for the Earthkind varieties are a lot of work but if you have the time and energy they can be very satisfying.





The advice to contact your local societies or Extension Service is also very good. They will have lots of information on growing roses.