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Not every garden offers the perfect spot, and not every rose is needed purely for its looks, which is why we've grouped varieties by the practical jobs they do best. If you have a shady corner, our shade-tolerant roses have been chosen for their ability to flower well with less direct sun, while our roses for poorer soils are proven performers where the ground is thin, chalky or heavy clay. For a north-facing wall, a notoriously tricky spot, we've picked varieties that cope without full sun.

Growing in containers on a patio or balcony calls for roses bred for pots, and if cut flowers for the house are the goal, our roses for cutting have been selected for long stems and good vase life. Wildlife-friendly roses, mostly single or semi-double flowered, open their centres to pollinators and often follow their flowers with hips that feed birds through autumn. Award-winning roses have been recognised by the trials and shows that matter in the rose world, including our own successes at Chelsea, and for a hedge that flowers all summer, our roses for hedging are a lower-maintenance alternative to traditional hedging plants. Whatever the challenge in your garden, there's usually a rose bred to meet it, and our Rose Advice Centre can help you find it.