Roses symbolize love and beauty, so it is no surprise that these flowers are a major staple in gardens all over the world. These timeless and traditional flowers have been around for over 35 million years . Although roses have been around for years they are still an indisputably classic flower, which really makes them perfect for any floral arrangement. Here, in our exclusive showcase, The Big Top Ten spotlights the very best rose garden centres in Europe. Our compilation includes a variety of businesses of all sizes. Some have been around for over 100 years, others less than ten. The one common thread they all share is their passionate devotion to the rose and the huge impact they’re having in spreading the word about the world’s most romantic flower.
1. Rosen Tantau, Germany
More than 100 years of rose breeding at Rosen Tantau. For more than 100 years the garden rose breeding has been the core business of Rosen Tantau. During all that time the company has specialized on different types of roses. 20 years ago, however, Rosen Tantau started to intensively diversifying his breeding lines to different types of rose classes.
The German Rose Society has awarded the nostalgic rose “Soul®” the prize “Rose of the year 2018”. Our newly built show greenhouse was the frame of a small reception during which the president of the German Rose Society, Professor Hans-Peter Mühlbach, has passed on the prize to our head of breeding Jens Krüger.
2. David Austin Roses, UK
In the early 1950’s David Austin set out to create a more beautiful rose. Sixty years on, this simple objective remains. From a hobby breeder as a young teenager David Austin has gone on to breed a collection of roses renowned across the world.
Rose breeding is often described as being as much an art as a science. All David Austin roses have a collective style and reflect one man’s vision. All have beautiful blooms and in most cases wonderful fragrance held on graceful attractive shrubs. A garden of these outstanding roses is hard to beat for sheer exuberance of flower and fragrance.
3. Peter Beales Roses, UK
Peter Beales Roses have been passionate about roses since 1968, when Peter opened his first rose nursery. Since then Peter Beales Roses have become renowned around the world for specialising in the preservation of old fashioned, historic and rare roses, as well as winning many prestigious awards, including 25 Gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Peter Beales Roses are the World Leaders in Classic Roses and also have other garden centre products and a full range of plants. Read More.
4. World Of Roses, UK
World of Roses have been supplying beautiful mail order gift roses for over 10 years, and growing roses for over 50 years. Based in Bedfordshire, the roses are grown locally in our rose fields.
At World of Roses, you’ll find the perfect gift rose for any occasion. For birthdays, anniversaries, for him or for her, from garden bush roses to climbing roses and standard stem roses we will have the quality roses you’re looking for. Read More.
5. Country Garden Roses, UK
Here at Country Garden Roses we specialise in growing and selling the healthiest and well cared for collection of potted roses in the country.
These fabulous roses are then sent to happy customers all over the British Isles. From historic, traditional varieties that have been grown for centuries, to modern floribundas that will surprise and delight, we’ve got the perfect rose for any gift. ReadMore.
6. Jardin de la Maison Rose, France
Based in the historical town of Bourganeuf, our Rose garden has taken us 4 years to build our David Austin Rose Garden and like most of us when we buy here in France the houses have not been lived in for a number of years.
There’s still got lots to do but so pleased we have finally opened our gates of the garden to the public in July 2017. We were also very excited to become an official stockist of David Austin Roses November 2017. Read More.
7. Meilland Richardier, France
The Meilland Richardier heritage, origin dates back to 1867. A tangle of lives & encounters …
Having their roots in LYON and its surroundings, the ancestors Meilland and Richardier have made Rose a devouring passion that, over the decades, has only strengthened. It’s a story that continues today, both on our creation site of Saint-andre at Cannet-des-Maures in the Var in the south of France and on our Lafayette production site in Diemoz in France. Isere. Read More.
8. Kordes Rose, Germany
W. Kordes‘ Söhne is one of the most renowned rose breeder for garden roses, cut roses and pot roses. Our rose varieties are introduced by our agents and general licensees in over 30 countries and in many parts of the world Kordes’ market share is very high. You will find roses from Kordes in many private gardens, public green spaces and botanical gardens. Read More.
9. C & K Jone, UK
We are a small, family-run business. We do not have teams of pickers and packers. each rose is individually planted, grafted, trimmed and prepared by us. It takes 18 months to produce each rose. We plant, care for and prepare our roses for customers to enjoy in years to come. This often means that there can be a wait for your bare root rose. But when you finally see it flower in the summer, it is always worth the wait! Read More.
10. Rozen Festival Lottum, The Netherlands
Lottum is best known for its rose production. Over 70 percent of all rose growing businesses in The Netherlands are located in Lottum, a total of 20 million roses are grown here. That is why Lottum is called ‘the rose village of The Netherlands’. Bi- annually, Lottum also organizes a Rose festival, which is held on the second Sunday in August. At the Rose festival you will find gardens, mosaics, objects and flower arrangements all over Lottum, where everything is decorated with rosebuds. This festival attracts approx. 45.000 visitors. Read More.
