Queen Elizabeth

I brought Queen Elizabeth home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding deep watering at the base rather than overhead — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled down. I grow it in a large terr…

I don't have a garden so a trellis or pergola for climbing varieties is my only option for Queen Elizabeth. It absolutely works — with the right attention to applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring you can get excellent results in containers. repeat-flowering over a long season i…

I'm a busy person and can't give every plant the attention the books recommend. Here's what I've learned about the minimum viable care for Queen Elizabeth. applying rose-specific granular fertiliser in early spring is genuinely non-negotiable — skip this and the plant declines noticeably. Everythin…

I planted Queen Elizabeth primarily for ornamental reasons. What I didn't anticipate was the wildlife it would attract. repeat-flowering over a long season seems to be particularly appealing to bees and butterflies during the main growing period. I grow it in a cottage garden mixed planting with la…

Queen Elizabeth is clearly a great plant — I can see that from other people's results. Mine has been decent but not spectacular, and I think I know why. I underestimated the importance of pruning to an outward-facing bud at a 45-degree angle in the early stages and paid for it. aphid infestations o…

I planted Queen Elizabeth without expecting much and it's become one of the most satisfying things in my garden. exceptional fragrance on warm afternoons is something I couldn't have predicted from looking at it in a nursery. You only understand it once the plant is established and performing. I ke…