Starlight Symphony cl Rose Catalogue Autumn 2018 – Spring 2019 Britain’s Leading Rose Specialists for 250 Years! (Est. 1765) Registered office: Nayland Road, Mile End, Colchester, Essex CO4 5HA Directors:- Chairman and Joint Managing Director (Farm) – Martin Pawsey; Joint Managing Director (Nursery) – Roger Pawsey; Tel: (01206) 844008 Company Secretary – Angela Pawsey. Fax: (01206) 855371 Cants of Colchester Ltd. Registered No. 00197047 England. VAT No. GB 102 2460 33. Email: [email protected] We are members of various organisations. National Farmers Union, www.cantsroses.co.uk Essex Chambers of Commerce, British Association of Rose Breeders We hope you will enjoy our Autumn 2018 - Spring 2019 Catalogue. • From the oldest recorded Town of Colchester we bring you the Sat Nav? oldest recorded Rose Specialist in the United Kingdom. Still run by the family and enthusiastic staff. Use CO4 5HA • We celebrated 250 years in 2015 See page 46 • What New Varieties have we this season? You can have the “Rose of The Year” 2019 actually blooming in your garden in summer of Quick Guide to Contents 2019. This is a compact white climbing rose “Starlight Symphony” • Other newcomers are a pink Hybrid Tea rose with old fashioned Address, phone, fax, email ................................................................................2 shaped blooms “Duchess of Cornwall”. A deep pink floribunda Business terms ..........................................................................................................25 “Claire Marshall”. Light apricot Hybrid Tea “Mary Jean” and if Cash & Carry times and terms .................................................................46 you are looking for an alternative for “Ruby Wedding” try “Happy Container Roses Mail Order ..........................................................................3 Ruby Wedding”. Data Protection .......................................................................................................25 • We have a few new David Austin varieties as they are keen to cease Export Orders ...........................................................................................................47 the production of some of their older varieties. We have taken Find That Rose .......................................................................................................33 “Desdemona” (white) “James L Austin” (deep pink) and “Thomas Gift Tokens ....................................................................................................................4 À Becket” (crimson). Gold Standard Roses..........................................................................................21 If you are in the vicinity particularly during the summer months please Guarantee ........................................................................................................................3 do pay us a visit as most varieties can be viewed in our container area and small display garden. Also you can obtain expert advice, purchase Hours of Business ..................................................................................25 & 46 roses (according to season) and related sundries. Please be assured we How to find us (map) .........................................................................................46 have not moved but the road system has become a little complicated. Key to Codes ................................................................................................................3 PLEASE STUDY THE MAP AND RELATED NOTES ON Order/dispatch of roses ....................................................................................24 PAGE 46. ALSO SEE BACK COVER. PLEASE NOTE THAT Order Form ..................................................................................................... Centre SOME SAT NAV (CO4 5HA) MAPS ARE NOT UP TO Personal Gift Scheme ...........................................................................................4 DATE AND MAY DIRECT YOU ONTO BOXTED ROAD. Planting & Pruning Guide ...........................................................................34 THERE IS NO ENTRY TO US FROM THE BOXTED Planting in Tubs .....................................................................................................35 ROAD. REGRETFULLY WE ARE NOT ALLOWED Pruning Demonstrations/Raising Money for Charities ......20 PROMINENT DIRECTION SIGNS. Sundries .........................................................................................................................44 Your popular questions answered ............................................................45 CANTS NEW Website ..............................................................................................................................2 COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE We launched in May 2018 our new comprehensive website. We believe THE ROSE TYPES WE GROW this is the best website we have had and is phone and tablet friendly. Climber; “Patio” Climbers; Repeat Flowering Climbers; As in the past our website is based on our latest catalogue, which can Ramblers Courtyard Climbers ...............................................................36-42 also be viewed online. All varieties are illustrated and in some cases we Cluster Flowered Bush.................................................................................14-19 will elaborate on the description. The site includes some family history. “English” Roses ..................................................................................................30-32 We will continue to build on our frequently asked questions and Floribunda ...........................................................................................................14-19 answer section. Our news section is updated frequently. Ground Cover Roses ......................................................................................20-21 There is further help for those who have difficulty in finding us with ............................................................................................................5-11 more pictures of the area! Hybrid Teas The best improvement is that it should be much easier to order online. Large Flowered Bush .......................................................................................5-11 Orders can be placed online for bare root and containerised roses Old Fashioned Roses ......................................................................................26-33 depending on season. Payment can be made through either a PayPal “Patio Roses” ........................................................................................................22-24 account or by credit/debit card managed by Stripe. Ordering online is Renaissance Roses ............................................................................................29-30 completely secure, but if you prefer you can always order by phone; fill Rugosa Roses ................................................................................................................33 in order form or in person. Shrub & Species ................................................................................................26-28 Visit www.cantsroses.co.uk Standards; Half Standards; Weeping Standards; Speciality Standards and Patio Standards .............................................................12-13 2 Key to Codes Container Roses On colour illustrations cl Climber Gold Standard by Mail Order c/cl Courtyard™ Climber Roses see page 21 E English Roses The prices shown in this catalogue are for traditional fl Floribunda bare-rooted roses, which are supplied from November gc Ground Cover - early April. h/t Hybrid Tea We containerise a wide selection of our roses for supply p “Patio” type from late April throughout the summer months. These p/cl Patio Climber are more expensive due to cost of pot, high quality soil r Rugosa based compost and general maintenance etc. R Renaissance Roses With the exception of all forms of Standard roses, we s Shrub & Species offer a Mail Order service for Containers in season. Disease Resistance Guide This service is particularly popular for a special event We observe the possibility of diseases under a regular which falls outside traditional planting time (see page 4 spraying programme and mark varieties accordingly. Any for further details of our Gift Service). variety which has a major problem is normally dropped Each rose has a colour picture label and is packed in a from our selection. Those we retain with no indication smart specially designed box and delivered by carrier. of disease resistance are grown due to popular demand. Due to weight etc. carriage GR Good Resistance charges are higher than for AR Average Resistance to general disease bare-rooted plants. TM The main disease possibility is a tendency to mildew We emphasise that not all Fragrance varieties are available in Sense of smell is personal and even we who work at Cants containers and in particular dont’t always agree, so these are a guide. some of the varieties which are V. Fragrant Exceptional fragrance marked New in this catalogue. Fragrant Strongly scented You can find out what is Scented Some scent available Mail Order and Unmarked There is no discernable scent prices on our website www. Guide to Height cantsroses.co.uk or simply All varieties are individuals,and situations like growing phone us on 01206 844008 and weather conditions can influence the height. As a to discuss your requirements. guide we add to description the following.