rose Anna Ford

Grow this compact, dwarf rose in full sun with moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring and a balanced fertiliser again in early summer. Can be grown in a container or used as an edging plant

patio and miniature roses

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer

Aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly may be a problem. Rabbits and deer can cause damage

May be subject to black spot, rose rust, powdery mildews and a downy mildew