rose [Galway Bay]

Grow in full sun, although this rose will tolerate some shade, in humus rich ,moist but well drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring. Apply a balanced fertiliser again in early summer. Tolerant of poor soils. See rose cultivation

Pruning group 17 (roses)

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

May be susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly and rose leaf rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

May be susceptible to rose powdery mildew, rose blackspot and rose rust