Rose season at Mottisfont

Mottisfont's walled gardens are home to the extraordinary National Plant Collection of pre-1900 shrub roses, which creates an annual spectacle in early summer.

Over 400 varieties of rose bloom in the garden during peak season. Climbers are trained onto red-brick walls, and shrub roses are set in beds among other flowers with complementary colours and foliage to show them off at their best.

This year, Mottisfont is celebrating 50 years since the collection was brought to the garden for everyone to enjoy, and the garden team are preparing it to face the climate challenges of the future. You can find out more about this work in the garden when you visit.

The gardens remain open until 8pm (last entry 7pm) on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 30 May to 29 June. On Fridays 7, 14 & 21 June you can enjoy live jazz from the FB Pocket Orchestra, plus wine tastings and wine for sale from award-winning Hampshire vineyard Black Chalk.