The Rose Garden

The Rose Garden at Hampton Court Palace is in full bloom with a romantic display of these beautiful flowers.

In this short film, Greg Leeson shows us some of the more unusual varieties of roses on show, from the Gertrude Jekyll to the Darcey Bussell. There's a rose in our gardens for everyone to fall in love with!

The Rose Garden is a relatively new concept in the history of the Hampton Court Gardens.

This area was once William III's kitchen garden, which supplied the court with vegetables and herbs. Our Rose Garden on the same site has been evolving since the 1930s and the shape of the beds reflects the original formal grid design.

Originally roses were planted in few island beds, but now this wonderful space has developed to include formal beds and borders of rose species and cultivars.

We've also added grass paths through the rose beds, to allow more intimacy with the roses. This also allows for easier maintenance and upkeep.

Looking to the future

As the saying goes, 'a good garden never stands still', and we’re now giving the Rose Garden a new lease of life.

We’ve got exciting plans for the next three to five years and further ahead, so there will something new to see each year.