Gertrude Jekyll (Ausboard)

The 'Gertrude Jekyll' (Ausboard) is a David Austin rose that rightfully deserves to be called an icon. From elegant, rounded buds unfold large, intensely pink flowers in a perfect rosette shape, each with a subtle green center that adds extra depth. Its fragrance is truly enchanting: an unusually powerful, classic rose perfume praised worldwide as one of the most intoxicating aromas among English roses. A sensory experience that makes your garden unforgettable.

With its sturdy, upright growth reaching about 150 cm as a shrub rose, the 'Gertrude Jekyll' is an excellent eye-catcher in borders, a beautiful background plant, or an impressive solitary centerpiece in any cottage garden. Its robust character and rich, continuous blooming nature ensure you can enjoy a succession of its fragrant flowers from May to October. Additionally, it can be trained as a small climbing rose, enriching walls or pergolas with its timeless beauty and scent.

At Belle Époque Rose Nursery in Aalsmeer, you buy the 'Gertrude Jekyll' directly from the grower. With over 40 years of family experience in rose cultivation, we guarantee you a top-quality plant, grown with passion and care. We stand for sustainable cultivation and deep expertise, ensuring you a healthy and richly blooming rose that brings joy for years. Choose the expertise of Belle Époque and bring a piece of English garden history into your home.

Shrub rose 150cm or Small climbing rose 200-300cm

Repeated flowering wave

At least 6 hours of sun per day

Exceptionally strong, classic rose scent

Roses in pots

A potted rose is a rose plant that has already been grown in a pot and is delivered with a well-developed root system. These roses are ready to be planted directly in the garden or in a larger pot, without having to wait for root growth. This makes the potted rose ideal for planting throughout the year, especially from May through October.

Roses with bare roots

Bare-root roses – also called root roses – are rose plants delivered without a pot or soil. These roses are dormant and can be planted directly in open ground. The best time to plant a root rose is in autumn or early spring, when the soil is still moist and the temperature mild.

At Belle Epoque we supply bare-root roses from November through April. Thanks to the well-developed root system and the right planting conditions, these roses grow vigorously into healthy and bloom-rich bushes or climbing roses.

Products are shipped directly from the nursery every Monday and Wednesday. By delivering only twice a week, we reduce logistical emissions and optimise our processes. This benefits both the quality of our products and the climate.