Antique Roses
Antique Climbing Roses

Old Vintage Garden Roses

Antique roses for a garden.

The best antique climbing roses, with pictures and information about old vintage garden roses.

Gardening tips for an 'antique' rose garden.

And even 'antique' roses for the south, that's what this page is all about.

So what constitutes an old rose?

The American Rose Society defines as old any rose that was introduced before 1867, but rose collectors go by the 100 year mark.

One sure sign to look for is the unforgettable true rose perfume that lives on in undiluted form in most antique old roses.

So if you come across a rose, and you want to know if it's an antique one, just smell those rose blooms, to find out.

If you like to buy any of these antique old roses, just click on the headlines under each picture

Furthermore, antique old vintage roses are, for the most part, superiour garden shrubs.

Old roses have an inherent beauty and form that will never diminish over the years.

Another feature of old roses lies in the blossom colors.

Old rose colors are more muted than most modern hybrids, tending to be more pastel.

More than ten thousand rose varieties were introduced during the period between 1804 and 1935.

Only a small number of the thousands antique rose varieties are still in commerce today.

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