Top 10 Fragrant Roses for Your Garden

Select the most divinely fragrant roses for your garden.

1. 'Madame Alfred Carriere.' Noisette; creamy pink to white.
2. 'Just Joey.' Hybrid Tea; ginger scent.
3. Incense Rose (Rosa primula). Pale yellow.
4. 'Fruhlingsgold.' Shrub; golden yellow.
5. 'New Dawn.' Climber; pale pink.
6. 'Grand Siecle' (R. gallica officinalis). Light Crimson.
7. 'Madame Plantier.' Hybrid musk; white.
8. 'Margaret Merrill.' Floribunda; white.
9. 'Heritage.' David Austin; pale pink.
10. 'Autumn Damask' (R. damascena bifera). Clear pink.

To test roses for maximum fragrance, set them on the dashboard of your car. The most aromatic varieties will scent the car for days.

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