Twice a year our members receive the Historic Rose Journal. The Journal publishes informative articles on old roses, their history, cultivation and merits, reviews interesting new books, reports on the Group’s varied activities and publicises future shows and events.

For more information please contact editor@historicroses.org

You can read selected articles from the Historic Rose Journal.

You can download a list of all the articles published in the Journal between 1991 and 2025.

To order back issues of the Journal see How to order below.

As well as the Historic Rose Journal, we have produced illustrated booklets for sale by specialist writers on many aspects of historic roses:

Indispensable for the newcomer and a useful reference for old hands, this booklet provides a clear and simple introduction to choosing and caring for older roses.

It features a selection of the best and most reliable repeat-flowering old roses for any position, including growing in containers. Handsome photographs of all roses mentioned, easy-to-follow cultivation advice and simple diagrams showing how to prune complete the picture.

Written in a lucid and charming style by the renowned rosarian, David Stone. David is an Associate of Honour, Royal Horticultural Society; holder of the British Empire Medal; and formerly Head Gardener of the National Trust’s Mottisfont Abbey, with its National Collection of old shrub roses. This handbook makes a welcome addition to any rose-lover’s bookshelf and is the perfect little guide for anyone wanting to step into the world of historic roses.

28pp, A5 size, full colour. Published June 2019, ref NGOR 2019

How to order

To buy copies of our illustrated information booklets or previous issues of the Historic Rose Journal please contact our membership secretary David Gowing on membership@historicroses.org

Price £5 each plus postage and packing"