Why you could get roses at Christmas and no, we don't mean chocolates!

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Hodge, K. (2026, October 17). Why you could get roses at Christmas and no, we don't mean chocolates! Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16217205/Why-you-roses-Christmas-no-dont-mean-chocolates.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-17 · by Katie Hodge

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Gardeners in the UK can expect to see roses blooming this Christmas due to unusually mild autumn weather following a record-breaking hot summer. Horticulturalists Toby Davis and Sally Newbrook attribute the late blooms to cool temperatures and rain, which have revitalized stressed roses that had gone dormant during the heatwave. Ms. Newbrook predicts up to half of the roses at RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon could be flowering by year-end, with other plants like dahlias also flourishing later than usual. However, this change presents challenges for traditional winter care routines.
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Story summary

Roses are blooming unusually late this autumn due to "spring-like" conditions in England. According to horticulturalists, mild temperatures and rain following a record-breaking hot summer have caused roses to flourish well into December. Toby Davis, who runs the Jolly Gardeners firm, noted that these conditions have resulted in strong flower buds and fresh growth for healthy roses. This summer saw UK temperatures above 28°C on 55 days, causing stress and survival mode for plants, which now leads to unexpected flowering periods. At RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon, up to half of the roses are expected to be blooming at year-end, according to horticulturalist Sally Newbrook.

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📰 Roses For Christmas Traditions
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Who wrote this

Katie Hodge
3 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 It may be more usually associated with holly and ivy – but this Christmas, gardeners can expect a bountiful display of roses.
🔮 But the red, red robin may not be bob, bob, bobbing along so merrily this winter.
Also by Katie Hodge
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Topics

Devon English Jolly Gardeners RHS Garden Rosemoor The Mail on Sunday

Subjects

Davis PERSON · 1× Devon GPE · 1× English NORP · 1× Jolly Gardeners ORG · 1× RHS Garden Rosemoor ORG · 1× Sally Newbrook PERSON · 1× The Mail on Sunday ORG · 1× Toby Davis PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Experts say the unusually late blooms have been brought on by this autumn's 'spring-like' conditions, as rain and mild temperatures have followed a record-breaking hot summer.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17
🔮 It may be more usually associated with holly and ivy – but this Christmas, gardeners can expect a bountiful display of roses.
2026-10-17 · Daily Mail
Why you could get roses at Christmas and no, we don't mean chocolates! · assertive framing

Claims (20 extracted, 4 hedged)

It may be more usually associated with holly and ivy – but this Christmas, gardeners can expect a bountiful display of roses. uncertain
gardeners → associate → roses
Experts say the unusually late blooms have been brought on by this autumn's 'spring-like' conditions, as rain and mild temperatures have followed a record-breaking hot summer. asserted
rain → say → summer
This means roses more traditionally associated with mid-summer have sent out fresh buds, and may bloom long into December. uncertain
roses → mean → December
Horticulturalist Toby Davis, who runs gardening firm Jolly Gardeners, told The Mail on Sunday that the classic English rose was 'flourishing' at the moment. asserted
rose → run → moment
'The cooler temperatures and a bit of rain have resulted in plenty of fresh growth and strong flower buds,' he said. asserted
he → result → growth
'This year a well-fed, healthy rose will be flowering up to Christmas and beyond.' asserted
rose → feed → Christmas
This summer, temperatures rose above 28C – the threshold for heatwave conditions – somewhere in the UK on 55 days. asserted
temperatures → rise → days
This caused roses and other plants to become 'stressed' and go into survival mode, which can lead to them flowering more. asserted
them → cause → mode
Horticulturalist Sally Newbrook, at RHS Garden Rosemoor in Devon, predicts that as many as half of its roses could be flowering at the end of the year. uncertain
half → predict → year
She said: 'It's been a surprise to see how many roses are out because usually they are slowing down now, but they are ramping up again. asserted
they → say → ?
It's very possible that we will have roses flowering in December. asserted
roses → have → December
You'd normally have the odd one but it's likely that there'll be quite a few more. asserted
it → have → one
It may be more usually associated with holly and ivy – but this Christmas, gardeners can expect a bountiful display of roses ' uncertain
gardeners → associate → roses
This year, the [particularly hot] summer has made them go dormant, so with the rain that's come in, it's like they're starting afresh. asserted
they → make → rain
As long as we don't have a very harsh winter, they will keep going. asserted
they → have → winter
She added that other plants such as dahlias are also flowering later, while geraniums are thriving and even hydrangeas still have some colour. asserted
hydrangeas → add → colour
There's lots of green foliage, too, which you wouldn't usually expect. asserted
you → be → which
It's exciting to see so many things, it feels like a bit of a reward for a difficult summer. asserted
it → see → summer
But Mr Davis warned the warmer seasons would make it 'very difficult' for traditional winter pruning and disease control. asserted
it → warn → pruning
'We are definitely going to have to adapt our schedules for roses and many other plants,' he said. asserted
he → go → roses
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