Seeing this everywhere!

Oops!

It looks like a white Rosa Ragusa which is very hardy and had lovely red hips in the autumn. Look it up,on the RH S site

There are a number of similar looking white shrub roses e.g. David Austin's Tranquillity which grows to around 4' light fruity scent and repeat flowering.

Look like camellias

They look lovely

Thanks for the pointers. I will do some more reading up

Your potentilla might be water logged or pot bound?

That's interesting, I do water them (perhaps too) regularly but they are newly planted this year so I think the pots are ok. I am having them planted in the borders when the time is right so that might suit them better. I'll ease off the watering I think! They just look fried
Thank you.

Looks like the shrub rose Iceberg, tough and a good repeat. Also in a climbing form.

Siri tells me that the rose is Mme Legras de St Germain, which is available from David Austin. It looks and sounds to be a lovely rose.
www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/products/mme-legras-de-st-germain?srsltid=AfmBOopZteR85iyUzyEE_kEVHRfp6QcEnYr0KfsCcuMAhYrNBkyuqEAz

This is a lovely one to fill a space. Our carpet rose.

The picture doesn't do it justice. It's gorgeous.

Casdon

Siri tells me that the rose is Mme Legras de St Germain, which is available from David Austin. It looks and sounds to be a lovely rose.
www.davidaustinroses.co.uk/products/mme-legras-de-st-germain?srsltid=AfmBOopZteR85iyUzyEE_kEVHRfp6QcEnYr0KfsCcuMAhYrNBkyuqEAz

That's interesting. I read that variety ‘Ausnoble’ ‘Tranquillity’ by David Austin was bred by crossing an unnamed, unpatented seedling with an unnamed, unpatented seedling. As it is very similar to old rose Mme Legras de St Germain, same height, same fragance, I'm wondering if those unnamed seedling came from her.

I just looked this up and the suggestion was it's a Rosa banksiae.

Gin

It looks like a white Rosa Ragusa which is very hardy and had lovely red hips in the autumn. Look it up,on the RH S site

I agree, they are relatively cheap roses not usually named other than under a ‘Rosa’ label. Very easy to grow and thrive on neglect, just a prune to shape in spring.This is why LA often use them in roadside planting schemes. They also come in a pink/ red variety. I love them as they have a beautiful scent and fabulous rose hips in Autumn. I planted one alongside next doors Leyllandi hedge. It certainly thrives and brightens the hedge up.

The app PICTURE THIS will identify plants and trees.
Also tells you if the plant is healthy or not and gives info on what treatments they need if applicable.

Kate1949

This is a lovely one to fill a space. Our carpet rose.

Lovely! I’ve got a similar one, bought ages ago as a ground cover. However it eventually had other ideas - this photo was taken just the other day!

I love potentillas- such a forgiving plant in the right place. I had them years ago in my old garden but have never been able to grow them since- so maybe the environment is a factor. They do like to be in a hot and dry spot, so maybe let them alone for a bit?

NotSpaghetti

I just looked this up and the suggestion was it's a Rosa banksiae.

Banksiae is a vigourous rambler rather than a shrub.
I just garden on a balcony now so my plants have to earn their keep. My roses are mainly rugosas (deep cerise Hansa is lovely), though I also have a beautiful David Austin rose called Desdemona which is white, with large scented flowers. Also Gertrude Jekyll which can be a climber or a shrub in a good pink.
Personally I like to have different colours of salvia, the middlesized ones that come in many lovely colours and are inexpensive. I also have a fairly small Jasmine with sharp green leaves and pink flowers.

It’s a lovely rose, OP and thanks for raising the issue. I recently visited a hotel which was once the home of the composer WS Gilbert & saw very similar roses planted there to great effect. Lovely scent AND zero black spot. I’ll follow this thread wit great interest.

It would be very difficult for a plant identifier app to pinpoint exactly which rose it is in the photo. There is a rose finder facility on the David Austin website which would help you narrow down suitable varieties.

Those potentillas really do need to be in the ground but when they are should be trouble free.

Thank you all. My goodness, there are so many similar looking specimens! I'm going to try contacting the groundsmen at our local council offices to see if they can tell me which they've used as they really have gone to town with them and they look so beautiful.
I'm happy to say that my Potentillas will be planted in the ground this weekend so I'm hoping that will suit them better as you say Janlara, thank you.

That’s a pretty rose, Kate1949. Does it have a fragrance, too?

Wildrose please let us know what you find out. 🙏🏻