Gardener and Photographer with a love of Roses and a magpie-eye for all things Horticultural
Gertrude Jekyll, one of the most scented David Austin roses. If nothing else in your garden is fragrant, Gertie is more than up to the job. A proper Old Rose fragrance, so no surprises, but always winning praise for the strength and depth of the perfume. Comte de Chambord is one parent, a little more…
Continue reading ➞ The Nation’s Favourite Rose
Boscobel, an English rose from David Austin This is Boscobel, one of the roses introduced last year by David Austin, and fast becoming a favourite - it is delightfully fragrant with large flowers which mix pink with stronger tones of peach and even orange. I've yet to see it planted in a big group, but…
Continue reading ➞ A History Lesson
The Alnwick Rose, from the David Austin stable The Alnwick® Rose (Ausgrab) David Austin Recommended Variety Category English Roses (English Rose Collection) Bred By David Austin Colour Soft Pink Flower Type Double/Full Bloom Size Medium Shrub Hardiness Hardy Fragrance Old Rose with a hint of raspberry Strong Repeating Excellent Special Characteristics Very beautiful, full flowers…
Friday Gallery - Roses from David Austin If there have ever been any complaints that there is no variety in English Roses, look again! My Friday Album is all about David Austin Roses, showcasing just a little of the wide spectrum of colour, form (and not forgetting fragrance) within their catalogue - and these are just…
Continue reading ➞ Thank you, Mr Austin
Summer Song with Agapanthus Northern Star Orange and blue, again, though this time the star attraction is another David Austin rose, Summer Song. A rangy plant with arching growth and flowers of a strong burnt orange colour, reminiscent, they say, of a tropical sunset. Sigh.
A second gallery of David Austin Roses. These are all repeat flowering shrubs and so, unlike many of the classic old roses which do their thing in June and then rest for the following 11 months, you can probably find a garden where these will be in bloom, right through until the autumn (and later,…
Continue reading ➞ David Austin Roses II
A selection of David Austin roses (one of two galleries today) showcasing a range of colour and flower form. Extending the range of colour typically found in the classic old roses palette is one of the aims of the English rose breeding programme - though there are limits on where this will lead. But there is variety enough…
Continue reading ➞ David Austin Roses
A mixed gallery of roses, including English Roses from David Austin, climbers and modern shrubs, Hybrid Teas and floribundas. No curating of images here, just those that caught my eye yesterday. My blog, my rules!
More David Austin roses, this time in a novelty circular themed gallery. Not entirely sure about the presentation - hardly Fornasetti - then again it could be developed into a range of tableware? Get me David Austin HQ! Wollerton Old Hall, Morning Mist, Teasing Georgia (l-r, top) Teasing Georgia, Crown Princess Margareta, A Shropshire Lad…
Continue reading ➞ Introducing the circle…
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