These photos don't do them justice, so just take my word for it. Go get a few "David Austin English Roses!!!" With almost 100 of these bushes here in our yard, I can attest to the fact that these deserve a spot in your garden. Developed to take the best of the old fashioned roses your grandparents used to grow, and adding in the continuous blooming of the modern rose, you get the best of both worlds. They make a more casual bush than the tea rose, and the blooms are outstanding. Some of my favorites are: Abraham Darby (pictured above), Heritage, Pat Austin, Eglantyne, Evelyn, Mary Rose, Graham Thomas, and Golden Celebration. They mix well with old-fashioned perennials such as delphiniums, foxgloves, veronica, cranesbills, and penstemon just to mention a few. They grow well in full sun, and partial shade. Plenty of good compost or a good organic rose fertilizer in the spring and another after the first flush of blooms will make them happy in your garden. This is by far my favorite garden flower, and the scent of any of the roses mentioned above is like nothing else. Like I always tell people before I start the garden tour..."grab some kleenex, because these babies are going to make you weep!" Do yourself a favor, go get at least one this spring, (although I tend to like to plant them in groups of 3), plant them in a special spot in your garden, and you'll be going back for more next year. You can thank me later for this free advice. Now get out to the nursery and get at least one David Austin rose!
See below as I share a picture of one of our beds with around 9 different varieties (27 bushes) of these great English roses. (No tea roses allowed here!)
I leave you with just two words GORRR-JUSSSS!
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