David austin roses

Ten of the best rose gardens around the UK. By Rachel Thompson

David Austin Roses English Garden Roses

The unusually large, bright pink flowers are full-petalled and deeply cupped. In spite of their size, they are never clumsy, being held nicely poised on a well-rounded shrub. There is a strong and delicious fresh Tea fragrance, which changes to lemon, eventually taking on hints of blackcurrants. Named for Princess Alexandra – a keen gardener.

Grow these unique roses for their exceptional beauty or fragrance.

David Austin roses would seem to have the most extensive, comprehensive and probably expensive rose breeding program of any rose nursery in the world (I may be biased but it likely to be true!). Af…

The family behind David Austin Roses combines a calling for saving old English garden roses with a quest for developing the perfect flower

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Die David Austin Rose "The Alnwick Rose®" besticht durch ihre Formenvielfalt während der Blühphase. Die satt-rosa Blüten sind anfangs tief schalenförmig und entwickeln sich später zu breiten, flachen Schalen, die stark gefüllt sind. Auch die Farbe wird wärmer und am Rand etwas heller. Die Blühzeit wir vom Frühsommer bis zum Herbst nicht unterbrochen, der Duft ist der Alter Rosen mit einer Himbeer-Nuance. Der Wuchs von David Austins "The Alnwick Rose®" ist buschig und rundlich, das Blattwerk…

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