David Austin Handbook of Roses 2024 25th USA Edition

Handbook of Roses 2024 25 TH USA EDITION

B E H I N D T H E C OV E R RO S E The exquisite petals of Queen of Sweden (Austiger) grace our front cover for 2024.

Introduced in 2004, there is a unique style to this rose with little buds that open to halfenclosed cups, eventually becoming wide, shallow and upward facing. A real striking beauty in any garden, these pure pink blooms stand proud and tall, almost soldier-like. Named to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Treaty of Friendship between Queen Christina of Sweden and Oliver Cromwell of Great Britain in 1654.

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W E A R E ROSES CONTENTS

US H ANDBOOK OF RO SE S 2024

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NEW FOR 2024

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O U R F AV O U R I T E E N G L I S H R O S E S

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FRAGRANCE

Rose Bloom Styles

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Fragrant Gardens

U S I N G RO S E S I N E V E RY

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Delicious Displays

O U T D O O R S PAC E

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COLOUR

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Designing with Roses

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Plant With a Palette in Mind

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A Theatre of Roses

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Pretty Pinks

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Container Gardening

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Sunshine Shades

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Adding Height to your Garden

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Uncomplicated White

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Standard Tree Roses

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ROSE CARE

Pollinators

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Mixed Borders

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INDEX

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Companion Planting

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HOW TO ORDER

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Welcome

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The David Austin Story

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The Art of Rose Breeding

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Why Roses?

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WELCOME We are pleased to introduce you to our Handbook of Roses for 2024. The handbook features our most-loved varieties - the result of over 60 years breeding expertise at the home of the English Rose in Shropshire, England, UK. To this day our roses are still bred in the UK and grown in the US for you to enjoy.

Within this year's handbook you will find the collection of English roses which are fondly adored all around the world, along with inspirational ways to use them in any outdoor space.

From city gardens to container and mixed border planting, the pages are filled with outstanding imagery and detailed rose features including where best to plant, their fragrance types, bloom style and colour.

As always, we would like to thank you for your continued support and shared passion of English roses. We are sure you will thoroughly enjoy your new Handbook of Roses and find within it new ideas and inspiration to add to your own gardens.

David J. C. Austin F U L L C O L L E C T I O N O N L I N E AT

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ONCE UPON A TIME

T H E D AV I D A U S T I N S T O R Y As our name suggests, it was by the hands of David Austin Snr. that our story began. In the late 1940s, as a teenager, he developed a passion for plants and fell in love with roses. This resulted in the creation of our very first rose, Constance Spry, released for public sale in 1961. During David Austin Snr.’s lifetime, he bred more than 200 English roses, built a great British business and raised a family. It was to his son, also named David, that the secateurs were passed to continue the cultivation of the finest English Roses.

RHS Chelsea Flower Show – a turning point and a memory still held dear to this day.

As the years ticked by, the business evolved. Roses had been sold by mail order from the very beginning, from the early 1990s our roses began to appear at carefully chosen garden centres across the length and breadth of Britain. Subsequently, licensees were taken on across the world in many countries from Canada to Australia as territories had the desire to grow and sell our roses. This was an exciting time for all under the David Austin Roses’ roof. And needless to say, the family home went back to being just that, as it began to burst at the seams with a team prospering as much as the roses they nurtured.

Like his father, David’s relationship with roses began as a teenager. His initial motivation being to make his own money to fund the motorbike that would grant him greater freedom and independence, especially living seven miles away from the nearest town. This was the early 1970s, when the business was small, and the toil especially tough. He worked with the team in the field growing roses. The task of cutting wood, budding and patching, one of the most gruelling jobs on the nursery, often fell to him –– all the while instilling in him the importance of preparation and learning from the bottom up.

One thing that has remained unchanged over the years is the philosophy that has long been rooted in the business. David Austin Roses was founded on the belief of creating a more beautiful rose. David Austin Snr. loved Old Roses with their heady fragrances and multi-petalled heads, but they’d fallen out of favour because they only flowered once, unlike the more popular Hybrid Teas. Not to be deterred, he cross-bred the Old Rose and Hybrid Tea with a view to get the best characteristics of both. He wanted to create a rose that was beautiful but that would bring everlasting joy to gardeners. And it is that desire that drives the business forward with each waking day.

The constant quest for classic English Roses that enchant and that endure.

It wasn’t until 1982 that David joined the business full-time.

Motorbiking and university days done, he worked from a second-hand Portakabin, while his father remained working in the family home. These were, after all, still the very early days of David Austin Roses, but 1982 proved to be a milestone for more than one reason. The company qualified for its very first

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A N I N T E RV I E W W I T H C A R L B E N N E T T

T H E A RT O F RO S E BR E E D I N G Our collection of over 200 English Roses did not happen overnight. It has been patiently nurtured from our very beginnings with a specialist breeding programme overseen by our Rose Breeder, Carl Bennett.

Here, we took a moment, amongst the rose-filled greenhouses that he calls home, to learn more about the artistry of rose rearing and romancing to produce the variations only true to David Austin Roses.

Q : F I R S T, T E L L U S H O W Y O U S T A R T E D LOOKING AFTER OUR ROSE BREEDING PROGRAMME?

A: I came to David Austin Roses in January 1989, straight out of college when the company was tiny and the breeding programme only a seedling of an idea in itself. I began as a bit of a foreman really, shadowing David Austin Snr. as we walked about the beds. I’d ask lots of questions, and eventually, I started to understand what he was looking for and began to notice the same things he did. We walked the garden scenes together for many, many years sharing ideas and discussing which roses to cross. Learning is one thing, but you need a natural eye to do this job. I was never officially made Rose Breeder back then; you become the job and suddenly you realise you’re doing it and you don’t even know how you got here! I’ve been looking after our breeding now for 16 years with David Austin Snr.'s blessing. It’s an honour to take care of his vision and continue his legacy.

Q : I F YO U H A D T O C H O O S E A F AV O U R I T E S C E N T, W H I C H W O U L D I T B E A N D W H I C H ROSE CARRIES IT BEST?

Q: COLOUR-WISE, IS THERE ANY PA RT I C U L A R H U E T H AT ’ S P R O V E N M O R E D I F F I C U LT T O B R E E D ?

A: Reds are notoriously hard, especially for us, as the tone of red we favour is crimson. The best ones in a palette can often be so weak with disease and lack the necessary vigour required.

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A: If I had to choose just one rose for its fragrance, it would be Desdemona (Auskindling). It has a classic, strong Old Rose scent but interesting notes of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest really come through which makes it totally unique.

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Q : A N D W H AT A B O U T S U R P R I S E S ? D O YO U E V E R B R E E D A R O S E T H AT C O M E S O U T N OT Q U I T E A S YO U E N V I SAG E D ?

A: They’re rare, I have to say. Most crosses come out in the way you expect, but on a new cross, when you’re breeding roses together with particular characteristics that you’re hoping to combine, there’s occasionally an outcome that’s…unusual. There was one instance when I was after a certain colour and that came through but almost like it was handpainted which was too modern for us. Susan WilliamsEllis (Ausquirk) was that actually, a happy surprise.

Q: HOW MUCH DO TRENDS INFLUENCE OUR BREEDING PROGRAMME?

A: Honestly, they don’t. Breeding is a 12-year cycle so it’s just impossible to breed for trends or novelty. Instead, we do it for every colour. David Austin Snr. was always one for pastels and I remember when we first bred a rose, which we named after Pat Austin, David Austin Snr.’s wife – a real vibrant copper unlike any we’d had before and we really hesitated over whether to launch it. We did, and it was so popular. We look for pure, true colours and we breed for those, knowing that when colour is done properly, beautifully, they’ll always be on trend.

Q : W H AT D O E S T H E F U T U R E O F T H E E N G L I S H RO S E LO O K L I K E I N YO U R E Y E S ?

A: You can fall into a trap. If you want a rose that’s disease-free, that has colour, that looks great in a border and so forth, that’s fairly easy to achieve. When it becomes tricky is promising all of that and then achieving the distinct fragrance and stunning shape. Some of the most beautiful characters are those from the 80s or 90s, but they struggle more with tolerance. So the future, to me, is capturing the quintessential charm of the most classic old English roses but with the vigour and the strength of the varieties we’ve been breeding most recently. This way, the English rose can live on and on as it should. It deserves to be everlasting.

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Why Roses?

COLOUR, FRAGRANCE & BLOOMS ALL SUMMER LONG

Flowering in flushes throughout the summer, English Roses are the highlight of any planting scheme. With their strong fragrance and large blooms, they are ideal for growing well in beds, borders, pots and containers. Here we highlight the many reasons why English Roses are the star of the garden show.

COLOUR

EASY TO GROW

Roses come in a wide spectrum of colours, from vibrant hues to soft tones and anything in between. There is a rose shade to suit any style of planting scheme.

Roses are particularly robust plants and are therefore easy to look after. Very tolerant, they’ll grow in a range of different soil types and many cope well in shady spots.

LONG FLOWERING

LONG LIVING

Repeat flowering roses are one of the longest flowering plants in the garden; producing colourful, fragrant blooms all summer long. Our most abundantly flowering roses are identified by this symbol.

Flowering year after year, a single rose can live for two decades or more, thriving in even extreme conditions, making them a worthy investment for any garden. Our top selection of healthy roses are identified by this symbol.

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FABULOUS FRAGRANCE

U N R I VA L L E D V E R S AT I L I T Y

Famed for their wonderful fragrances, the scents of roses are diverse and intoxicating. There is nothing quite like the scent of a rose garden in mid-summer. Our most beautifully fragrant roses are identified by this symbol.

There are so many ways to grow roses due to their different flower forms, colours and sizes.

From shrubs to climbers and ramblers, there’s a variety for every garden. Our IDEAL FOR symbols help you to select the right rose, for the right situation.

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Gabriel Oak (Auscrowd) English Shrub Rose

Silas Marner (Ausraveloe) English Shrub Rose

Golden Celebration® (Ausgold) English Shrub Rose

Bathsheba® (Auschimbley) English Climbing Rose

Claire Austin (Ausprior) English Climbing Rose

Gertrude Jekyll® (Ausboard) English Climbing Rose

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BUTTON EYE

ROSETTE

R E C U RV E D

I N C U RV E D

DEEP CUP

SHALLOW CUP

OPEN CUP

SEMI-DOUBLE

SINGLE

English Roses from left to right on each row: Emily Brontë (Ausearnshaw), The Pilgrim® (Auswalker), Mary Delany® (Ausorts) , Desdemona (Auskindling), Princess Alexandra of Kent (Ausmerchant), Harlow Carr® (Aushouse), Scepter’d Isle™ (Ausland), The Lark Acending (Ausursula), Tottering-by-Gently (Auscartoon)

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Discover ROSE BLOOM STYLES Despite their many differing qualities, one attribute English Roses share with each other is their beauty. Coming in many shapes and forms, they are all beautifully unique. From full bodied, peony-like blooms to single petalled standouts with prominent stems, the breadth of rose styles can be quite staggering.

BUTTON EYE

D E E P, S H A L L O W & O P E N C U P

A characteristic of very full petalled blooms where an attractive button eye is revealed as the outer petals reflex back.

Arranged in a curving, circular pattern, the outer petals of the attractive cupped bloom are slightly taller than those towards the centre, curving inward to create a many petalled ‘chalice’ shape.

Variations of the cupped bloom are open cup, shallow cup and deep cup.

R O S E T T E (Ruffled) Rosette blooms are full bodied and feature many slightly overlapping petals of different sizes, creating a ‘ruffled’ effect.

R E C U RV E D Recurved blooms feature petals which are curved delicately inward or backward.

SEMI-DOUBLE Featuring two to three times more petals than a typical single bloom, often in two or three rows, the semi-double has a more relaxed feel, allowing visibility of the rich, golden centre of the rose.

SINGLE

I N C U RV E D A characteristic of cupped or chalice shaped blooms, the petals curve inwards creating a ethereal quality through light and shade.

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A simple yet elegant formation of typically five fully open petals, set around a prominent stamen, creating a spectacular almost wild rose feel when viewed en-masse.

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USING ROSES

I N E V E RY O U T D O O R S PAC E If you’re contemplating creating a rose garden or looking for a way to inject the beauty of roses into an existing garden, it can be difficult to know where to begin. English Roses epitomise variety with their different forms, growth habits, fragrance and foliage, which enables you to create a multitude of different designs and schemes.

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THE BASICS OF

D E S I G N I N G W I T H RO S E S A magnificent garden full of roses is easy to achieve, even if you’re new to gardening or not particularly green fingered. English Roses are straightforward to grow, care for and maintain. Let us help you get the best out of your blooms, ensuring your roses will bring you pleasure for years to come.

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There are many different soil types including clay, sandy and chalky. Roses generally prefer a moisture retentive, humus rich soil, which can be achieved with mulching well in the spring and adding generous quantities of well-rotted manure or soil improver.

Consider the amount of light your planting area is exposed to. Roses are sun lovers and will bloom at maximum capacity in full sun positions, however there are many varieties that will also thrive in shadier spots that are light and airy.

Ensure a minimum of 4 hours of sunlight per day and avoid anywhere under a canopy of large trees or shrubs to minimise competition from neighbouring plants.

CO N S I D E R YO U R ST Y L E

There are many different garden designs you can create using English Roses. To create a formal style of garden, focus on creating a tidy, polished look. An example of this could be rose borders closed off with box hedging. Olivia Rose Austin (Ausmixture) and Queen of Sweden (Austiger) will help to create an impressive and classic feel.

Rounded and arching varieties such as Charles Darwin (Auspeet) and Dame Judi Dench (Ausquaker) are perfect if the aim is to create a more informal and relaxed feel. Think less about straight lines and more about blurring the edges with roses or perennials.

Contemporary and more urban style gardens can thrive using roses in containers placed upon hard landscapes and modern structures. A limited colour palette can ensure it stays stylishly smooth and clean.

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When you are considering your colour schemes there are many different options with roses. Contrast, complement, or exhibit a sample of each colour, the choice is yours. The beauty of roses is that they’ll never look out of place with their partners.

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Aster ‘Little Carlow’

Our extensive guidelines on each variety should help you to match the right rose to your chosen space. Look at the size of the space you have and select appropriately.

Upright and compact varieties are perfect for small garden spaces, whereas arching and rounded growth works best in mixed borders where the roses will be offered support by neighbouring varieties.

C O N S I D E R YO U R C O M PA N I O N S

Using other plants as companions to your roses not only helps to lengthen the season of interest, but also helps to highlight the beauty of the rose with interesting colour and shape combinations. Choose perennials that will grow happily with your roses, but not overrun the space. Interplanting your companions allows you the freedom to express artistic license without worrying about the competition from underplanting too closely.

Gertrude Jekyll® (Ausboard) English Shrub Rose

CO N S I D E R YO U R ST RU C T U R E S

Obelisks, arches and pergolas are a great way to add material interest to the garden and are useful for dividing different areas and creating a flow through. Adorning these structures with repeat-flowering climbers or smaller ramblers is a great way to build colour and texture and can help you to achieve many styles.

D R AW O U T YO U R D E S I G N

The best way to design a border accurately is to measure the length and width and draw it to scale, marking where you plan to plant your roses. We recommend leaving a 20” gap between roses in the same group. Using this rule can make it easier to organise your planting and visualise what you can fit in your chosen space. Always leave a minimum of 20” from each border edge and leave at least a metre between different varietal groups to allow maintenance access.

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Rose Hips

Mixed Border Ideal for growing amongst other perennial and herbaceous plants

Produces hips in the fall/winter

Rose Border

Very Few Thorns

Ideal for growing in a formal border of just roses Pots & Containers Ideal for planting in a pot or container Rose Hedges Ideal for growing multiple roses in a line to form a hedge Shady Areas Ideal for planting in a shady area Attracting Bees Particularly good for attracting bees and other insects

Has very few thorns 6ft Wall or Fence Ideal for covering a 6 x 6ft fence panel or similar sized wall 10ft Wall or Fence Ideal for covering a 10 x 10ft fence or similar sized wall

Obelisk or Pillar Ideal for growing up a 6-8ft obelisk or pillar Standard Arch Ideal for wooden or metal arches of approximately 7 x 4ft Large Arch Ideal for wooden or metal arches of approximately 8 x 10ft Pergola

Doorway

Ideal for growing up and over the top of a 9 x 9ft pergola

Ideal for growing to the side of, or around a doorway

Cutting & Arrangements

Front of House

Particularly good for cutting and arranging in vases

Ideal for growing up the front or side of an average-sized house (approximately 18ft)

LO O K I N G F O R A RO S E F O R A PA RT I C U L A R S P OT ?

While you can use your rose in any way you wish, the ideal for icons provide some helpful hints on what is the best suited space for the rose.

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MIRIA HARRIS

A THEATRE OF ROSES A conversation with East London-based Landscape and Garden Design expert, Miria Harris about her love of English Roses and how they play their part in a more urban landscape.

I once had one of my gardens described as a firework display in slow motion. A visual that struck a chord. The idea of a slowmoving theatrical performance is something that is always in my mind when I’m plotting out a garden. Gardens aren’t static, so you always must think dynamically when you design them.

Very early on in my career as a landscape designer I decided that roses need not always take the lead role; that sometimes it is ok for them to be part of the chorus and play a different part. In truth, I very rarely treat them as specimen shrubs and allow them to dominate a scene. Instead, the position they occupy in the gardens I design is part structural, part perennial flower. I will often plant roses close together in groups of threes and, where space allows, repeat these groups across a planting scheme. I will hide roses in amongst ornamental grasses or herbaceous perennials and leave strict instructions that they are to be kept in check, each plant never allowed to get bigger than a handheld bouquet of flowers from the florist. In a front garden in Hampstead, UK, Desdemona (Auskindling) went head-to-head with Lavandula ‘Hidcote’ in a battle for perfume. It could easily have been a draw, but in my mind, it was very closely won by the delicate citrus almond sweet fragrance of the rose.

The structural quality of the rose is something that I thought a lot about when I set out to design a ‘kind of ’ rose garden in Spitalfields, UK. For its sculptural, procumbent habit, I turned to Smarty. At the centre of this garden, its open form wild rose-like blooms spill over the side of a 14th century font in frothy bundles that suggest a cascade of water. It is a theme I returned to again recently with a formal garden I designed for an estate in Kent, UK. Originally a fountain had been planned, but when the clients got cold feet about the presence of open water and their small children, a trio of Emily Brontë (Ausearnshaw) worked brilliantly as a stand in; still giving that dramatic moment while also adding a sensory dimension to the garden.

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Roses are not all prettiness and scent though and should not be dismissed as such. They can work really hard in a garden.

When I want bang for my buck and space is limited (as is so often the case with city gardens) I will look to The Generous Gardener (Ausdrawn). It is a climbing rose that very rarely gets sick, has some thorns, but not so many that arm-gaiters are required, and will flower in the shadier parts of a garden.

I often plant it next to a Trachelospermum jasminoides; the star jasmine providing evergreen coverage, the rose pops of pink, and both offering their own unique but complementary fragrances. However, while the jasmine has a relatively short floriferous moment, The Generous Gardener (Ausdrawn), is like its name, very giving, repeat flowering with bee-friendly blooms throughout the summer and into the autumn. In the micro-climate of the city, it also tends to hold onto its foliage all winter, earning in my mind, if not officially, a semi-evergreen status in the garden.

Choosing the ‘right’ rose is not just about selecting one that will perform well. It is also about how much time, in busy urban living, you have to actually ‘garden’. Often, people rule out roses because they think they are too much work and don’t sit well with the whole low maintenance, high impact holy grail. Of course, many roses are delicate flowers, but there are increasingly lots to choose from that are tough as old garden boots, and just because some people get obsessed with picking aphids off by hand, doesn’t mean you have to.

Pruning doesn’t have to be a burden either. You really don’t have to study books and watch lots of YouTube videos. My advice is to be confident. Don’t dance around the edge. Cut out the dead, diseased and weak wood, then you decide how you want the plant to grow (what shape, what size etc.) and don’t be timid about cutting some flowers for a vase. In true theatrical fashion, a perfumed rose will smell even more sublime as it gasps its last breath.

all my love,

MIRIA HARRIS

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JA M E S L . AUS T I N (Auspike) English Shrub Rose

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Size: Medium Shrub 4ft 3ft Fragrance: Light-medium, fruity

Flowering: Repeat

Colour: Deep pink

Zones: 5-11

Bloom Size: Medium

Bears large, many petalled, deep pink rosettes, each with a button eye. There is a light-medium strength fruity fragrance. It forms a neat and tidy shrub with a bushy, upright habit.

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Gardening in containers is an excellent way to benefit from the beauty of English Roses when space doesn’t allow, or you have a more urban, hardscaped setting. Not only does planting in containers allow you to be more creative and temporary, moving them around as you please, but it helps create a greener and more immersive environment to indulge in for you and nature surrounding.

For the novice gardener, container planting can be a great place to start as it can feel less overwhelming to plant one at a time, rather than attempt to create a whole scheme.

Embrace your creative side and create a truly spectacular sight brimming with colour, not just in the roses, but the containers themselves, to brighten up a dull, maybe paved area and hide unsightly everyday features such as drainpipes and wiring. Placed correctly, they can create an amazing view, say out of the kitchen window, or on a patio, giving you bursts of colour and scent nearby seating areas or walkways.

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K E W GAR DENS (Ausfence)

ROA L D DA H L (Ausowlish)

English Shrub Rose

English Shrub Rose PAT. PP29927

Size: Medium Shrub Fragrance: Light Colour: White

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Size: Medium Shrub

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Flowering: Repeat

Fragrance: Medium, tea

Bloom Size: Medium

Colour: Apricot

Zones: 5-11

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Add Height TO YO U R G A R D E N A growing trend in garden design, is planting and growing climbing roses using garden obelisks. Not only does it create a wonderful 360-degree display of your rose with its open sides, but it’s also a great space saver making it a useful option for smaller gardens.

Using the support of an obelisk will draw attention to the beauty of your rose as it spirals around the structure.

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M ARY DEL A N Y ® (Ausorts)

M A LV E R N HI L L S ® (Auscanary)

English Climbing Rose

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T HE G E N E ROUS GA R DE N E R ® (Ausdrawn) English Climbing Rose Size: Medium Climber 15ft Fragrance: Strong, old rose/musk/myrrh

Flowering: Repeat

Colour: Pale pink

Zones: 4-11

Bloom Size: Medium

Bears beautifully formed flowers, which nod gracefully on the stem. When the petals open they expose numerous stamens, providing an almost water lily-like effect.

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CLIMBERS & RAMBLERS

T E A SI NG G EORG I A (Ausbaker) English Climbing Rose Size: Medium Climber

12ft

Flowering: Repeat

Fragrance: Medium, tea

Bloom Size: Large

Colour: Deep yellow

Zones: 5-11

A beautiful climbing rose. The rosette blooms are a rich shade of yellow, the outer petals falling back and fading to palest yellow, providing a most pleasing two-tone effect. There is a lovely Tea Rose fragrance.

10ft Wall or Fence Bare Root $35.00

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CL A IR E AUS T IN (Ausprior) English Climbing Rose

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12ft

Flowering: Repeat

Colour: Creamy White

Bloom Size: Medium

Fragrance: Strong, myrrh

Zones: 5-11

Size: Medium Climber

This vigorous, upright rose makes a very good climber in both beauty and performance. It bears pleasingly cupped, pale lemon buds which gradually open to large, creamy white flowers, the outer petals perfectly arranged in concentric circles.

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6ft Wall or Fence

Standard Arch

Obelisk or Pillar

Doorway

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T HE L ADY OF T HE L A K E ® (Ausherbert)

English Rambling Rose

12ft

Flowering: Repeat

Colour: Pale Pink

Bloom Size: Medium

Fragrance: Medium, Fruity

Zones: 5-11

Size: Medium Rambler

Its pretty, semi-double flowers, each about 2” across, are held in sprays on long, slender and flexible stems.

They are a pale pink colour and of open formation, each exposing a nice boss of golden stamens. They have a fresh citrus fragrance.

10ft Wall or Fence

Standard Arch

Obelisk or Pillar

Attracting Bees

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PAT. PP13918

Flowering: Repeat

12ft

Colour: Light pink

Bloom Size: Medium

Fragrance: Light-Medium, Old Rose

Zones: 4-11

With its vigorous, upright growth it makes a wonderful climber in a short time. The strikingly beautiful flowers are mid pink at the centre, gradually becoming lighter towards the edges.

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Standard TREE ROSES Tree roses are magnificent garden plants. They are ideal for creating focal points in key areas of the garden and can also be used to line a path, frame a doorway or bring interest to a bare wall. Tree roses are useful for adding height to a border and look particularly impressive when planted closely together in groups of three or four.

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PR I NC E S S A N N E ® (Auskitchen)

DE S DEM ONA ® (Auskindling)

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PAT. PP30054

PAT. PP23099

English Standard Tree Rose

English Standard Tree Rose

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ROA L D DA HL ® (Ausowlish) English Standard Tree Rose

PAT. PP29927

Fragrance: Medium, Tea

Flowering: Repeat

Colour: Apricot

Bloom Size: Medium

Zones: 4-11

Soft orange-red buds open to medium-sized, cupped rosettes of perfect apricot colouring. They are produced almost continuously, are extremely robust and have a lovely medium strength Tea fragrance with leafy elements and dark fruit notes.

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TOT T ER ING - BY- GEN T LY (Auscartoon) English Shrub Rose

PAT. PP32074

Flowering: Repeat

Size: Medium Shrub 4ft 4ft Fragrance: Light-medium, musk

Bloom Size: Medium

Colour: Yellow

Zones: 5-11

Its beauty is found in the simplicity of its single yellow flowers and the spectacular display they create when viewed en masse. They are held in large, open sprays on a rounded, branching shrub.

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English Roses are not just a happy sight for you and I. Neither are they solely fine company for companion plants aplenty. There are fuzzy winged friends who would smile (if they could) every time they grace a garden where there are roses lying in wait.

The most colourful and fragrant roses are, above all others, the most adept at attracting bees and other beneficial insects who will keep pests, like aphids, at bay. Those with single or semi-double blooms produce the most pollen and provide easier access for bees to pop by and collect. They share the pollen as they go, helping other plants to reproduce and establish an environment that’s kind and co-dependent.

With the sad and sharp decline in bees numbers, creating a habitat for honeybees, bumblebees, worker bees and more to thrive is a gesture of support to bee colonies. Ask us to pick our all-time favourite for attracting buzzing bees? It would have to be the sweetly named, Totteringby-Gently whose simple, primrose-style blooms are pollen rich, and would look especially lovely in a cottage garden scheme.

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SC AR BO RO UGH FA IR (Ausoran)

SC E P T E R’ D I SL E

English Shrub Rose

English Shrub Rose

Size: Medium Shrub 3½ft Fragrance: Medium, old rose Colour: Light pink

Bare Root $35.00

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Size: Medium Shrub 3½ft Fragrance: Strong, myrrh Colour: Light pink

Bare Root $35.00

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QUE E N OF S W EDEN (Austiger) English Shrub Rose

PAT. PP17150

Size: Large Shrub 5ft Fragrance: Medium, myrrh

3ft

Colour: Light pink

Flowering: Repeat Bloom Size: Medium Zones: 4-11

Exquisite little buds open to half-enclosed cups, eventually becoming wide, shallow, upward-facing cups of pleasing formality. The colour begins as soft-apricot pink, gradually changing to pure soft pink over time. There is a lovely myrrh fragrance.

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Picture pathways that meander through your garden with strips of abundant planting either side, or imagine the perimeter lining, filling and picture-framing your space in a way that’s soft and worthy of stopping to take it all in. Such is the beauty of a border, and they’re all the more so when your rose selection is intertwined with companions of all shapes, shades and sizes.

There are many reasons why roses make themselves so at home in a border. The first being the fragrance that will naturally fill the length and breadth of your garden, following you as you move your way around it. The second being the health benefits that are part and parcel of planting roses in a mixed environment as each species supports another. But perhaps one of the greatest reasons of all to introduce a mixed border is because it provides repeat flowering and year-long interest. Thanks to the natural, shrubby growth that our English Roses possess, all manner of other shrubs, perennials and annuals can live and thrive side by side to promise a constant tapestry of texture, colour and interest, even when your roses are dormant.

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T H E L AR K A SCEN DING (Ausursula)

G E RT RU DE J E K Y L L ® (Ausboard)

English Shrub Rose

English Shrub Rose

Size: Very Large Shrub 5½ft Fragrance: Light, tea/myrrh

Flowering: Repeat

5½ft

Colour: Apricot

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Size: Medium Shrub 5ft Fragrance: Strong, old rose

Zones: 4-11

Colour: Bright pink

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Boscobel (Auscousin) English Shrub Rose

Olivia Rose Austin™ (Ausmixture) English Shrub Rose

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FOXGLOVES

Helps to repel nibbling deer and rabbits but attracts pollinating bees

Complements roses with its tall spires Creates impact in borders, especially along pathways

Protects roses from pests like aphids

Flowers in various colours to suit your palette

Asks for little fuss and water

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The Poet’s Wife (Auswhirl) English Shrub Rose

Kew Gardens (Ausfence) English Shrub Rose

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Attracts a wide range of pollinators and other insects

Offers contrasting structure against delicate rose heads

A wonderful array of textures and tones Requires extra attention during colder temperatures

Emits a strong scent that wards off aphids and other pests

A broad genus of plants, including herbs such as common sage and rosemary

Helps to prevent black spot from appearing on roses

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English Shrub Rose

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She bears a blossom-like quality to her appearance in the way her large blooms are held in clusters of plentiful, flat rosettes, which gently change from crisp apple blossom pink to the gentlest blush white. Her pretty blooms feature a neat button eye at the centre, embellished with a touch of golden apricot.

Her mantle of blooms is beautifully showcased against her dark green, textured foliage, creating a regal presence when planted in quantity in a mixed bed, border or hedge. Happy in a pot, container or equally a shady spot, her plentiful flat rosettes will draw bees and insects in search of easy access pollen. A dependable rose with exceptional health and versatility of habit, pruned well she will form a shapely shrub.

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BEHIND HER NAME

Her fragrance is strong and sweet yet delightfully refreshing, with hints of lemon sherbet and Old Rose.

In honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and with the approval of the Royal Household, we are delighted to welcome Elizabeth (Ausmajesty), to our collection.

Joining our family of royalty-inspired varieties,Elizabeth is an exceptional and striking rose displaying a generosity, continuity and presence befitting of the character of her namesake, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Her Majesty The Queen.

Named in recognition of Her Majesty’s steadfast sense of duty and devotion, Elizabeth pays tribute to a life of service and dedication in her role as Head of the 14 Commonwealth realms and as Britain’s sovereign for 70 years. It has been, and continues to be a privilege to provide roses for many royal gardens and households over the years, including Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Highgrove to name a few.

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English Shrub Rose

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A joyous rose whose warmth and positivity emanate through richly filled cupped rosettes of bold yellow-orange, their rich sunset hues pale to apricot tones. Friendly and inviting, each bloom is filled with deeply layered petals held contentedly within a defined golden chalice setting.

His growth is upright and bushy, with large mid-green foliage. Full of sparkling personality, this rose will stand out in any situation. For a fun and fanciful approach, plant him en masse in a border or combine with other sunny shades for a bright outlook. Happy to perform in slightly shadier areas, he will bring a smile to the face of your visitors, especially if placed in a pot by the door.

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A healthy variety, with a warming, graduated and complex medium-strong myrhh fragrance.

BEHIND HIS NAME

New for 2024 and named after the uplifting hit, ‘Bring Me Sunshine’ we welcome a spirited and vigorous rose, full of warmth and richness in a glorious yellow-orange. Bring Me Sunshine was first recorded by The Mills Brothers in 1968, before it was adopted by the effervescent comedy duo, Morecambe and Wise for their second BBC series in 1969. It felt only natural to name such a vivacious rose after the name of such a joyous tune.

Described as the most illustrious and best-loved double-act that Britain has ever produced, Morecambe and Wise started as a song and dance comedic team and went on to star in various films, television series and on chat shows. David Austin Snr. was a great admirer of the playful twosome, and ‘Bring Me Sunshine’, was played in his honour at his funeral in 2018.

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ENGLISH ROSES Not only do the rose varieties included in this section boast exceptional beauty, outstanding health and reliability, but they also embody the powerful and delicious fragrances that have become synonymous with a David Austin rose. We stand by all of our roses, and each has its own place within a garden, but here we’ve taken the opportunity to pick our favourite and give them the attention they deserve.

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O L I V I A R O S E A U S T I N ™ (Ausmixture) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP27365 Size: Medium Shrub

4½ft

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Colour: Mid-Pink

Flowering: Repeat

Fragrance: Light-Medium, Fruity

Bloom Size: Large

Zones: 5-11

Pretty buds open to beautiful, cupped rosettes of an even, mid-pink colouring. They have a light to medium fruity fragrance.

It commences flowering exceptionally early in the season and flowers in flushes until well into the autumn.

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G A B R I E L O A K (Auscrowd) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP32849 Size: Medium Shrub

4ft

4ft

Colour: Deep Pink

Flowering: Repeat

Fragrance: Strong, Fruity

Bloom Size: Large

Zones: 4-11

A magnificent variety, bearing large, many petalled rosette blooms. They are a striking shade of deep pink, the outer petals of each bloom paling slightly over time. The beauty of the blooms is enhanced by a wonderful, strong fruity fragrance.

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D E S D E M O N A (Auskindling) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP30054 Size: Medium Shrub

4ft

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Colour: White

Flowering: Repeat

Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose

Bloom Size: Medium

Zones: 5-11

Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue. The incurved petals create an arresting interplay of light and shadow. The strong Old Rose fragrance has hints of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest.

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L A D Y O F S H A L O T T (Ausnyson) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP22171 Size: Medium Shrub

5ft

4ft

Colour: Orange

Flowering: Repeat

Fragrance: Medium, Tea

Bloom Size: Large

Zones: 4-11

Rich orange-red buds open to chalice-shaped blooms, filled with loosely arranged, orange petals. The surrounding outer petals are salmon-pink with beautifully contrasting golden-yellow undersides.

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T H E G E N E R O U S G A R D E N E R ® (Ausdrawn) English Climbing Rose Size: Medium Climber 15ft

Colour: Pale Pink

Flowering: Repeat

Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose/Musk/Myrrh

Bloom Size: Medium

Zones: 4-11

Bears beautifully formed flowers, which nod gracefully on the stem. When the petals open they expose numerous stamens, providing an almost water lily-like effect.

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Desdemona (Auskindling) English Shrub Rose, Private Gardens, London UK

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FRAGRANCE Inspired by Old Roses, David Austin Snr passionately believed that fragrance was intrinsic to the beauty of a rose. Choose from a varied palette of fragrance types and indulge in their heady scents by placing at an entrance to delight passers-by.

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PR INCE S S A LE X A NDR A OF K E N T (Ausmerchant) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP19828 Size: Medium Shrub 5ft Fragrance: Strong, tea Colour: Bright pink

4ft

Flowering: Repeat Bloom Size: Large Zones: 4-11

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.

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T HE POET ’S W IFE (Auswhirl)

CH AR LE S DARW IN (Auspeet)

Growing scented roses will add another sensory dimension to your garden. Selecting these varieties is an important part of crafting your garden design, but siting them is also key and will help enhance the scent.

Consider location and plant scented roses in places you use regularly, near a seating area, by your back door or alongside a path you use frequently. The time of day you use these locations is also important. Roses produce most scent during the day, so place them in the most used areas. If you have a seating area and you want to extend the scent into the evening, try pairing your roses with scented honeysuckles, jasmines or phlox which tend to produce scent through late afternoon into dusk.

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Temperature can also effect how noticeable the scent is. Roses are best when it’s warm and sunny because this is when their pollinators are most likely to be active. However, it is worth noting that if the spot gets extremely hot it will cause the scent to vaporize rapidly, so avoid these situations where possible.

Another great way to intensify the scent of your roses is to grow them in a sheltered or enclosed location such as a courtyard or patio. These positions tend to be warm but also have reduced air flow and this allows the fragrance concentration to build up.

If you have a prevailing wind through your garden, plant your roses so that the breeze carries the scent into your garden and not away from it. This is a particularly useful if you have climbers or ramblers.

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Fragrance D E L I C I O U S D I S P L AY S Displaying the very essence of what makes a David Austin rose so special, these varieties boast delicious and powerful scents. Ranging from Old Rose, through to fruity, tea, myrrh and musk, these have won many awards and will delight the senses of your garden visitors for years to come.

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H A R LOW C A R R ®

Strong, old rose / tea

Strong, old rose

GE N T L E HE R M ION E

T H E PO ET ’S W IFE

Strong, myrrh

Strong, fruity

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(Aushouse)

T H E GE NE ROUS GA R DE NE R ® (Ausdrawn) Strong, old rose/musk/myrrh

(Auswhirl)

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T HE A NCIEN T M A R INER (Ausoutcry) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP30086 Size: Medium Shrub 4ft 4ft Fragrance: Medium-strong, Myrrh

Flowering: Repeat

Colour: Mid pink

Zones: 4-11

Bloom Size: Large

An impressive variety, bearing masses of large, many petalled blooms on a bushy, quite upright shrub. The blooms are a lovely glowing mid pink at the centre, paling towards the edges. Over time, they each reveal a cluster of golden stamens.

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Gertrude Jekyll® (Ausboard) English Shrub Rose, Princess Alexandra of Kent® (Ausmerchant) English Shrub Rose, The Pilgrim® (Auswalker) English Climbing Rose, Private Gardens, Badminton Estate, UK

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COLOUR The colour of roses and accompanying plants is a matter of personal taste, but there are a few simple guidelines you can follow to make this decision a bit easier. Decide if you want to stick to varying shades of the same colour or select something brighter for a more eclectic feel. There is a rainbow of rose shades to suit every taste.

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Plant with a PA L E T T E I N M I N D Curate your companion planting scheme by choosing a colour palette. Many gardeners lean on the colour wheel to guide them towards a complimentary collection of petal tones, letting it guide (but not restrict) their choices. A few approaches to using the colour wheel include:

For a colourful but calming scheme, these are colours that sit side by side on the wheel such as orange and yellow or red and pink.

For softness and subtlety, far from being black and white, monochromatic companion planting involves choosing one colour and playing with its depths.

Be mindful that you might need long-flowering perennials in the mix to break things up, such as Nepeta or Geranium.

Try planting: Lady of Shalott (Ausnyson) with Geum ‘Lady Strathenden’

Try planting: Stalwart English Roses like Princess Anne (Auskitchen) with Agastache (Hyssop) ‘Cotton Candy’.

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C O M P L E M E N TA RY For an experimental and energising palette, colours opposite one another on the colour wheel will provide your scheme with high contrast, safe in the knowledge the colours will always gel.

Colour wheel aside, most roses can be safely paired with purple/blue flowering par tner plants, since this is not a natural colour in the rose world. Failsafe companion plants will always include: Verbena bonariensis, Nepeta x faassenii, Echinops ritro ‘Veitch’s Blue’, Delphinium ‘Black Knight’, Dipsacus fullonum, Lavandula angustifolia and Perovskia atriplicifolia.

Try planting: Pair Roald Dahl with low-growing geranium such as Geranium clarkei (Cranesbill) ‘Kashmir Blue’ or Geranium x magnificum (Cranesbill) ‘Rosemoor’.

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Pretty Pinks Pastel, bright and deep, pink roses come in every shade imaginable. Pink is the master of adaptability.

Simply planting different combinations of pink roses will create a myriad of styles. Classic and forever a firm favourite, pink is the colour that comes in every shade imaginable.

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SC E P T E R’ D I SL E (Ausland) English Shrub Rose

English Shrub Rose PAT. PP17500

Size: Medium Shrub

4ft

3ft

Flowering: Repeat

Colour: Light pink

Bloom Size: Large

Fragrance: Strong, Myrrh

Zones: 5-11

Size: Medium Shrub

The perfectly formed, shallow cups are pure light pink, paling to soft blush on the outer petals. There is a strong, warm myrrh fragrance. It forms an attractive, quite broad shrub, with slightly arching stems.

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Flowering: Repeat Bloom Size: Medium

Fragrance: Strong, Myrrh

Zones: 5-11

This pretty rose bears numerous cupped flowers, each with yellow stamens. They are a lovely light pink, becoming paler on the outer petals, and have a powerful myrrh fragrance.

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E US TAC I A V Y E (Ausegdon) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP32981 Size: Medium Shrub 4ft Colour: Mid pink and apricot Fragrance: Strong, fruity

3ft

Bloom Size: Medium Flowering: Repeat Zones: 5-11

An exceedingly pretty rose of soft, glowing apricot-pink, each bloom packed with numerous delicately ruffled petals.

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English Shrub Rose PAT. PP33405

English Shrub Rose PAT. PP23099

Size: Medium Shrub 3½ft 4½ft Colour: Mid pink Fragrance: Medium-strong, Old Rose

Flowering: Repeat

Size: Medium Shrub 4ft Colour: Rich Pink Fragrance: Medium, Tea

Bloom Size: Medium Zones: 4-11

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The young flowers are deep pink, almost red, fading to pure rich pink. The rather narrow petals are unusually substantial, with a hint of yellow on their undersides. Held in large, fragrant clusters, they are produced with remarkable freedom.

An unfussy rose of soft mid pink, the petals are pale on the reverse and fade at the edges creating a gentle quality. Held on red stems, the medium-sized cupped blooms have relaxed, almost ruffled petals which are set around an attractive button eye.

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JAME S L. AUS T IN (Auspike) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP30924 Size: Medium Shrub Colour: Deep Pink

4ft

Fragrance: Light-Medium, Fruity

3ft

Bloom Size: Medium Flowering: Repeat Zones: 5-11

Bears large, many petalled, deep pink rosettes, each with a button eye. There is a light-medium strength fruity fragrance. It forms a neat and tidy shrub with a bushy, upright habit.

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Sunshine Shades Radiating positivity and joy, shades of soft apricot, rich orange and yellow will add a sense of sunshine to any garden space. Gently blend in a gradient for a soothing effect, turn up the heat with more orange or add a little extra yellow for an energising look.

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English Climbing Rose

Size: Short Climber Colour: Apricot

English Climbing Rose

Flowering: Repeat

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Bloom Size: Large

Fragrance: Medium-strong, Myrrh

Zones: 5-11

Apricot-yellow buds open to shallowly cupped, many petalled rosettes. They are a beautiful blend of subtle apricot-pink and soft yellow, giving the overall impression of apricot, with creamy outer petals.

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Size: Medium Climber 12ft

Bloom Size: Large

Colour: Apricot-Orange Fragrance: Strong, Fruity

Flowering: Repeat Zones: 5-11

A vigorous climber, bearing quite large, many petalled, neat rosette flowers in a lovely shade of apricot-orange. They have a mediumstrong Tea fragrance and are produced with exceptional freedom and regularity. There is plentiful, glossy foliage.

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ROALD DAHL (Ausowlish) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP29927 Size: Medium Shrub Colour: Apricot

4ft

Fragrance: Medium, Tea

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Bloom Size: Medium Flowering: Repeat Zones: 5-11

Soft orange-red buds open to medium-sized, cupped rosettes of perfect apricot coloring. They are extremely robust and have a lovely fruity Tea scent. Very healthy; it matures into an attractive, rounded, bushy shrub with few thorns.

Bare Root $35.00

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Size: Large Shrub 5ft Colour: Pale Yellow

English Shrub Rose

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Fragrance: Light-medium, fruity

Flowering: Repeat

Size: Medium Shrub 4ft 3ft Colour: Pale Yellow Fragrance: Medium-strong, Tea

Bloom Size: Medium Zones: 5-11

Bears pretty, lightly scented, pale yellow blooms, fading almost to cream. The many delicately frilled petals are arranged around a button eye. It forms a sturdy, quite upright shrub with glossy foliage.

Mixed Border Bare Root $35.00

Rose Hedges

Flowering: Repeat Bloom Size: Medium Zones: 5-11

Pink-tinged buds open to medium-sized cups held in large clusters.

Pale yellow, paling to white at the edges; each has a rich yellow eye.

The fragrance is similar to green tea with aspects of lemon and honey. It forms a bushy, upright shrub.

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2-Quar t $50.00

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T HE PO ET ’S W IFE (Auswhirl) English Shrub Rose PAT. PP27364 Size: Medium Shrub Colour: Rich Yellow

4ft

Fragrance: Strong, Fruity

4ft

Bloom Size: Large Flowering: Repeat Zones: 5-11

Bears rich yellow flowers, which pale over time. Their formation is most pleasing, having a neat outer ring of petals enclosing an informal group of petals within.

Bare Root $35.00

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Uncomplicated White White by its very nature is simple, elegant, timeless and uncomplicated. The epitome of versatility, it has a unique ability to sit equally at ease in a contemporary setting or against a traditional backdrop.

BEST FOR HE ALTH

BEST FOR HEALTH

W I N DE R ME R E (Aushomer)

SUSA N W I L L I A M S - E L L I S (Ausquirk)

English Shrub Rose PAT. PP18713

English Shrub Rose PAT. PP23395

Size: Medium Shrub 4ft 3ft Colour: White Fragrance: Medium-strong, Fruity

Flowering: Repeat

Size: Medium Shrub 4½ft 3½ft Colour: White Fragrance: Medium-strong, Old Rose

Bloom Size: Medium Zones: 5-11

The blooms start as perfectly rounded buds, opening to full, cupped flowers that are rich creamy yellow at first, fading to almost pure white in the sun. They have a delicious fruity fragrance that has a definite hint of citrus.

Mixed Border Bare Root $35.00

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Bloom Size: Medium Zones: 4-11

A delightful, unassuming rose of typical Old Rose beauty. It is a pure white sport of the pink English Rose, ‘The Mayflower’. The remarkable thing about these two roses is that, in so far as we are aware, they are completely free from disease.

Shady Areas

Mixed Border

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CL AIR E AUS T IN (Ausprior) PAT. PP19465

English Climbng Rose Size: Medium Climber 12ft Colour: Creamy white

Bloom Size: Medium

Fragrance: Strong, Myrrh

Zones: 5-11

Flowering: Repeat

This vigorous, upright rose makes a very good climber in both beauty and performance. It bears pleasingly cupped, pale lemon buds which gradually open to medium sized, creamy white flowers, the outer petals perfectly arranged in concentric circles.

Bare Root $35.00

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ROSE CARE Roses are easy to grow and are remarkably tolerant. However, with a little extra care and attention you can help your roses to thrive. Our Rose Care section on our website is packed full of helpful hints from our experts and inspirational design schemes.

Here we give you the basics to help you on your way in planting and caring for your perfect rose.

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Roses are incredibly versatile plants and can grow in varying climates. Knowing the ideal climate for growing your chosen rose can help your plants thrive within their new home. Most roses prefer warm climates but many are extremely adaptable and can handle extreme temperatures when cared for correctly.

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C O L D C L I M AT E S Prolonged periods of exceptionally cold weather can be challenging for roses, but some varieties are hardier than others. Plant your rose deeply, with the base of the stems about 1” – 2” below ground level. It’s a good idea to provide more insulation for your rose during the coldest months by creating a 6” – 12” mound of wood chips or soil around the base of the plant.

We’d recommend choosing roses highlighted as suitable from zones 4-11 if you live in a colder climate.

H O T & D RY C L I M AT E S Hot and dry climates can present cer tain challenges for roses, such as dehydration.

Planting in some shade can help protect roses from the midday sun. For roses in beds, water deep and occasionally. Roses in pots may need watering daily.

H O T & H U M I D C L I M AT E S Hot and humid climates can be favorable for pests and diseases. As a preventative measure, be sure to spray your roses as advised in your rose care region.

Many roses grow well and repeat flower where the climate has preferential growing conditions.

SC AN HERE to find out more about rose care by regions

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P O T T E D R O S E S 2-Quart size What is a 2-quart potted rose?

Our potted roses arrive planted in a 2-quart plastic pot with soil and foliage. Depending on the time of year, they may arrive in bloom or will bloom shortly after planting. The benefits of 2-quart potted roses are that they can be ordered and planted outside of bare root season and can be enjoyed almost immediately. Delivery is seasonal in spring and fall.

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BARE ROOT ROSES What is a bare root rose?

Simply put, bare root roses are roses in their dormant state, delivered without foliage or soil. Light and easy to handle, bare root roses are great for mass planting and are either grafted using a strong, hardy rootstock or grown on their own roots.

Our selection of own root roses are grown from cuttings and therefore develop their own root system. They are similar in size to those grafted and meet the same grading standards as grafted stock.

Once planted, they will put on some growth and produce some flowers in their first summer. More importantly, they will start to develop a root system that will take in essential nutrients, producing stronger growth the following spring and allowing them to burst into bloom the following summer.

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W I T H BA R E RO OT RO S E S Freshly harvested from our fields, still using many traditional methods, our English Roses are seasonal and can be planted from January to May, depending on your zone.

There is something special about taking a number of similar looking bare stems of different rose varieties and allowing them to progress and establish through the seasons as their bare stems begin to display their unique and colorful characters come summer.

GROW GREEN

If you are looking to grow greener, you can’t get much more sustainable than planting our seasonal bare root English Roses. Delivered without a pot and compost, the bare root will also create a pollinator happy habitat in your outdoor space.

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STEP ONE

STEP FIVE

If you are planting a bare root rose, rehydrate it in a bucket of water for a minimum of two hours prior to planting.

When planting both bare root and potted roses, remove them carefully from the bucket of water or pot.

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STEP SIX

Dig over the soil thoroughly using a garden fork and remove any weeds or large stones.

This will ensure that the new roots can venture freely in their new environment.

Position the rose in the centre of the hole. The bottom of the stems should sit 2½-5cm (1-2”) below the top of the hole – you can use a bamboo cane to help.

STEP THREE Using a spade, dig a hole big enough for the roots, approximately 45cm wide by 45cm deep (17.5” x 17.5”).

STEP FOUR Using a fork, break up the soil at the base of the hole to allow the roots to go deeper into the ground. Mix a spadeful of compost, soil improver or well-rotted manure, with soil in the bottom of the hole.This will improve soil structure and help the rose to establish.

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STEP SEVEN Mix a further two spadefuls of either compost, soil improver or well-rotted manure with the soil removed from the hole and backfill around the roots of the rose.

Lightly firm the soil around the rose with your foot to ensure the rose is secure and there are no air pockets.

STEP EIGHT Water the rose well.

We recommend watering your new rose twice a week or every other day if the weather is very hot.

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Notes Roses are easy to grow and are remarkably tolerant. However, with a little extra care and attention your roses will really flourish.

PRUNING After the first summer of flowers, repeat-flowering shrub roses can be cut back to a height of around 18”. In the years following, the height can be reduced by roughly half, depending on what you want the rose to do in that space.

When pruning, focus on creating an attractive shape. Cut out any dead, diseased or damaged stems and remove any remaining foliage.

With climbing roses, the first few seasons should be focused on training your rose to fill your space. The main stems should, where possible, be trained horizontally to encourage more flowering side shoots. The flowering side shoots produced can be cut back to 2-3” off the main stem. Longer side shoots can be tied in horizontally. Ramblers should be left where they can ramble, but pruning can be carried out much the same with shoots thinned out as necessary.

WAT E R I N G Watering is essential for the performance of your rose.

When and how much to water is dependent on many factors. We recommend following these general guidelines during the growing season: • The soil should be moist but not dripping wet or flooded.

•During hot summers, water deeply and occasionally rather than a little every day (in prolonged extreme hot weather you may need to water more often).

• Roses in pots and containers require a lot more water than roses planted in the ground and may need watering daily in hot weather.

Caution: Irrigation and automated sprinkler systems can cause roses to become overwatered.

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S P R AY I N G As a preventative measure, we recommend spraying roses twice a year with a fungicide spray. The first spray should be done in late spring, when a canopy of fresh green leaves has appeared.

The second spray should be done in late summer, before the fall flush of flowers. If disease occurs you may need to spray more often.

Ideally, it is best to avoid spraying your roses during high midday heat or particularly hot weather, as this can burn the leaves. Always refer to the manufacturer’s guidelines when spraying.

MULCHING Apply a 2” thick layer of mulch around the base of the rose. We recommend hardwood chips, shredded or chipped bark or pine needles as a mulch material. If some of the mulch layer from the previous year still remains, just top up to maintain the level of mulch at 3” thick.

FEEDING Apply a rose fertilizer by sprinkling it over the soil around the plants and gently mix it into the soil surface. We recommend feeding your rose yearly, dependant on your climate region.

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Mulching helps to retain moisture in the surrounding soil and suppress weeds. It not only improves the appearance of the bed but also helps to prevent erosion and destablization of the plant caused by wind and rain.

We recommend mulching in late spring immediately after you have fed your rose.

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DISEASES

S P R AY I N G

All roses are susceptible to pests and diseases. For your rose to truly flourish, it is important to prevent or control these risks. Follow our planting and annual rose care guidance on our website for more information on the right level of care for your chosen rose and climate region. We would always recommend choosing from our most healthy varieties if you are concerned about managing disease and pests.

Aphids, Japanese beetles and thrips are amongst a selection of pests that can affect your rose. There are a number of ways to control pests:

Diverse Planting and Insect Management

You can find all of this information by visiting the rose care section on our website.

A garden with a mixed planting scheme will naturally help to control pests, as it encourages a natural eco-system of garden insects.

Introducing and encouraging ladybugs and lacewings is particularly beneficial.

HOW TO SPOT DISEASE

Manual Removal

For small infestations, brush aphids off with your fingers. For larger infestations, wash them off with soapy water.

Black Spot

Black spots, often ringed with yellow, can appear on leaves from early summer onwards. They spread rapidly, causing leaves to turn yellow and drop off.

Powdery Mildew

Spraying

As a last resor t, using a chemical spray should effectively control pests, but be aware that spraying can also affect beneficial garden insects such as ladybugs and bees.

Light grey powdery patches can appear on leaves and young stems in summer, causing distortion. More likely to occur on young plants and in dry conditions.

Rust

The undersides of leaves can turn a rusty orange color, with yellow spots appearing on the top of the leaves in summer. The leaves fall early and the vigor is reduced.

T R E AT I N G D I S E A S E S

Gather up and dispose of any fallen leaves that show signs of disease.

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COLD AREAS For regions that experience cold winters, we recommend selecting our most coldhardy varieties. Please refer to our website for more information on your zone and the rose suitability for it.

To help protect your rose from the elements, we strongly recommend that you plant your rose deeply, with the base of the stems about 2-3” below ground level, plus 2" mulch.

During the cold period, we also recommend providing further protection for your rose:

For Shrub Roses

For light protection, lean conifer branches around the rose in a coneshaped arrangement to provide shelter.

Alternatively, wrap the entire plant in burlap.

For increased protection, insulate your rose by creating a 6-12” mound of wood chips, leaves or soil around the base of the plant.

For Climbing Roses

Cover the main stems or drape the entire plant in burlap.

For Tree Roses

Wrap the main stem and the head in burlap.

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INDEX A accompanying plants

30-33

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advice

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feeding

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Agastache

58

foxgloves

32

Alliums

33

fragrant gardens

52-53

Ancient Mariner, The English Shrub Rose

55

fragrance, roses

50-55

64-65

fragrance, type

54

apricot, colour Austin, David. J. C.

3-5

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G Gabriel Oak English Shrub Rose

Bare root roses

75-77

Bathsheba English Climbing Rose

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garden design

14-17

Generous Gardener, The English Climbing Rose

bees, roses that attract

28-29

Gentle Hermione English Shrub Rose

bloom styles

10-11

Gertrude Jekyll

Boscobel English Shrub Rose Bring Me Sunshine English Shrub Rose

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breeding

6-7

button eye bloom

10-11

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English Shrub Rose

23, 48-49, 54 54,60 31

H Harlow Carr English Shrub Rose

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I Imogen English Shrub Rose incurved bloom

66 10-11

Charles Darwin English Shrub Rose

53

Claire Austin English Climbing Rose

24, 69

climates

72-73

James L. Austin English Shrub Rose

20, 63

climbing roses

24-25

James Galway English Climbing Rose

25

colour, roses

56-69

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companion plants

32-33

Kew Gardens English Shrub Rose

containers

20-21

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Crown Princess Margareta English Climbing Rose

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D deep cup bloom Desdemona,

10-11 English Shrub Rose English Standard Tree Rose

44-45 26

E Elizabeth English Shrub Rose

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Lady of Lake, The English Rambling Rose Lady of Shalott English Shrub Rose

25 46-47 31

lavender

32

M Malvern Hills English Rambling Rose

34-35

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Lark Ascending, The English Shrub Rose

Mary Delany English Climbing Rose

22 22

Emily Brontë English Shrub Rose

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Miria Harris

18-19

Eustacia Vye English Shrub Rose

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mixed borders

30-31

mulching

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Olivia Rose Austin English Shrub Rose

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open cup bloom

10-11

orange, colour

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ordering

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P planting

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pink, colour

60-63

Poet's Wife, The English Shrub Rose

53, 54, 67

pollinators

28-29

potted roses

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Princess Alexandra of Kent English Shrub Rose Princess Anne

single bloom spraying

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English Shrub Rose English Standard Tree Rose

pruning

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standard tree roses Susan Williams-Ellis English Shrub Rose

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T Teasing Georgia English Climbing Rose

24

Tottering-by-Gently English Shrub Rose

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V Vanessa Bell English Shrub Rose

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W watering white, colour Windermere English Shrub Rose

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Y yellow, colour

Queen of Sweden English Shrub Rose

10-11

66-67

30

R rambling roses

24-25

recurved bloom

10-11

Roald Dahl

English Shrub Rose English Standard Tree Rose

21, 59, 65 27

Rose Care

70-81

Rosette bloom

10-11

S Salvia

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Scarborough Fair English Shrub Rose

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scent Scepter’d Isle English Shrub Rose

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semi-double bloom

10-11

shallow cup bloom

10-11

shipping & ordering information

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Silas Marner English Shrub Rose

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The Albrighton Rambler®

The Generous Gardener®

Olivia Rose Austin™

James Galway®

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(Ausdrawn) 15ft

(Ausmixture) 4½ft 3½ft

(Auscrystal) 12ft

English Rambling Rose

10ft Light, Musk fragrance

English Climbing Rose

Strong, Old Rose/musk/myrrh fragrance

English Shrub Rose

Light-medium, Fruity fragrance

English Climbing Rose

Light-medium, Old Rose fragrance

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The Lady of the Lake®

Gentle Hermione

(Ausherbert) 12ft

(Ausrumba) 4ft 3ft

English Rambling Rose

Medium, Fruity fragrance

Strong, Myrrh fragrance

(Austiger) 5ft

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Emily Brontë

Scepter’d Isle™

Silas Marner®

English Shrub Rose

Strong, Tea/Old Rose fragrance

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4ft

English Shrub Rose

Medium, Myrrh fragrance

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(Ausearnshaw) 4ft 3½ft

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English Shrub Rose

Queen of Sweden

(Ausoutcry) 4ft 4ft

English Shrub Rose

Medium-strong, Myrrh fragrance

HEALTH

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FLOWERING

The Ancient Mariner

FLOWERING

Eustacia Vye

English Shrub Rose

(Ausegdon) 4ft 3ft

Strong, Fruity fragrance

Mary Delany™ (Ausorts) 12ft

English Climbing Rose

Light-medium, Old Rose fragrance

HEALTH

English Shrub Rose

Strong, Myrrh fragrance

(Ausraveloe) 3½ft 4½ft

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English Shrub Rose

Medium-strong, Old Rose fragrance

Constance Spry

Boscobel

(Ausfirst) 20ft

(Auscousin) 4ft 4ft

English Climbing Rose

Strong, Myrrh fragrance

English Shrub Rose

Medium-strong, Myrrh fragrance

Mixed Border

Attracting Bees

Rose Hedges

Repeat Flowering

Large Tree

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Pots & Containers

Shady Areas

Very Few Thorns

Obelisk or Pillar

Arch

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Rose Border

Cutting

Wall or Fence

Large Structures

Pergola

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FLOWERING FRAGRANCE

The Alnwick Rose®

Gertrude Jekyll®

(Ausgrab) 4ft

(Ausboard) 5ft 3½ft

3ft

English Shrub Rose

Medium-strong, Old Rose fragrance

English Shrub Rose

Strong, Old Rose fragrance

James L. Austin (Auspike) 4ft

3ft

Light-medium, Fruity fragrance

FRAGRANCE FLOWERING

FLOWERING

Harlow Carr®

Gertrude Jekyll®

Gabriel Oak

(Ausboard) 10ft

(Auscrowd) 4ft 4ft

(Aushouse) 4ft 3ft

Strong, Old Rose fragrance

FRAGRANCE FLOWERING

English Shrub Rose

(Ausdecorum) 4ft 4ft

(Ausmerchant) 5ft 4ft

(Auskitchen) 4ft 4½ft

English Shrub Rose

English Shrub Rose

(Ausbernard) 3ft 3½ft

Strong, Old Rose/fruity fragrance

Thomas à Becket®

Lady of Shalott

English Climbing Rose

FLOWERING

English Shrub Rose

(Auswinston) 5ft 4ft

English Shrub Rose

English Shrub Rose

(Ausnyson) 5ft 4ft

Strong, Fruity fragrance

Medium, Old Rose fragrance

Medium, Tea fragrance

Young Lycidas

Tess of the d’Urbervilles®

Lady of Shalott

(Ausmove) 8ft

(Ausnyson) 8ft

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Princess Anne

Munstead Wood

Light-medium, Fruity fragrance

FRAGRANCE

Strong, Old Rose fragrance

Princess Alexandra of Kent Strong, Tea fragrance

Darcey Bussell

FLOWERING

FRAGRANCE

English Shrub Rose

English Shrub Rose

FLOWERING

English Shrub Rose

Medium, Tea fragrance

(Ausvibrant) 4½ft

4ft

English Shrub Rose

Strong, Tea/Old rose fragrance

English Climbing Rose

Strong, Myrrh fragrance

English Climbing Rose

Medium, Tea fragrance

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Carding Mill® (Auswest) 4ft 3½ft

English Shrub Rose

Medium, Myrrh fragrance

HEALTH

The Lady Gardener®

Windermere

(Ausbrass) 4½ft

(Aushomer) 4ft 3ft

English Shrub Rose

4ft

Medium, Tea fragrance

English Shrub Rose

Medium-strong fragrance

HEALTH

Grace® (Auskeppy) 4ft 4ft

English Shrub Rose

Medium, Tea fragrance

Bathsheba® (Auschimbley) 10ft

English Climbing Rose

Medium-strong, Myrrh fragrance

(Ausowlish) 4ft 4ft

Medium-strong, old rose fragrance

FLOWERING

Claire Austin

Kew Gardens

(Ausprior) 12ft

The Pilgrim® (Auswalker) 12ft

English Climbing Rose

Medium, Tea/Myrrh fragrance

HEALTH

4ft

English Climbing Rose

Strong, Myrrh fragrance

(Ausfence) 4ft 4ft

FRAGRANCE

English Shrub Rose

Light fragrance

Charles Darwin (Auspeet) 4½ft

4ft

English Shrub Rose

Strong, Tea fragrance

FLOWERING

English Shrub Rose

Crown Princess Margareta®

Tranquillity

(Auswinter) 12ft

(Ausnoble) 4ft 4ft

English Climbing Rose

Strong, Fruity fragrance

English Shrub Rose

Light, Fruity fragrance

Malvern Hills® (Auscanary) 15ft

HEALTH

English Rambling Rose

Tottering-by-Gently (Auscartoon) 4ft 4ft

English Shrub Rose

Light-medium, Musk fragrance

Light-medium, Musk fragrance

Vanessa Bell®

Molineux™

FLOWERING

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3½ft

English Shrub Rose

HEALTH

Medium, Tea fragrance

FRAGRANCE

The Lark Ascending

Lichfield Angel

(Ausursula) 5½ft

(Ausrelate) 5ft 5ft

5½ft

(Ausquirk) 4½ft

FRAGRANCE

FRAGRANCE HEALTH

Roald Dahl®

Susan Williams-Ellis

English Shrub Rose

Light, Tea/Myrrh fragrance

Light, Musk fragrance

English Shrub Rose

Desdemona (Ausland) 4ft

3ft

English Shrub Rose

Strong, Myrrh fragrance

(Auseasel) 4ft 3ft

English Shrub Rose

Medium-strong, Tea fragrance

(Ausgold) 4ft

3ft

English Shrub Rose

Light-medium, Tea/Musk fragrance

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