David Austin English Roses

Charles Darwin along with Brother Cadfael and Golden Celebration, have some of the largest blooms to be found in the English Rose line. The flowers are very full and rounded at first, then opening up to a shallow cup. They are a lovely shade of rich yellow - almost Old Gold - sometimes with lemony or sandy tints. It makes a most attractive, bushy and eye catching shrub that is very healthy and would be ideal towards the front of a mixed border. 41 petals

Darcey Bussell is one of the best and most healthy red roses 'we have bred to date' according to David Austin. Its beautiful flowers are produced freely and with excellent continuity. When young, their outer petals form a perfect ring around an inner cup; gradually opening out to form a perfect rosette. The colour is a deep rich crimson that takes on a tinge of mauve just before the petals drop. It has a pleasing, fruity fragrance with hints of green notes.
This rose, with its short, bushy growth, is an excellent shrub for the front of the border or for planting in formal rose beds. It will make an excellent plant for a large pot. It is our first fully double crimson to be released since the best selling William Shakespeare 2000 and is perfect for gardeners who would prefer a more compact shrub.
Darcey Bussell is the highly acclaimed ballerina. She was appointed principal at the Royal Ballet at the age of 20 and has danced in the title role of many ballets around the world. She has been honoured with many awards including the OBE in 1995.
3 ft. x 2 ft. in cold climates 70 petals

'Evelyn' produces globular buds that open to deeply cupped blooms. The color changes through the season - from a yellow-apricot in the spring to warm pink in the autumn. The straight stems lend themselves to cutting. 100 luxe petals

A tribute to the famous British garden designer. Large, well-filled rosettes are deep pink with a powerful damask fragrance, on a tall, very robust shrub.
Gertrude Jekyll blooms well in cool weather.

Giant, cupped blooms of golden-yellow. An enchanting, strong and delicious scent of tea, citrus, honey and strawberries. Superb garden performance. One of David Austin's favorite roses.

Harlow Carr has an excellent bushy habit, maturing into an attractively rounded shrub with its flowers almost to ground level making it a good choice the front of the rose bed. The new foliage is bronze at first, later becoming green.
There is a strong, pure Old Rose fragrance that has been described as reminiscent of rose-based cosmetics.

Lichfield Angel has flowers which start as charming peachy pink cups, gradually opening to form neatly cupped rosettes. Each bloom has a perfect ring of creamy-apricot waxy petals enclosing numerous smaller petals. Eventually the petals turn back to form a large, domed, creamy-white flower. The overall effect in the mass in sunshine is almost pure white.
Lichfield Angel will form a vigorous, rounded shrub which, with its blooms nodding attractively on the branch, will make a fine sight.
It is very useful in a border, as it blends well with all other colours and will act as an intermediary between pinks and yellows.
The fragrance is generally light but has strong elements of clove at one stage.
Lichfield Angel is a limestone sculptured panel, from the 8th century, which was recently discovered in Lichfield Cathedral. It depicts the Archangel Gabriel and still bears the remnants of Saxon paint.
4ft. x 3ft.

Molineux is an excellent rose for bedding, although it is equally good for the border. It flowers with exceptional freedom and continuity, has even upright growth and little or no disease. The flowers are of a rich yellow colouring.
It has a characteristic Tea Rose fragrance with a musky background.
Winner of a Gold Medal, the President's Trophy for the 'Best New Rose of the Year' and the Henry Edland Medal for the 'Best Scented Rose', at the Royal National Rose Society Trials.
Named for the Wolverhampton Wanderers Soccer Club in the UK.
3 ft x 2 ft.

Teasing Georgia is a yellow rose of delicate beauty; the flowers are of a particularly pleasing cupped formation. The centre petals are in the form of a rich, deep yellow cup, while the outer petals fall back and fade to palest yellow providing a most pleasing, two-tone effect.
The growth is strong but graceful, displaying the flowers nicely.
Pleasant, medium-strong Tea Rose fragrance. Good disease-resistance and repeat-flowering.
May need some summer pruning if grown as a shrub.
4 ft. x 3.5 ft. or 8 ft. as a climber.

The Alnwick Rose is a pretty rich pink, with cup shaped buds gradually opening to a deeply cupped flower; later developing into a broad, full-petalled, shallow cup of a soft pink which is paler at the outer edges - a most pleasing progression.
The flowers are beautiful at all stages; this illustrates very well the great variety of form to be found in the Old Rose style.
'The Alnwick Rose' has nice rounded, bushy growth and produces its bloom intermittently from early summer to the onset of frost. Plentiful green foliage ideally complements the flower.
There is a good Old Rose fragrance with just a hint of raspberry.

The Generous Gardener is a rose of delicate charm -its flowers being beautifully formed; their colour a soft glowing pink at the centre, shading to palest pink on the outer petals. When the petals open they expose numerous stamens, providing an almost water lily-like effect.
It has strong, elegantly arching growth with polished dark green foliage.
This rose would produce a wonderful effect towards the back of the border. It will also make an excellent climber. Like 'Mortimer Sackler', it is highly disease-resistant.
There is a strong and delicious fragrance with aspects of Old Rose, musk and myrrh.

Windermere features a neat and compact habit just right for small gardens. Over 80 petals are packed into each quartered, pure cream flower. As they unfurl, flowers release a fruity essence zested with grapefruit overtones.