We stock the beautiful David Austin Roses all year round and hold rose talks several times throughout the year giving expert advice, inside knowledge and tips and previews to the latest releases – adding the newest Rose to your collection. Have a look at our events page for the next Rose talk
We truly believe that David Austin Roses are the best and that is why we stock an ever abundant selection of roses for you to choose from and place in your garden as part of England’s great gardening heritage
However, with such a vast choice it is often difficult to choose, so although there are very many excellent Roses we highly recommended the following as they are easy to grow, healthy and reliable
Charlotte
Very hardy with bushy, upright growth and exquisite yellow, cup-shaped flowers of a medium size
The Alnwick® Rose
Reliable, healthy and easy to care for with beautifully-formed pink rosettes which produce freely
Golden Celebration
Our best selling rose with magnificent large, yellow deliciously fragrant blooms a great all-round performer
Gertrude Jekyll
A very strong, rich and perfectly balanced old rose fragrance
Teasing Georgia Climbing
One of the world’s most beautiful and reliable climbing roses
Our Rose Care Tips & Pruning Advice:
To keep your Rose flowering, healthy and to keep its shape attractive here is our easy to follow guide…
• Use a pair of sharp secateurs to make a slanting cut, just above an outward facing bud
• The slant of the cut should face away, so that rain does not run into the bud and cause it to rot
Shrub Roses
• Prune in mid-spring, removing dead, diseased and dying branches and thin out if overcrowded
• Remove any crossing branches and cut a few older stems to the base
• Reduce healthy main stems by about a quarter
• Deadhead flowers as they fade in summer
Patio & Tea Roses
• Prune in mid-spring. First remove dead, diseased and dying branches. Prune most by about half, cutting to within 8cm (3in) of the previous year’s growth
• Miniature roses only need pruning to maintain an attractive shape and if you want a larger flower head, prune less severely
Climbing Roses
• Prune in late summer
• Cut back any side branches that have flowered, leaving two to three leaf buds per shoot
• If the plant has not been pruned for some time, select a few old woody branches and cut to the base, new shoots will soon grow and can be tied up in to the framework
Rambling Roses
• Prune in late summer
• Cut back any side branches that have flowered, leaving two to three leaf buds per shoot
• If the plant has not been pruned for some time, select a few old woody branches and cut to the base, new shoots will soon grow and can be tied in to the framework
Ground Cover Roses
• Prune in spring
• Remove dead, diseased or dying branches, and lightly prune to keep within bounds
• Reduce tightness on old plants by removing some of the thick branches to stimulate new growth