David Austin Roses

David Austin Roses are very wonderful roses to have in your garden. They range from climbing roses to Old English Musk Roses. Each year David Austin has a new variety of Rose. My favourite Rose is Brother Cadfael, he is an extremely hansome rose, pink in colour and has a strong rich old rose fragarance similar to some of the Old Bourbon Roses. Many of his roses are named after famous people and places. English Roses are remarkable adaptable plants. His container roses are available all year round, and the Bare root roses are available from november to march. His roses come in the most beautiful of colours and shapes. His container roses are delivered in extremly well ...  Read the complete review

My dad used to love his roses and had some beautiful hybrid teas. They're the type that have lovely tight buds and keep their shape well as they open. I can remember a fabulous velvet red rose, a pretty lilac rose called "Blue Moon" and, what's probably the most popular rose of all time, "Peace", a pretty mixture of yellow and blush pink. Every Saturday evening during summer, I'd go down the path and pick the most perfect bud I could find to take to our local working man's club for my uncle to wear in his buttonhole. I was about six at the time. None of us stay children forever though and by the time I'd reached my mid ...  Read the complete review

Just under four years ago now, the dave27 clan relocated from Stafford in the Midlands to Kirkham in Lancashire with my job and we bought a new house. Now anyone who has ever moved to a new house will tell you that it's both a very exciting, but also a very daunting time, especially when you are thinking about the garden. New houses are generally left with a bit of a bomb site for the back garden. The builders will usually give you a shallow coating of top soil it's true, but underneath you'll never know what you're going to find. In our case the house had been built on the builder's compound and so we had a mixture of ...  Read the complete review

Roses went through a period where they fell out of favour with many people, but are now climbing up the popularity tables again, largely thanks to the new varieties which are available. There are also many books on the market which have increased people's awareness of just how lovely roses are in terms of scent and beauty. You should choose your roses with care, and visit a specialist if you can, where you will get good and unbiased advice on the best types for your particular needs. By visiting a rose growers garden centre, you will get lots of ideas for your own garden, such as planting in groups, using roses for ground cover, or to hide an ugly ...  Read the complete review