David Austin Roses

Shopping for David Austin Roses…Help me decide?

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The thick, heavy white envelope arrived in my mailbox and I knew exactly what it was–the new David Austin rose catalog for spring. My day immediately improved and I couldn’t wait to sit down and pore over it’s glossy pages filled with gorgeous, rose flavored eye candy. (My mother laughed when I told her I [...]

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Growing ‘Alnwick Castle’ David Austin Rose

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If our roses could talk, I’m certain they would give me a good scolding. Especially ‘Alnwick Castle’ who has been moved 3 times before I finally settled on a home less than 5 feet away from her original location! Two summers ago the poor dear languished after I moved her in mid bud-stage and I wondered [...]

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Introducing ‘William Shakespeare 2000′ David Austin Rose

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‘William Shakespeare 2000′ was one of those roses we added last spring that were purchased from David Austin as own root and like ‘Wildeve’, ‘Winchester Cathedral’ and a few others it didn’t really take off for us, unlike ‘Jude the Obscure’ which was also planted own-root but grew and flowered beautifully. However, spindly growth and [...]

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The one ‘Crown Princess Margareta’ blossom of the year

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‘Crown Princess Margareta’ gave us one little rose this summer. Seeing as how we’re headed into fall now, I guess that was it. Oh well, there’s always next year!

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