David Austin Garden Roses

In the 1940s a copy of george bunyard s book on old roses gave him the idea of crossing old roses with modern roses and he went into business as a nurseryman in the early 1960s.

David austin garden roses.

David austin was born in 1926. The david austin rose gardens nestled in the shropshire countryside our award winning rose gardens are home to the national collection of english roses. Looking for shrub roses for the garden. Alexandra farms is the largest licensed david austin wedding rose grower in the world.

These beautiful and romantic roses feature old garden rose shapes and fragrances. David austin roses are bred by crossing old garden roses with more modern roses to achieve the superb fragrance delicacy and charm of the old style blooms combined with the repeat flowering characteristics and wide color range of modern roses. Discover our garden roses. He made hybrids of old garden rose varieties and modern roses.

For almost 60 years david austin has been breeding exquisite english roses. With a unique style all of their own our roses are a joy to work with and we collaborate with florists all over the world bringing charm and grace to every occasion. David austin garden roses have been attributed to the british breeder of the same name. Covid 19 updateour plant centre rose gardens gift shop restaurant and gardentea rooms are temporarily.

Rose breeders dedicated to creating the finest wedding and event roses distinguished by their beautiful flower forms and fragrance. The austin roses are known for being more disease resistant less suspectible to the typical black spot powerdy mildew but that doesn t mean it will be absent. They are the top choice of brides and event planners around the world who are looking for something extra special for their bouquet or event decor. Renowned for their beautiful often many petalled repeat flowering blooms and enticing rich fragrances there are now over 200 rose varieties bred by david austin each one making a fantastic contribution to any garden.

The five themed gardens are free to visit and open year round. The allure of the scent the charm of the colours the sheer breathtaking beauty of the blooms in the hands of the creative florist david austin roses are truly works of art. His goal is to come up with varieties that have the bloom shape and fragrance of old garden roses but can bloom repeatedly just like modern roses.