David Austin Rose Show in my Garden
KarenPA_6b
7 years ago
With the warm temps this past week, everything is blooming!
Queen of Sweden front yard
QoS in the back yard
The Alnwick Rose
Lady of Shalott
Golden Celebration
Sharifa Asma
Crocus Rose
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KarenPA_6b
7 years agoCarding Mill
Tranquility
Tranquility and Princess Anne
Molineux
Tamora
The Pilgrim
Munstead Wood
Scepter D'Isle
The only ones that have yet to bloom are Evelyn and Graham Thomas.
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Comments (8)Wow the photos are beautiful and so are the gardens. I hope to visit there someday. These pictures make me itch to order more DAs from Heirloom that are still in stock from my wishlist, but I know it's better if I wait until next spring. Sigh. I hope you enjoy your visit in 2017 - will be a lovely way to celebrate your birthday!...See MoreTHIS is why I order Austin roses from David Austin Roses.
Comments (32)Rebecca- your roses are gorgeous but so much work. I live in Massachusetts. It is so difficult to even dig a hole 10 inches deep with all the rock, boulders and ledge so I try to buy only own root roses. I have gotten some wonderful own root roses from DA and have some more scheduled for delivery next week. I hope they add more own root to their collections. I recently ordered 'Queen of Sweden' and 'Windermere' which is by far my healthiest DA rose and covers herself with delicate soft blush pink blooms from early summer till fall. She is cane hardy in my Z5b-6a garden. The only negative is lack of the "to die for" strong perfume scent that Austins are so known for. sharon...See MorePICS -Farmers Branch Rose Gardens /David Austin Trial Grounds
Comments (50)Ben, these pictures are invaluable! What a wonderful resource of visual information all in one place. Thank you SO very much for taking the time to do this. This thread will be helpful to many, for years to come. It’s already helped me today! I was gifted a Benjamin Britten rose, although I’m generally not a fan of that color range. Although BB is lovely in your photos, you’ve confirmed that it simply will not “blend in” anywhere in my garden. I just sent my sister a picture of it, and she loves it! I’m going to her place today for a BBQ, so I can bring Benjamin Britten along. Excellent!!! I’m very happy to hear that you’ll be visiting this garden in September, John! One of my thoughts as I studied each of Ben’s pictures was, “I wish he could go back in high summer, and show us which ones are still looking so lovely, then!” It will be great to hear which ones look like they’re suffering, and which ones are still looking so fine. This is a garden I would like to see myself, but your pictures have come as close as possible to that, Ben. It really is fabulous seeing them all in full bush photos. IIRC, the EarthKind trial roses don’t receive any extra “stuff”, like insecticides or fungicides, correct? I wonder if they receive fertilizer, and if they are regularly deadheaded? It seems like fertilizer and removal of spent blooms make a big difference in rebloom on my David Austin’s in particular. Many thanks! Lisa...See MoreDavid Austin cutting tips plus rose garden up-date : 24th May 2020
Comments (8)Darren, I have been eager to see an update and found myself leaning forward into the computer screen to catch every detail. Harlow Carr is such a beauty, I have not seen one before except in the Austin handbook. All your rose cuttings are amazing, so healthy looking. It was extremely helpful to hear how you start them. I've had a 100 % failure rate with my cuttings and will try it your way this year. How terribly difficult for you to find the garden in a damaged state, and the stunted blooms are heartbreaking- Ava's sad little face showed she felt your distress. I bought an organic Miracle Grow soil that nearly killed everything in it. I am going to use Alaska Fish Fertilizer, but it stinks horribly as you would expect for multiplied dead fish. I should plant a Gertrude to counteract the fish scent with her perfume. Today I noticed my fern had not died as I had thought, two small fronds had unfurled. I hope the victories you experience this year will far outweigh the setbacks. I was looking at shelter dogs online this morning and spoke to God out loud I would trade all my roses to have another dog. What a comfort you have with your horticulturist Ava, better than thousands of roses. Have some hot tea together, better days will come....See MoreKarenPA_6b
7 years agoThanks everyone! I guess most of everything "leaps" on the third year. Thank you Kate for introducing me to David Austins roses with your recommendation of QoS, Lady of Shalott and Munstead Wood. Got hooked on them and then some. :)
Ingrida, the orange flower is Oriental Poppy. I don't know the name of it but it returns every year. If you like it, I can send a clump of it to you next year for postage. It is a rapid increaser but not invasive. You can easily pull them.
KarenPA_6b
7 years agoQueen of Sweden has great spring flush. I will have to see how it repeats this year. Last year it was rather slow. Tranquility is my favorite so far. Its foliage remains healthy most of the summer and it has good repeat eventhough the bush is young. The flowers are very pretty and consistent. There is rarely a bad bloom.
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