David Austin Recommendation for student?
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David Austin Recommended Rose For Florida
Comments (20)I lived and grew roses for 20 years in Winter Haven and Port St Lucie for 10 years before retiring and moving to NE GA in 08. All the DA roses I grew were in PSL and grafted onto fortuniana root stock. Abraham Darby---Grew into a HUGE shrub. Bloomed profusely all year long Scepter d' Isle---I let it grow and staked the canes for the first 3 years. Once it got some strong canes under it this rose took off. Big, upright bush that blooms all year. I liked it so much I brought one with me when I retired. This is what it looks like in NE GA. It gets every bit this big in FL. Molineux---On fortuniana this blooming machine gets about 5 ft tall and easy 3 ft wide. It also does very well on it on root. 3'x3'. Own root, it does fantastic in a large pot. Pat Austin---What every one says. Can't go wrong with it. LD Braithwaite- should love FL. I got one from Nelsons on one of my trips to central FL. This is my bush that is 4 years old. Great grower and bloomer. Another great DA that loves Fl is The Prince on fortuniana. I had 2 by my front walk way in Port St Lucie. 6'x3' bushy bush always in bloom. Finding this rose is almost impossible. I lucked out and got 2 bush's from K&M before DA pulled the plug on it. If you can find bud wood, Coolroses might be able to do a "no name" custom graft for you. This is my 2 yr old The Prince. It should double in size this (3rd) year. It's already 3'x2', and the blooms smell fantastic....See MoreDavid Austin Roses that Look Good Together?
Comments (9)I don't have any Austins actually together--instead they are scattered all over my backyard in beds with other kinds of roses and other flowers and bushes. However, I do have Munstead Wood not too far from the climbing Austin The Wedgewood--its light pink looks very nice in contrast to MW's dark velvet red-purple. And on the other side of MW, not too far away, are a couple Molineux bushes--another excellent contrast (golden/yellow/apricot vs dark velvet red-purple). I also have Lady of Shalott planted about 10 feet behind the rose bed in front of it. Since the Lady grows 6ft tall (or taller), I can usually easily see her above the bright reds like Double Delight and Braveheart in the bed in front of her. It surprises me sometimes how wonderfully well that combination shines out from afar when I come out of my back door. My various pink Austins (medium to very light pink) all blend in well with whatever combination of flowers I plant them among. Hope that helps. Kate...See MoreWhat is the reasoning behind David Austin's 3-ft apart recommendation?
Comments (20)I'm a stickler for trying to get the spacing just so. However, I have become a bit more lax about it, because I'm running out of room! I also have some roses that are winter tender here, so eventually some of those will fade out. I try and allow enough space. But I know I'm going to eventually move things around. It's hard because you just never know how big any plant is going to get in it's spot. In my front yard I have more space allotted, so it doesn't look messy or overgrown. The backyard is more tightly packed in, a lot more colours, variety, etc. @rose beginner - My gardens are all around the perimeters of the house and fence lines. So I have areas where I can always reach to fertilize. But you also need to leave space for getting in to deadhead and prune too....See MoreDavid Austin’s for humidity
Comments (22)I'm in Maryland, so my humidity is quite extreme, and I have to say planting DAs in my no-spray garden was a mistake. Not a single plant I could describe as healthy. By comparison, a few landscaping roses I have by the front door are spotless. But it's too late now -- I'm hooked and I can't imagine spring without them. When summer comes along, I shift my focus to summer perennials, and my veg and fruit garden. But if I ever move... no more Austins for me. Carding Mill today and back in May:...See MoreMAD zone 9b
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