Teasing Georgia (above)

Wollerton Old Hall

Tess D’urb

Graham Thomas

more to come...

Falstaff

Generous Gardener

Strawberry Hill

Gertrude Jekyll

Austin Trial Rose

Belongs in pink Austins above

Valentine

Promises

Francis Meilland...have seen this in TX and CA, has got to be one of the robust HTs ever.

Icecap

Dame de Coeur

BenT, I will be looking forward to more after work. I read about this place somewhere in Texas but I tried to look for it again after a year and it was non existed. Is this the place, where Austin did a trail to see if English roses made it in hot climates.

I also read, they put about over 6 ft or more of horse manure. But it turn out to be successful.

Where is this place at ? I meant,which part of Texas ?

I am so glad you went there. BEAUTIFUL roses. This would be one of my bucket list of places to see :)

Jin

Trial rose?

Daybreaker

Thomas Affleck

Memorial Day

Chrysler Imperial (!) never seen one quite like this

Julia Child

Another run of pink Austins...I have these marked as Eglantyne, Gentle Hermoine, Charles Darwin, PAOK

Claire Austin

?

Fighting Temaire

Ben Britten

Lady of Shallot

They have Lady of Shallot sprinkled all over the garden, blooms very well

Golden Celebration...among the largest blooms and best performance of the Austins here (and perhaps everywhere?)

Heritage

...more to come

Jin,

What are you doing working in the middle of the night? The gardens are in a NW suburb of Dallas (the city itself is named Farmers Branch), Austin sponsors a good part of it and has planted it extensively. Happy July 4th! get some sleep.

Thank you for these pictures, Ben. These full-bush shots are much appreciated . Are those arches I see in the photos just simple pieces of re-bar stuck in the ground and linked together, or are they somehow re-inforced? I ask because I am attempting something similar in my own garden, but have to counter-act the movement effected on the arches by the heavy plants swinging about when there's a strong wind...

Bart, I was thinking the same thing. I like that idea. My roses are dropping with weight and too many stakes.

BenT, I envy you going there. Omg, you can actually see the roses and smell them.

Yeah, I was up this morning. Taking my dog for a walk. Water all my roses. Hit shower ,drank coffee and drive to work. I will sleep when I get home for a few hours.

Happy 4 th of July. It is my coffee break and enjoying this roses. I GC, Lady of shallot, valentine, day breaker, memorial, oh my goodness, I need one of each :)

Thanks for putting tons of pics. They all look beautiful.

Jin

Texas Ben,

Thanks for the treat, very impressive garden! Massive bushes, Texas style, no wonder!

Indeed so, Chrysler Imperial, WOW! It doesn't grow like that around here!

What are those hoop like structures plainly seen best in your photo of Strawberry Hill? They seem to be attached to the fence behind the roses. Are they anti-deer barriers, to keep them from jumping the fence, and destroying the roses?

Also, OT, is the deer population there at that garden, mule or white tail? Are you bothered by deer at your home garden?

Thanks again, Ben. Enjoy our birthday!

Moses

I think the rebar forms giant sturdy arches to support the cattle panels, which are used to train the roses. Sometimes the same rose , such as Teasing Georgia is grown as both climber and bush. I was surprised to find the bush almost invariably looks better than the climber trained version, and produces more bloom.

Moses

Always good to hear from you. There is nothing to prevent a deer from entering this garden and enjoying an all-you-can-eat English Rose Buffet. Not sure why they don’t come. Perhaps one of them got a mouthful of viciously thorny Gertrude Jekyll and warned the others to stay away. My own house is too urban for deer, I do get coyotes, opossums, bobcats, hawks, evil bunnies that favor clematis shoots and young roses.

Litchfield Angel

Pat Austin

The Generous Gardener, followed by Wisely 2008

Princess Anne?

Queen of Sweden

The Lady’s Blush

Olivia Rose Austin

Harlow Carr

Jubilee Celebration

LD Braith

This next set is all Munstead Wood. They use it all over the garden, easy to see why, beautiful rose on a ideal bush

Beautiful photos! Really appretiate the full bush habit shots. There are some you've posted that I haven't considered, but I certainly will now!

Thank you Jen and Bart. I like to see full bush shots myself, so I tried to get one of every rose.

Mary Rose

The Dark Lady (not so dark here)

The Poet’s Wife

Trial Rose

Tamora

These are gorgeous - the ultimate definition of "rose porn".

Thank you so much for sharing these pics, for those of us who can't see them in person.

Mine don't look like that now, and I was about to start crying until I saw that the pics are from April.

Thank you for posting these pictures! I too appreciate the whole bush shots. Boy that is a well-maintained garden -- lots of mulch and not a weed to be seen! Here in Michigan, we'd be lucky to have roses that big by August!

Sunny

Thank you so much for all the great pictures! More DA's are on my list for next year. It's amazing how intense the color there in TX! Here they are a paler more subdued color. Mine will never be that great due to all the stresses put on them, but I can always hope!

Thank you, Ben, for this really large assortment of Austin roses. It must have taken you a bit of time to photograph so many. It brought home to me that most of Austin's roses, except for their coloring, look pretty much alike. That's not to say that a few of these mixed in with old rose varieties would not be very nice. I quite like my two bushes of Bishop's Castle and the oldie Potter and Moore, and they do quite well in my dry heat.

Just gorgeous! Thank you for sharing

I’m glad you like the pics, Jaime.

Ingrid,

They had some OGRs too! For you, here’s a giant Mme Antoine Mari, one single plant, must be 10-12 ft wide

Molineaux, Kew Gardens

Heathcliff

Lady Emma Hamilton...nice grapefruit scent

Bishop’s Castle

Charlotte

BenT, since you been there and saw everything in person and also smell them. Which do you like most? I am just curious .....

Or ever said to yourself , why the heck, I never order this rose a long time ago and it is geogeous here....?

:)

Jin

Hi Jin

Of those those I don’t have, the two I’d most want are Munstead Wood and Lady Emma Hamilton. LEH has been at the top of my list for some time, I never quite understood the appeal of MW until I saw it in person.

Golden Celebration was a standout out here, and it’s a standout in my home garden too, and pretty much everywhere I’ve seen it. Has to be among the easiest and most rewarding.

Evelyn and Jude are two roses I own, but weren’t in bloom at this garden. They are great for me, so just goes to show when you visit a garden you only see 1 day in the life of a rose; you don’t really know it unless you grow it.

I think maybe I shovel pruned Ben Britten and Gertrude Jekyll too early, they were big, thorny bloomless monsters for me. Perhaps I should have pruned with shears instead of the shovel, given them more time. GJ has a exceptional scent (although Beverly smells similar and just as good, and doesn’t try to hurt me with her vicious thorns, so maybe I’m glad I have only Beverly and not Gertie.)

Wow, thanks for posting this, Ben! I just found out I'm being sent to Dallas for a work conference this September, so I'll be sure to check this garden out. I know it will still be kind of a hot time of year, but it's always interesting to see how various varieties of roses grow, even if they're not currently putting on their best show. I'm more worried about how well this Pacific Northwest guy will fare in that Texas heat!

John

I’m more worried about you than the roses, too! Bring cold water, a hat, mosquito spray, and go at daybreak if possible (the gardens are free, open all the time, there is not a gated entrance). That said, it is EarthKind, so between our relentless heat and bugs, the roses might not be at their best, but still interesting to see.

HalloBlondie,

I’ve been enjoying your pics, too :)

I have both Munstead Wood and Lady Emma Hamilton and they are fabulous. I given them very high recommendations. But my best bloomer is Molineux. That one will not stop!

But I am not getting those saturated, deep colors.

Mine are muted and washed out. My yellows are white with a yellow tinge, my dark reds are pink, and my deep orange is a pale orange.

What a generous thread-pictures of entire shrubs, plus info that I find very interesting. I guess with cattle panels to help hold them in place, the rebar doesn't sway even with heavy plants on it, in heavy wind! also, very interesting the comment about how the Austins grown as shrubs are-at least in this garden-far more impressive than those grown as climbers. I've been wondering about this issue with Austins for some time now. I may well be pruning mine much more in the future,giving up on the concept of trying to grow them as climbers .

Am I right that you, Ben , and Moses share a birthday on the 4th of July? My maternal granpa was born on the 4th, too. He was quite a character! we kids adored him, and he adored us back...best wishes, guys!

cedamas,

are your MW and LEH own root, fortuniana, or something else? I'm going to try getting them on Fortuniana. In any case, we only get vivid colors in spring and fall.

Bart,

Yes, looking at those pics of Golden Celebration, those bush shaped plants couldn't be any more profuse. They also trained 10ft long canes of GC on those cattle panels, and it wasn't blooming nearly so well...so all that work for a lesser result!

I think Moses was just wishing me a happy holiday, July 4th is our USA Independence Day. Happy Birthday to your Grandpa!

Sophys Rose

Trial Rose

Port Sunlight

The roses are planted in rows, surrounded by large trees

Top Gun ...2018 Weeks introduction purportedly resistant to RRD.

Take It Easy

Happy Go Lucky...very healthy modern yellow

President Willmer

cedemas, your rose colors might deepen as your roses get more established, too. I think DA roses can need 2-3 years to show their true colors.

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

BenT, my MW and LEH are on Fortuniana. Also on Fortuniana I have Abraham Darby, Heritage, Ambridge Rose, Harlow Carr, Scepter'd Isle, and Wollerton Old Hall--AD and H from Nelson's and the rest from K and M.

On Dr. Huey (in pots) I have Molineux, Crown Princess Margarita, Graham Thomas, Lady of Shallot, Eglantyne, The Alnwick Rose, James Galway, Gertrude Jekyll, Tess, and Golden Celebration. I got these from Lowe's.

GC has previously been reported to be a stingy bloomer in Florida and that is certainly true for me. Not a single bloom yet. WOH also has not bloomed yet but I've only had him for a month and he was tiny with no leaves when I planted him.

I wonder if they both need more phosphorus.

I have had my Golden Celebration for over 5 years now and I’m beginning to think it’s never going to be anything but a one cane dandy for me. I’m going to move it one more time to a prime location in the fall and see how it grows. If it doesn’t shape it it’s going to have to go and I might consider trying it again but maybe on fort. Ben is your GC that you grow in your on yard own root or grafted ?

Great pics too, I have really enjoyed seeing all the different Austin’s that do well in our Texas heat. So far my standouts are Heritage, Molineaux and The Prince. Tamora hated my garden and was always sickly looking so I finally took her out, I just haven’t given up on GC yet lol.

Cedemas, GC is great actually. It needs more time. Once they are established they we will start to grow. My Sophy's was the same behavior too but now it blooms way more.

My L.D Braithewait is stingy but it blooms so far twice. Give it time and they will.

Molineux and Pat Austin is competing with each other. Pat Austin is way bigger now and has way more blooms non stop but I think Shiela is right about colours. My Pat Austin don't look like the deep colours. Mine is orangy yellow more peach which I like more.

Jin

Well, I might just need to fly down to Texas just to see this garden!

Thank you, Ben, for the lovely photos! I am hoping some of those trial roses are James L. Austins that will be released in the USA!

Thank you for posting all of those pictures!