Scepter'd Isle

Love the Austins!

Pretty Jessica

Tea Clipper

Teasing Georgia

Lilian Austin

William Shakespeare 2000
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Eglantine

Jude the Obscure
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Tamora

Pat Austin

Celeste & Peachiekeen, great shots of your 'Pretty Jessica'.
In fact, all these photos are great.

Randy

All I can say is....wow! I have a few in my garden (already posted, though) and more on the way this spring. Can't wait!

Judith
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crocus rose
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tamora
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abe darby

pretty Jessica
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Evelyn
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Someone asked about Abraham Darby living up to all the hype.

It was my 2nd Austin. The heavenly fragrance wafts into my nearby bedroom window and that I appreciate!!!

Tho I think it is a matter of personal preference. If you love apricot roses that are not needed for bouquets, and you have plenty of space, you will enjoy Abe. Blossoms are large and consistantly attractive. For me only, it gets an 8 out of 10. Evelyn gets my 10.

I have not posted here before (I hang out at the hosta forum) but I really enjoyed all the pictures of the beautiful roses. I don't live in the best climate for roses - cold winter and very hot summer. The roses I planted when I moved here 20 years ago are for the most part gone. Hybrid T's and fancy climbers don't do well or don't survive at all. Gradually I planted Canadian Explorer Roses which are great and some varities of old fashioned rugosa or shrub roses. I planted some David Austin's too and some of these are doing fine in spite of the fact that I must choose between barely adequate morning sun or baking hot afternoon/evening sun. I have a few more varieties than I'm posting here, but these are the best or at least the ones I have pictures of.

The first wasn't mentioned I don't think. I like it. It's quite different, loose and a good grower. You will see in the third picture a few dark blooms with it. That is the root stock which I've let go. It seems to bloom just after The Countryman finishes its first bloom. The wall in the third picture was done this year causing the bush to be tied up. It now looks like a fountain and I think I'm going to leave it that way.

Golden Celebration and Graham Thomas were planted together inside what was a picket fence. The John Davis climber grew well but the other two were sort of sparce in their flowers. I'm hoping that bringing down the height of the wall by half and opening it up will help them do better next year.

The next two roses are on the west, very hot, side of the house. Sometimes it seems like they just open and get fried the next day. Only Abraham really does well here. I like the color of Molinux but it is very stingy in it's blooms.

This is my favourite David Austin rose - in fact it's probably my favourite rose of all. The smell is so sweet, like fruit and the blooms are georgeous, soft, yellow. It has a great companion in the Frances Williams hosta.

Judith, my 'Pretty Jessica' has fresh new leaves on it.
I can't wait to see blooms on it like the one you posted above ... perfection!

Mctavish6, your garden almost makes a person salivate.
Very inspiring photos.
You must have a green thumb extraordinaire to be able to grow hostas like that.
They die almost instantly after being planted here in my Texas garden.
Your garden is amazing.

Randy

mctavish6 - Wow, your roses and garden look fantastic!!!

I really like that you have posted some real garden scenes and also the combination of roses together with hostas!

It would be nice, if you could post more rose pics on this Rose Gallery!

Mctavish, I love your photos and your garden looks so interesting and lovely.
Everyone has such beautiful Austin's.

Carla

What a beautiful thread! It's getting long and heavy, but I'll add a couple that I don't believe were shown above.

Mortimer Sackler
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Happy Child
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Was this one shown? Jubilee Celebration
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If I had been more conscientious about taking pics, I could have shown you The Alexandra Rose, Mayflower, and Anne Boleyn also.

Kate

Thank you for your comments!

Randy, I do have a passion for my garden but I've had to adjust a lot. The one thing I do is not follow the rules. Hostas have become a passion because so many of the plants (Roses included) were difficult to grow here. I've almost given up on T-Roses and in a learning curve have come to love the loose, natural look of the old fashioned varieties even more. My garden started out along the lines of English Cottage, loose and natural. Over the years because of increasing shade and increasing age, I've realized that the foliage plants suit me better. I'm so thankful to be able to enjoy the hostas who's beauty is there all season, not just when they have a flower. I am very active on the Hosta Forum if anyone wants to see more of my garden or click on McTavish above to see some other pictures on my home page.

Organicgardendreams - I'm going to post a couple threads with some of my other roses. I'm glad you like my pictures since I like sharing them. I see on your home page you are in San Diego - I grew up in Garden Grove.

McTavish

Oh, My! After seeing these pics, I have even more ernest hope that the Ausmas (Graham Thomas) that I ordered from Vintage will do for me here in Z10a SW FLA.

Amazing and delightful photos, thanks to all for sharing.

Avalon

My eyes are so sore from coming back every chance that I get to take another peek of all those awesome looking photos and ooohhh so pretty looking roses.
Keep them coming, I am enjoying this thread.
It gives me hope that spring will soon be here.
Niecey

Ahhh, what the heck! I guess I'll have to add some, too. My personal fav is Tamora. Lamentably she is not in any of these pics...

....Golden Celebration, Christopher Marlowe, Crown Princess Margarita, Abraham Darby,Gertrude Jekyll

Mark

Mary, I have Lillian Austin and think it's beautiful but your photo is sooooo great, just lovely. And the Pat Austin photo, really is wonderful!
Beautiful Austin's from everyone!
Here are a few of mine:
One little immature lady, Lady Emma Hamiton
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Jude
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Golden Celebration
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Carla

Some gorgeous shots you all have!

Crocus Rose
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Geoff Hamilton

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Kathrine Morley

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Anne Bolyne always in bloom, but very fast blower

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Another Kathrine Morley, last year it was at its best.. Since I had to pot it up to move... Who knows about this year.

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These sure are inspiring pics. Wish I had room for more - I only have 2 Austins; AD and a baby WS2000. Here's my AD (posted last year)

I am interested in the yellows. Charlotte, Happy Child, Symphony and also Pretty Jessica and Queen of Sweden.
Questions: Do they get leggy and do they repeat often??
Lovely pics. It is nice to see some that aren't often mentioned.
Nancy

I forgot to post a pic. Here is Mary Magdeline with The Dark Lady jumping into the shot. I love MM, it never stops blooming. I have no trouble with thrips with it even when everything else is covered and it doesn't get leggy.
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Nancy

Hutnem!!!! That is a superlative Abraham Darby!!!! Looks like deli black forest ham!! Wow!!! Stunning!!!

Carol

Carol, thank you. Deli black forest ham?!! I don't eat ham so I had to find some images online before I knew what you were talking about ( I get it now.) But I still don't think David Austin should describe AD like that in his catalog... :~)

One of those threads with too much eye candy!
I only have two, Graham Thomas and Pat Austin:

Very beautiful

My jubilee celebration to join the bevy of beauties here.
In her first year and pure perfection.

Golden Celebration. Awesome fragrance.
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CPM
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Masha

Mary Magdalene- my favorite DA

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Pat Austin
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A. Darby

Some of my favourite Austin pictures. A few notables are missing - e.g. LD Braithwaite, Wenlock - I never ever seem to quite capture the true colour and form of these two roses. Heritage - I seem to take it for granted these days. Graham Thomas, William Shakespeare - deceased.

Evelyn

Evelyn

Evelyn

A Shropshire lad

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Jude the Obscure

Eglantyne

Eglantyne

Golden Celebration
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Golden Celebration

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Beautiful, Cactus Joe and Msjam. Mjam, please tell me about Mary Magdeline. Are those blooms in your 2nd pic typical? The pics in the Austin catalog do not do her justice. Is she healthy? Does she bear lots of flowers?

It is always a pleasure to come back to this thread to discover that there are even more beautiful photos of DA roses posted! Thank you all!

cactus joe your photos are outstanding! I love your Eglantyne!

What a wonderful post. Love the photos of so many different Austins. I only have 3 so far (all new last year) but seeing so many northerners in z5 and below have success with them I think I'll be trying more. I do not mulch or collar unless I have an unusual amount of free time in the fall so a rose has to be very hardy to stay in my garden.

I also have 'Constance Spry' but she sulked last year and did not put on growth or bloom well. It looks like she wintered OK so we'll see if she has got her footing this year.

Huttnem, oh yes! Mary M has the cutest "buttons" and she smells d i v i n e! Her fragrance is stronger than Tamora to my nose. She stays really small in my garden, no more than 2 x 2 ft.

Bump!

Charles Darwin

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The Prince with Falstaff

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Heritage with Glamis Castle

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Perdita

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Winchester Cathedral

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Charlotte for Nancy:
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+ starts flowering after main flush of other roses, very good autumn repeating, blooms have a good quality in autumn, should stay quite small
- too pale colour in summer sun, globular blooms didn´t want to open properly in summer (but this was maybe caused by the fact that it was her first season), rather unfragrant according to me

Bump again. So many lovely pics. I'm drooling.

I wish I had a camera......my newly planted Graham Thomas, Pat Austin, and WS2000 are all getting ready to pop within the next week or so...I can't wait. I feel teased by all the warmer zone goers having their blooms already. This is a phenomenal artsy thread.

Ushak: Are you describing Charlotte as one that should stay quite small? Maybe in Zone 6 but in my Mom's garden in Zone 7 this rose is anything but petite.

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I took this picture two summers ago and the rose was only one year planted then from a bare root. That tall cane in the middle came up to my chin and I am six feet tall.

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After flushes Mom goes in and cuts it back quite a bit so ends up doing so throughout the course of the summer. A good rose that definitely likes to stretch and let its presence be known.

Kate

Nancy, since you said you're interested in 'Pretty Jessica' here's another pic of her. You won't have to worry about this rose getting leggy ... she's very compact.

Randy

'Pretty Jessica'
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Wonderful flowers !!!!! For now I can only show Gertrude Jekyll, the others are not ready !!!

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I'll play too. Golden Celebration, three days apart, and a close -up:

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chic3721 ... Wow!

I agree with gnabonnand, but I'll use another superlative "ZOUNDS!" :)

I've got one ready to pop forth with flowers, but it's just a first year rose. (and probably will NEVER get that large anyway) :) Serious rose envy here!

Carol

I have sentimental reasons for loving Abe Darby but have grown very fond of both DA's I have companioned with him. This is L.D. Braithwaite....

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Those are just too good looking. Now I am going to have to coax mine to bloom some more.

Positively breathtaking... every picture!

I have a question for you all... which of the Austins are the hardiest? I'm in zone 5b, but we occasionally get some really frigid winters. I've played it safe choosing roses rated for zone 4, and they are lovely... but the English roses are just too beautiful! Which do you think stand the greatest chance of survival in the colder zones?

Thanks in advance!

I also love Gertrude Jekyl, I have her between a WS2000 and The Prince and she is such a lovely contrast to them both. Please forgive the foliage, too many projects, too little time.

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Closeups of a L D Braithwaite bloom.
This rose has good cold resistance, fair blackspot resistance.

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Sorry, still getting the hang of this...

Mary Rose-
A sturdy plant in my border. My original was shaded by a growing oak, but I reproduced it several times from cuttings. These are the result:

Dave,
Nice job reproducing Mary Rose! Beautiful!