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Sweet Juliet: And she is sweet, disease resistant, and slow repeat.
I still have to get the pics of Windermere and Sharifa uploaded. I need some red Austins I think and a few yellows too. Tammy |
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| These are my Austins Evelyn  Golden Celebration  Queen Nefertiti(My favorite)  Jubilee Celebration(blooms continiously)  Christopher Marlow   Princess Margarita(least favorite)  William Shakespeare 2000(Blooms non-stop for me)  Heritage(new)  Othello(Nice big fruity juicy blooms, only problem is that at the end of the summer bs takes over)   Abraham Darby(He is a goner)  Graham Thomas(Turned him into a climber past 6ft)  Lilian Austin(transfering her elsewhere this spring. Maybe another spot in the garden or in someone elses garden.  Tamora(stays very small  The Pilgrim  Niecey |
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- Posted by organicgardendreams z10 CA (My Page) on Mon, Mar 2, 09 at 19:19
| cherrykist - I really like Austin roses, thanks for starting this interesting thread! You have quite a nice collection of them! niecey - your photos of the Austin roses are awesome! I especially like the one of William Shakespeare 2000, Heritage (looks like the rose is mysteriously glowing from the inside), and Othello! I'm eying William Shakespeare 2000 for quite a while now, but after seeing your photo, there is no way out: I have to order him! Thanks for posting. |
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- Posted by celestialrose zone 4/NH (My Page) on Mon, Mar 2, 09 at 22:37
| I don't think you should encourage me to post pics of my Austins...LOL...this thread could get awfully long! I grow dozens of them so I just pulled up the first pics I found and will have to forget about posting ALL of them. Goodness knows there are so many that I hate to leave out! But here's a sampling of a few that haven't been posted yet. Celeste Spirit of Freedom........
Ambridge Rose......
Falstaff.......
Harlow Carr........
Pretty Jessica........
Bredon......
Bishop's Castle....
The Generous Gardener.....
Belle Story.....
Charlotte....
Noble Antony....
Queen of Sweden....
Grace....
Mayor of Casterbridge.....
Winchester Cathedral....
Eglantyne.....
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- Posted by pelicanhead 10 southern Ca (My Page) on Mon, Mar 2, 09 at 22:57
| I only have two Pat Austin Bishop's castle I'd love to get some more. I just got the Austin catalog and I have been trying to make up my mind what to get. |
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- Posted by jumbojimmy (My Page) on Mon, Mar 2, 09 at 23:27
| Niecey - Your 'Evelyn' looks really B e a u t i f u l . Makes me want to have one. Why is Princess Mararita your least favorite? Is that photo really PM? The blooms look single . ------- Celestialrose - what are your thoughts on Mayor of Casterbridge? I haven't made up my mind whether I should buy it or give it a miss. It looks beautiful, but I don't understand why people at Helpmefindrose give this rose a poor rating.
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| Jimmy you are so right, It is not CPM, it is Comtes des Champagne(CDC). The reason it is my least favorite cuz it grows very leggy and spacy and does not bloom very often. It's days are also numbered. Celest that is quite a selection you have, they are gorgeous. I especially like Queen of Sweden and Pretty Jessica. If I had more yard space, I would just add only Austins. Cherry thanks for starting this thread, all of these vibrant and beautiful color Austin roses brightens up my cold(-14 outside) freezing gloomy day. P.S. I also have Pat Austin, but for some reason I never could get an okay photo of her. |
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| Your Pat Austin is absolutely stunning. The color is so vibrant and just glowing. This spring I am moving my PA into another spot with a bit more room. It's been hiding behind my butterfly bush. Niecey |
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- Posted by cherrykist Z-7 NC (My Page) on Tue, Mar 3, 09 at 8:43
| Gee, when I started this thread I didn't realize just how many Austins there are. I also didn't realize how many Austins I would want to have! Like Harlow Carr, and Othello, and Grace and Noble Antony......and the list goes on! Thanks for posting everyone, I hope to see a lot more! Tammy |
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| Winchester's cathedral and Eglantine have the beauty that cannot be easily described with words, they have subdued, soft, relaxed beauty, originality combined with the classic look, these are really timeless genuine roses that attract not with vivid colors and perfect shape but with their warmth and gentleness. Falstaff, William Shakespeare and Mayor of Casterbridge - so perfect that they do not look real, they are out of this world. My favourite is Belle Story because I love nice stories and fairy tales. It is so tender and gentle and does not look like the other roses from the series. Princess Margarita just looks demure, sad and crying...
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- Posted by twohuskies z4A Mpls, MN (My Page) on Tue, Mar 3, 09 at 10:44
| Here are a few of the Austins I grow. Scepter'D Isle has such delicate pink flowers Chianti my gorgeous once bloomer Crocus Rose my favorite Austin!!! Tradescant I am absolutely in love with it's deep rich color The Prince another one that I can't get enough of.. Prospero another in that rich color I love and the always beautiful Sharifa Asma |
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- Posted by rainbow_2007 Z7 - S. Carolina (My Page) on Tue, Mar 3, 09 at 16:07
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- Posted by pelicanhead 10 southern Ca (My Page) on Tue, Mar 3, 09 at 18:50
| Those deep purples are just awsome. |
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| Prospero is the truly most beautiful rose existing on this Earth, at least for me because my first impression is that it combines poetry and physical beauty, music and and fire, passion and elegance, light and shadow, power and weakness. It is an explosion of colors and a wirlpool of emotions as if the good and the bad are fighting in it, it is the ideal rose: angel and demon, happiness and sadness, sunshine and darkness, no other rose has affected me in such a way as this. This is a rose full of contradictions and these contradcitions are the essence of its appeal! The colors appear and disappear and turn magically into others by waves. Exotic rose, magical and gorgeous! Stunning pictures! You are a magical photographer. |
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- Posted by crzy4flowers 7 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 3, 09 at 19:23
| I KNEW better than opening this post! WOW! SOOO many pretty one's! I have several Austins and I absolutely LOVE them! Would love to have a few hundred more if I thought I could keep up with them! Thanks for the great pictures. April |
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| I am still mystified by Prospero, it is like a rose from a secret garden, from heaven or hell, it has some unexplicable power over me, I cannot stop watching it - I really got goosebumps when I saw it, and I cannot take my eyes off of it, i think it is a powerful work of art able to provoke thought and emotion. All the pictures are gorgeous but Prospero is like a magnet for my eyes and heart. I have never been moved by a rose like this before. Extraordinary. |
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- Posted by prettypetals GA 7 (My Page) on Tue, Mar 3, 09 at 21:00
| I agree with April. I shouldn't have opened this one either. I luuuuuuuv the dark purple ones!!!! Judy |
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- Posted by the_bustopher Kansas City, MO (My Page) on Tue, Mar 3, 09 at 21:40
| Here are some of mine. The first is a spray of Sweet Juliet.
I don't see Clair Rose mentioned much, but I like her also.
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| My favourites in te last installment: Peach blossom and the Herbalist, they have delicate charm and affectionate sweetness. Very lovely. All the pictures are very beautiful. |
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| Windrush is very beautiful too, such a purity, frailty and delicacy, I can imagine the blossoms dancing with the breeze, and the sweet fragrance lingering in the air, and its touch so soft to the skin... |
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- Posted by organicgardendreams z10 CA (My Page) on Wed, Mar 4, 09 at 1:31
| Gosh, there are so many pretty Austins... Thanks everybody for posting your pics! Celeste - could say something more about Queen of Sweden and Spirit of Freedom. How are these roses doing for you? How is the fragrance? twohuskies - I love your deep dark colored Austins like Chianti, The Prince, Tradescant, Prospero. The colors are just to die for. Would you please share some more information about the purple repeated bloomers? the bustopher - it is great that you have posted some of the more uncommon Austins. I especially like the Clair Rose! |
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| Here's a few of mine (which some of you already saw in an earlier thread): LILAC ROSE ENGLISH GARDEN THE PILGRIM REDOUTE MOLINEUX MARY ROSE LD BRAITHWAITE GOLDEN CELEBRATION CHARLES AUSTIN BENJAMIN BRITTEN ANN BOLEYN AMBRIDGE ROSE This is really making me anxious for spring to get here!!!! |
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- Posted by cherrykist Z-7 NC (My Page) on Wed, Mar 4, 09 at 9:51
| Oh my goodness! I need info now!!! What can anyone tell me about Golden Celebration, Tradescant, Prospero, Lady Emma Hamilton, Molineux and Charles Austin? I forgot I had Lilian Austin, she was new own root last season so I haven't seen her blooms yet. Tammy |
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- Posted by twohuskies z4A Mpls, MN (My Page) on Wed, Mar 4, 09 at 11:44
| Ah yes, the crimson/purples are by far my favorite color rose. The Prince has the most gorgeous deep wine red/purple flowers with a strong fragrance. Each one is perfection to me. He isn't a strong grower in my garden, only blooms moderately, and gets a fair amount of blackspot but well worth the garden space. He stays small and compact in my garden. I'm often mesmorized by the beauty of Tradescant's blooms. They start off a dark red and as they age the outer petals take on a shocking deep purple tone. Fragrance is strong. This is a small low growing rose in my garden. It seems Tradescant would rather grow wide than tall. I would give anything for mine to be a large plant. I'm sure in a warmer zone where it wouldn't die back to the ground every year it could get quite large. This rose needs to be sprayed. I've had Prospero for 2 summers so he is still pretty new to me. The flowers are usually much more red though they will often fade to that gorgeous color shown in my previous post. So far he has stayed small and compact. I don't recall much about his fragrance or disease resistance. Here are 2 more photos of Prospero to better show his color range.
And while I'm at it I'll throw in one more - Graham Thomas. He hasn't done much in my garden and I've almost gotten rid of him on many occassions, but he takes up hardly any space and every once and a while I'm rewarded with a few blooms. I'm sure in a warmer zone he would be magnificent. |
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- Posted by katefisher Z7_NorthernCA (My Page) on Wed, Mar 4, 09 at 13:33
| Many outstanding pictures. I loved those darker roses like Prospero. I don't see Crown Princess Margareta here and that is very worth mentioning. New last year so far I love it. In early July:
Mid-June:
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- Posted by gnabonnand 8a Metro Dallas, TX (My Page) on Wed, Mar 4, 09 at 21:46
Heritage:  Golden Celebration: Randy |
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- Posted by kathy9norcal CA 9 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 4, 09 at 21:55
| Just a few, probably posted during the season, all older Austins. Kathy Christopher Marlowe, a GW recommendation I love, English Garden, stays quite small and manageable, Symphony, a 10 in my garden, Evelyn, still potted and relatively new, Tamora, own root and slow to mature, Graham Thomas,
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- Posted by organicgardendreams z10 CA (My Page) on Wed, Mar 4, 09 at 22:20
| twohuskies - thank you very much for posting 2 more photos of Prospero. They show the development in the color quite well. Also thank you very much for making the effort and giving so detailed information about The Prince, Tradescant and Prospero. That was quite helpful! Based on what you are writing I will get The Prince!!! He seems to have the color that I like the most out of the three roses and strong fragrance is always a plus. It will be interesting how this rose is doing for me here in zone 10. Thanks again for enabling me! |
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- Posted by cherrykist Z-7 NC (My Page) on Thu, Mar 5, 09 at 8:26
| MORE! MORE! MORE! These are soooo beautiful, makes my mouth water! I know I am gonna have to add more Austin to my garden now! And so many I haven't even heard of too, just wow! Tammy
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- Posted by prettypetals GA 7 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 5, 09 at 17:07
| Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh soooooooooooooo pretty!! Luv them all! |
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| Jude the Obscure:
Carding Mill:
Sophy's Rose
Mary Rose:
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Baby Pat:
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Thu, Mar 5, 09 at 22:05
| So much beauty!!!! I can't wait for spring - yet I don't know if we're moving or not. I have no garden yet (left 50 roses in Edmonton). This is KILLING me!!!! So bitterSWEET!! Carol |
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| Every morning I come and look at this post. It is like walking in the garden. I have a new garden to put-in and 3 years for it to establish. Can't wait but must. Thanks for the pictures. |
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- Posted by cherrykist Z-7 NC (My Page) on Fri, Mar 6, 09 at 9:02
| I am loving this... I can't make up my mind, they are all so beautiful. How different are Graham Thomas, Golden celebration, and Molineux from each other does anyone know? Tamora
Sweet Juliet
Just wondering if Abe Darby has lived up to all the hype he had been getting. I can't decide to get this one or not. Tammy |
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- Posted by knightofroses (My Page) on Fri, Mar 6, 09 at 12:45
| Cherrykist, let me tell you about the differences between Golden Celebration, Graham Thomas and Molineux. I grow GC and GT and have seen Molineux in person. They are all winners!!! If one had to be chosen of the three, I would say it would have to be Golden Celebration. Arguably, David Austin's best rose. Golden Celebration: Big cups of gold with a citrus scent that is strong. The color is like no other yellow. It really has gold in it. It is a very easy rose to grow and insists on being noticed in the garden. Is it my favorite rose? Yes, Yes, yes!!! Graham Thomas: Beautiful yellow blooms. Such delicate soft, yet vibrant yellow flowers. It looks like porcelain. It has a nice tea-rose scent and it is a very good rose, but the bush grows tall and lanky. Molineux: I don't grow this one, but I have seen it in another garden. It is smaller than GC and GT. It has nice blooms with a good scent that are more orange-yellow at times. It is good, but GC and GT are must haves. Chance |
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| Wow!!! Must say that on the city of Toronto's 175 birthday and the +18°C. ( very approx 65°F) weather we had, finding all these wonderful blooms has chased away my winter blues. Thank you all for posting your fantastic rose photos. |
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- Posted by peachiekean z10a CA So. Cal. (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 0:14
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- Posted by peachiekean z10a CA So. Cal. (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 0:39
| Love the Austins! Pretty Jessica Tea Clipper Teasing Georgia Lilian Austin William Shakespeare 2000 Eglantine Jude the Obscure Tamora Pat Austin |
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- Posted by gnabonnand 8a Metro Dallas, TX (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 7:53
| Celeste & Peachiekeen, great shots of your 'Pretty Jessica'. In fact, all these photos are great. Randy |
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- Posted by judith5bmontreal (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 9:38
| 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 pretty Jessica |
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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. |
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| 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.
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- Posted by gnabonnand 8a Metro Dallas, TX (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 21:45
| 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. Randy |
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- Posted by organicgardendreams z10 CA (My Page) on Sat, Mar 7, 09 at 22:04
| 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! |
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| Mctavish, I love your photos and your garden looks so interesting and lovely. Everyone has such beautiful Austin's. Carla |
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| 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 Happy Child Was this one shown? Jubilee Celebration Kate |
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| 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 |
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- Posted by avalon2007 (My Page) on Sun, Mar 8, 09 at 17:59
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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- Posted by juicy_tomato Z5 Nebr (My Page) on Sun, Mar 15, 09 at 0:25
| 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 |
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| 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  Jude  Golden Celebration  Carla |
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- Posted by silverkelt Z5b/Southern Maine (My Page) on Thu, Mar 26, 09 at 18:45
| Some gorgeous shots you all have! Crocus Rose Geoff Hamilton
Kathrine Morley
Anne Bolyne always in bloom, but very fast blower
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)
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- Posted by teka2rjleffel z10FL (My Page) on Wed, Apr 1, 09 at 15:31
| 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 |
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- Posted by teka2rjleffel z10FL (My Page) on Wed, Apr 1, 09 at 15:47
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.  Nancy |
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Fri, Apr 3, 09 at 19:35
| Hutnem!!!! That is a superlative Abraham Darby!!!! Looks like deli black forest ham!! Wow!!! Stunning!!! Carol |
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| 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... :~) |
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| One of those threads with too much eye candy! I only have two, Graham Thomas and Pat Austin:
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| My jubilee celebration to join the bevy of beauties here. In her first year and pure perfection.
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Golden Celebration. Awesome fragrance.  CPM  Masha |
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Mary Magdalene- my favorite DA   Pat Austin   A. Darby  GC  Tamora   James Galway  Sharifa Asma  |
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- Posted by cactus_joe 7b PNW (My Page) on Sun, Apr 12, 09 at 17:55
| 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 A Shropshire lad Eglantyne Eglantyne Golden Celebration Golden Celebration 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? |
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- Posted by organicgardendreams z10 CA (My Page) on Mon, Apr 13, 09 at 1:46
| 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! |
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- Posted by berrytea4me Z5 CO (My Page) on Mon, Apr 13, 09 at 8:53
| 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.
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| 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.
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| Charles Darwin
The Prince with Falstaff
Heritage with Glamis Castle
Perdita
Winchester Cathedral
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Charlotte for Nancy:  + 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 |
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| Bump again. So many lovely pics. I'm drooling. |
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| 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. |
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- Posted by katefisher Z7_NorthernCA (My Page) on Fri, May 22, 09 at 13:11
| 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.
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.
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 |
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- Posted by gnabonnand 8a - D/FW Texas (My Page) on Sun, May 24, 09 at 22:21
| 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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- Posted by gnabonnand 8a - D/FW Texas (My Page) on Sat, Jun 6, 09 at 15:36
| chic3721 ... Wow! |
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- Posted by canadian_rose zone 3a (My Page) on Mon, Jun 8, 09 at 18:24
| 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 |
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| 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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- Posted by the_bustopher Kansas City, MO (My Page) on Wed, Jun 10, 09 at 12:50
| Those are just too good looking. Now I am going to have to coax mine to bloom some more. |
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| 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! |
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| 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. http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx211/Board_Poster_bucket/GARDEN/IMG_8378.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx211/Board_Poster_bucket/GARDEN/IMG_8375.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx211/Board_Poster_bucket/GARDEN/IMG_8380.jpg |
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| 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:
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