If roses are the queens of flowers, David Austin’s English roses are the queens of roses. Without losing the simplicity of their forms and tones, they are noble, majestic, elegant, and deliciously fragrant. This collection, from one of the world’s most famous horticulturists, combines the best of traditional roses with the best of the most modern hybrids. One of the features that makes them so special is their resistance to colder temperatures or drier climates compared to other, more common varieties. They are also resistant to diseases and invasive weeds that can invade their space.
Find out more about the varieties we usually have available in-store:
Bathsheba Rose (Auschimbley)
The buds of the Bathsheba Rose open into delicate petals in shades of yellow, perfuming the air with a floral myrrh fragrance, with hints of honey and tea. This vigorous climber is ideal for placing on a fence, covering a wall, or on a structure designed for the purpose.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun
- Short Climber
- Moderate watering
Boscobel™ (Auscousin)
The small red buds of this rose open beautifully into rosettes with petals in various shades of coral. Ideal for pots and planters, they will perfume the space with a myrrh fragrance with notes of hawthorn, elderflower, pear and almond.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun
- Medium Shrub
- Moderate watering
Claire Austin (Ausprior)
With delicate lemon-coloured buds that gradually open into large, milky-white flowers, with outer petals perfectly arranged in concentric circles, Claire Austin is one of David Austin’s best-known varieties. Despite its delicate appearance, it’s a vigorous climber, making it a great choice for hiding a wall, training along a fence for extra privacy, or creating shade under a pergola. They are highly prized for their strong myrrh fragrance with notes of meadowsweet, vanilla and heliotrope.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun
- Medium Climber
- Moderate watering
Emily Brontë™ (Ausearnshaw)
A rose of exceptional beauty, with smaller central petals in a soft pink fading to cream, ideal for beds and planters, making your outdoor space more harmonious. The intense tea scent blends with delicious notes of lemon and grapefruit that fill the whole garden!
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun
- Medium Shrub
- Moderate watering
Eustacia Vye (Ausegdon)
The unmistakable beauty and delicious fruity scent of this shrub rose makes all the difference in any garden. Held on reddish stems, when they bloom the flowers start as cups, opening into full rosettes, revealing petals in a wonderful apricot shade that gradually fades over time.
This is a particularly healthy variety, resistant to pests and diseases.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun and Partial Shade
- Medium Shrub
- Moderate watering
Gabriel Oak (Auscrowd)
A magnificent variety, with many rosette petals in a striking deep pink shade. The beauty of the flowers is enhanced by a wonderful, strong fruity fragrance. This beautifully shaped shrub rose, broad and rounded with purple-blackberry stems and dark green foliage, easily becomes the centre of attention in any garden.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun and Partial Shade
- Medium Shrub
- Moderate watering
Gertrude Jekyll® (Ausbord)
Known as the English climber, this rose is always one of the first to start flowering. The perfectly rolled buds open into large flowers in a very vibrant pink. The strong, perfectly balanced scent is often described as the classic rose fragrance.
This variety is known for its abundant flowering.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun and Partial Shade
- Short climber
- Moderate watering
Harlow Carr (Aushouse)
Harlow Carr boasts perfect roses, blooming in shallow cups in a strong shade. It has an excellent shrub habit with vigorous, upright growth, making it ideal for beds or hedges.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun and Partial Shade
- Medium Shrub
- Moderate watering
Lady of Shalott™ (Ausnyson)
Orange-red buds give rise to cup-shaped flowers with masses of loosely arranged orange petals, harmoniously contrasting with the surrounding salmon-pink petals with golden-yellow undersides. Wherever you decide to place it, a pleasant tea fragrance will linger, with notes of apple and clove. It quickly forms a shrub with slightly arching stems and greenish leaves.
This variety is known for its abundant flowering, which usually attracts bees.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun and Partial Shade
- Medium Shrub
- Moderate watering
Princess Anne (Auskitchen)
This “royal” rose, named after Princess Anne of England, grows upright and produces large roses in fragrant clusters. This is a particularly healthy variety, resistant to pests and diseases, and works very well in pots or beds.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun and Partial Shade
- Medium Shrub
- Moderate watering
The Pilgrim (Auswalker)
This variety has particularly beautiful blooms. The buds open to reveal many petalled “cups”, which gradually form large, flat rosettes in soft yellow tones. These “athletes” love climbing walls, fences or any structure that guides them, and release a balanced tea and myrrh fragrance.
- Outdoor Plan
- Full Sun and Partial Shade
- Medium Climber
- Moderate watering
The Poet’s Wife™ (Auswhirl)
The beauty of these roses leaves no one indifferent. Flowering happens harmoniously: the outer petals, in a bright yellow shade, open slowly while always continuing to embrace the inner cluster of petals. But more than for their beauty, these roses are known for the strong lemon fragrance they release, which becomes sweeter and stronger over time.
It forms a well-rounded shrub with arching branches and very vibrant foliage and, for that reason, they are usually placed in pots or used as cut flowers.
- Outdoor Plan
- Half-Shade
- Medium Shrub
- Moderate watering
Thomas Ă Becket (Auswinston)
Classic and timeless. In a striking crimson red shade, these roses open into informal rosettes. Everything about these roses is classic, including the fragrance with a strong lemon-peel character. This rose forms a strong, fairly informal shrub, ideal for beds and planters.
- Outdoor Plan
- Partial Shade and Full Sun
- Large Shrub
- Moderate watering
Tranquillity™ (Ausnoble)
The beautiful rounded flowers, with well-placed petals forming perfect rosettes in pure white tones, give off a true sense of tranquillity, living up to their name.
As it grows, this rose forms a well-rounded shrub with arching branches and very glossy foliage, and is usually placed in pots or used as a cut flower.
- Outdoor Plan
- Half-Shade
- Medium Shrub
- Moderate watering
Note: Find out how to repot your rose and what maintenance care it needs on the Green Attitude blog
