The English Roses: Classic Favorites & New Selections

About this book

Beloved for their beautiful pastel colors and their appealing fragrance often enhanced by the hotter and more reliable summers of the U.S. English roses have been garden favorites for years. When he originated English roses David Austin sought to combine the desirable flower forms and fragrance of old roses with the wide color range and repeat flowering of modern hybrids. To the delight of gardeners across the world he was successful. Now in his first book in more than ten years Austin introduces 40 recently developed varieties in addition to 40 of his best-loved and time-tested favorites. Beautiful photographic portraits of each are complimented by notes on attributes history and special requirements for growing in the garden. Ideal for rose enthusiasts and gardeners.