English Roses
English Roses have been a passion of mine since the early 1990's. The first english rose that I had the privilege to grow was the impressive Graham Thomas. This rather vigorous rose was unlike the classic tea roses such as Peace and Chrysler Imperial that were so common in local gardens. The growth habit was less rigid and the bloom structure was reminiscent of the roses from antiquity. The perfume was pronounced and decidedly more complex. I found the butter yellow petals to be the perfect shade of yellow and they contrasted beautifully with the upright indigo blue salvias that I planted at his feet.
Little did I know that I had just stumbled upon one of the finest shrub roses of all time and so it began.....
A Shropshire Lad.
Abraham Darby
Ambridge Rose
Anne Boleyn
Barbara Austin
Belle Story
Benjamin Britten
Bishop's Castle
Brother Cadfael
Buttercup
Carding Mill
Charles Darwin
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Charlotte
Christopher Marlowe
Claire Austin
Comte de Champagne
Constance Spry
Corvedale
Cottage Rose
Crocus Rose (syn. Emanuel)
Crown Princess Margareta
Darcey Bussell
Eglantyne
English Garden
Evelyn
Fair Bianca
Falstaff
Gentle Hermione
Geoff Hamilton
Gertrude Jekyll
Glamis Castle
Golden Celebration
Grace
Graham Thomas
Happy Child
Harlow Carr
Heather Austin
Heavenly Rosalind
Heritage
Huntington Rose
Hyde Hall
James Galway
Janet
John Clare
Jubilee Celebration
Jude The Obscure
Kathryn Morley
Kew Gardens
L D Braithwaite
Lady Emma Hamilton
Lady of Megginch
Lady of Shalott
Leander
Lichfield Angel
Lilian Austin
Malvern Hills
Mary Magdalene
Mary Rose
Mayor Of Casterbridge
Miss Alice
Molineux
Mortimer Sackler
Munstead Wood
Noble Antony
Othello
Pat Austin
Peach Blossom
Pegasus
Perdita
Port Sunlight
Portmeirion
Princess Alexandra of Kent
Princess Anne
Prospero
Queen of Sweden
Redouté
Rose of Picardy
Scarborough Fair
Scepter'd Isle
Sharifa Asma
Sir John Betjeman
Sister Elizabeth
Skylark
Sophy's Rose
Spirit of Freedom
St. Alban
St. Cecilia
St. Swithun
Strawberry Hill
Susan Williams-Ellis
Sweet Juliet
Tam o'Shanter
Tamora
Tea Clipper
Teasing Georgia
Tess Of The d'Urbervilles
The Alnwick® Rose
The Countryman
The Dark Lady
The Endeavour
The Generous Gardener
The Ingenious Mr Fairchild
The Mayflower
The Pilgrim
The Prince
The Shepherdess
The Wedgwood Rose
Tradescant
Wenlock
Wife of Bath
Wildeve
William Shakespeare 2000
Winchester Cathedral
Windermere
Windflower
Wisley 2008
Young Lycidas