The 2017 David Austin Rose catalogue arrived this week. While its goal is to sell roses, this 108-page book offers great information on cultivating roses, landscaping with roses, rose garden design, ...
The gardening world lost a legend this month when David C.H. Austin Sr., founder of David Austin Roses, died Dec. 18, surrounded by family in his native Shropshire, England. He was 92. Austin was a ...
When I think of an English garden, a vision of rose blossoms immediately comes to mind. And not just any roses, mind you, but English roses. David Austin has been breeding them since the 1950s, by ...
For more than 60 years, David Austin Roses has named new varieties after historical British figures, all of them white. The Dannahue, which honors Danny Clarke, changed that. By Remy Tumin For more ...
David Austin, a plant breeder who defiantly reinvented the rose to the delight of gardeners, florists and brides around the world, died Tuesday at his home in Albrighton, in Shropshire, England. He ...
I admit to a serious fondness for roses. I know, I know: Roses in South Florida are problematic, according to plant authorities. After all, they’re heavy feeders that need tons of fertilizers and ...