According to the David Austin Site:

A beautiful variety with Old Rose charm. The blooms are shallowly cupped at first, gradually reflexing to form loose rosettes which are produced almost continuously. Its color is the most delicate blush pink, paling almost to white at the outer edges. The growth is upright and comparatively short, making this rose ideal for small gardens. It has good winter hardiness. The blooms have a distinctive, very beautiful and strong fragrance, with fruity notes reminiscent of white grapes and mulberry.

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Named after an Omani princess at the request of her family.

Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f2.8 Macro.

According to the David Austin Site:

The flowers commence as charming pale, peachy pink buds, which gradually open to form neatly cupped, creamy apricot rosettes. Each bloom has a perfect ring of waxy petals enclosing numerous smaller petals. Eventually the petals turn back to form a large, domed, creamy white flower. The overall effect of the massed blooms in sunshine is almost pure white. The fragrance is generally light but has strong elements of clove at one stage.

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Named to celebrate an 8th century sculptured limestone panel, which was discovered at Lichfield Cathedral in Staffordshire during an archaeological excavation of the nave. The panel, thought to represent the Archangel Gabriel, is in remarkable condition and still bears the remnants of Saxon paint.

Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f2.8 Macro.

According to the David Austin Site:

‘Boscobel’ bears beautiful, salmon pink, upward-facing blooms, held on strong stems. They commence as red buds which open at first to pretty cups, gradually developing into classic rosettes. The numerous small petals are of varying shades, mingling to provide a most pleasing effect. The delightful, medium-strong myrrh fragrance has a hawthorn character with hints of elderflower, pear and almond.

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Boscobel House, owned by English Heritage, was built in 1632. It is famous for the fact that Charles II hid there in an oak tree, whilst being pursued by Cromwell’s soldiers during the English Civil War.

Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f2.8 Macro.

According to the David Austin Site:

Light crimson buds gradually open to reveal very deep velvety crimson blooms, with lighter coloured outer petals. The flowers are large cups at first, becoming shallowly cupped with time. As the flowers age, we get glimpses of the stigma and stamens amongst the petals. There is a strong Old Rose scent which our fragrance expert, Robert Calkin, assesses as “warm and fruity with blackberry, blueberry and damson notes”. A healthy variety.

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Munstead Wood was the name of the horticulturalist and garden designer Gertrude Jekyll’s home in Surrey, England. It was designed by the architect, Sir Edwin Lutyens, whose professional partnership with Jekyll was one of the most influential of the Arts and Crafts movement. Gertrude Jekyll wrote her many gardening books at Munstead Wood and it was her home for most of her life.

Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f2.8 Macro.

According to the David Austin Site:

A well-rounded shrub bearing numerous, very large, cup-shaped flowers in shades of apricot and yellow, becoming tinted with pink as they age. It has a rich, fruity fragrance with a refreshing sharpness.

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Named after one of the founding figures of the Industrial Revolution, who lived in Shropshire, UK, where our nursery is located.

Taken with a Sony A77II and Minolta Maxxum AF 50mm f2.8 Macro.