David Austin Roses 22 – Golden Celebration

According to the David Austin Site:

This is one of the largest-flowered of all our English Roses, excelling in all climates. The rich golden yellow flowers are in the form of giant, full-petalled cups. These are initially tea-scented but often develop a wonderful combination of Sauternes wine and strawberry. The flowers are held beautifully poised, slightly nodding on long arching branches. The ample foliage is large, glossy and light green, resisting disease well.

Named for its glorious colour. Its name makes it the perfect rose for commemorating Golden Weddings, 50th Anniversaries or any other celebration or important event.

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

David Austin Roses 21 – Princess Anne

According to the David Austin Site:

‘Princess Anne’ is an exciting new development from an entirely new line in breeding. Whilst it retains the classic full-petalled flowers of an English Rose, its overall character is very different from any other rose we know giving it its own very special beauty. The young flowers are deep pink, almost red, gradually fading to a pure deep pink as the blooms mature. The petals are rather narrow and unusually substantial with a pleasing hint of yellow on their undersides. The flowers are produced over a long period and held in large clusters; the individual blooms opening in succession. There is a medium-strong tea rose fragrance. Very healthy.

We were honoured to name this after the Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal who is patron of Riding for the Disabled. The charity offers opportunities for therapy, achievement and enjoyment to people with disabilities.

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

David Austin Roses 20 – Ambridge

According to the David Austin Site:

A short, bushy rose that can be used in rose beds or towards the front of a border. The flowers are medium-sized and apricot-pink in color, becoming a very soft, pale pink towards the edges. At first they are of neat,cupped formation, later opening out into very attractive rosettes. A tough free-flowering and altogether trouble-free rose, which does particularly well in the hotter areas. It has the the fine English Rose myrrh fragrance, which is almost unique to English Roses.

Named for the very well-loved British radio series The Archers, which has been running for over 50 years.

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

David Austin Roses 19 – Princess Alexandra of Kent

According to the David Austin Site:

‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ has unusually large flowers of a warm, glowing pink. They are full-petalled and deeply cupped in shape; the ring of soft pink outer petals enclosing the warm pink inner petals, creating a most pleasing effect. In spite of their size, the flowers are never clumsy and are held nicely poised above the foliage. They have a delicious fresh tea fragrance which, interestingly, changes completely to lemon as the flowers age – eventually taking on additional hints of blackcurrants. Very healthy.


We were honoured to name this rose for Princess Alexandra, who is a cousin to Queen Elizabeth II. She is a keen gardener and great lover of roses.

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

David Austin Roses 18 – Gertrude Jeckyll

According to the David Austin Site:

The flowers of this rose start as perfect little scrolled buds and soon open into the most beautiful, large, rosette-shaped flowers of rich glowing pink. The most outstanding characteristic of this lovely rose is its beautiful and perfectly balanced Old Rose scent. This is often described as being the quintessential Old Rose fragrance. The foliage and growth are similar to that of a Portland Rose, with the typical Portland widely spaced leaflets. It is always one of the first English Roses to start flowering.

Gertrude Jekyll was a famous garden designer and author, who has had a profound effect on the style of English gardens of the present day. She advocated incorporating roses in mixed borders and created over 400 picturesque gardens in the UK, Europe and America. She received the Veitch Memorial Medal and the RHS Victoria Medal of Honour.

Taken with a Canon EOS 5d and Canon EF 50mm f1.8.