David Austin's English Roses

by David Austin, Michael Marriott (Revision)

"Fully illustrated, the charm of his English Roses comes across on every page, even if the reader has to imagine their scent." - The Irish Garden

"Experts will appreciate the notes on each rose's breeding." - Historic Gardens Foundation

Informative, accessible and stunningly illustrated, David Austin's English Roses introduces the reader to the world of rose propagation and care. The book focuses on English Roses, bred by David Austin to combine the sumptuousness of Old Roses with the strength and practical virtues of Modern Roses. It will be greatly prized by rose-growers and rose-lovers everywhere, whether professional or amateur.

Introduction; The English Roses; The Development of the English Roses; The Classification of English Roses; Gallery of 88 Shrubs, Climbing and Rambler Roses; English Roses Cultivation

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction

192 pages, Hardcover

Published May 31, 2020

About the author

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Other authors publishing under this name are:

David Austin, British rose breeder
David Austin, Professor of archaeology
David Austin, Professor of mathematics
David Austin, 1759-1831
David Austin
David Austin, British cartoonist
David Austin
David Austin, Computers & Internet
David Austin, Illustrator
David Austin, American Medical doctor, member of Doctors Without Borders
David Austin, Music

Reviews

[Louie Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful and insightful book covering the latest editions of roses provided by David Austin Roses. A nice bit of back story and since reading this, it has lead me to look at previous editions of their rose books to see what else I can discover.

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is garden porn at its best. Simple descriptions of some of the most beautiful roses and tons of pictures. If you can't smell roses while reading this book, then you aren't a gardener. Plus my list of must-have roses is now two pages long.

[Rose Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cannot tell you how much I love David Austin roses! My sister gave me a Lady of Shalott last spring, and I absolutely love it. If I had a half-acre lot to grow roses on, it would not be enough room for all the ones I would like to grow. I highly recommend this beautifully-produced book to help anyone who wants to have gorgeous, fragrant, old-timey roses in their yard or garden.

[Vonze · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful, might make a good coffee table book for a conversation piece, but most of this info is on their sales website and in the catalog that they send in the mail. I was hoping/looking for rose tips and tricks, something I haven't read from them already.

[Claudia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is for the handbook of roses from David Austin. I thought it was a pleasant book, with many photos of English roses. But I am not sure it gives it much more than a catalogue, so I just think it didn't do what I expected. But the photos were wonderful!