A trip to David Austin's Rose Garden

A trip to DA gardens and Oxford are my top two places I wish to visit. Sounds like you had a lovely day, and a really nice lunch.

I'll bet there's a waiting list to work there, love to vist.

Well worth a visit heron, it's different from other nurseries I think, a lovely Rose garden to enjoy as well as all the other normal bits.

Lovely photos Jane, thank you, we went last year at the end of our holiday and somehow managed to squash in two roses amongst the luggage!

Oh wow...They are beautiful roses, brilliant pictures! My favourite there has got to be 'Belvedere', must buy this one! Thank you so much for sharing.:)))

I knew you'd love these Michaella. I did think of you whilst I was there too, as I know how you love your roses! Jx

Thanks for posting those pictures, I love roses too. Think I shall have to visit D.A. rose gardens will put it on my visiting to do List.

We ought to have a GoY stand there! It's nearly in the middle of the country - long way for those of you on the coast tho!

These pics are gorgeous! Love them all ...sigh

Fantastic photos really lovely all of them:)

I usually manage to go at least once a year Jane and the last visit was in May when I bought Ballerina and Malvern Hills.We started out in sunshine, takes us about 3/4 hour and by the time we got there it was bucketing down and most of the gardens were looking a sorry sight. I think because we have only been having the occasional day of sunshine but plenty of cold heavy showers its taken its toll. Its such a shame because its such a delightful place to visit and the scent is wonderful.

It's the scent I remember most

Yes Stroller I think the odd weather this year has definately taken its toll. But still well worth a visit.
I had Ballerina at a previous house. A lovely, cheerful addition to any garden. Infact might look for some space here, to put another!
Thank you all for reading the blog and your kind comments.Jx

What a fantastic selection, OH went for a job there many moons ago, but by the time we worked out how much it was going to cost us in petrol it was not worth it, we have several David Austin roses in our garden....

Oh which ones? I just love DA roses................. and a job there would be heaven, but I might have to set off before I went to bed to get there on time each day! Jx

I have 'generous gardener' and 'princess alexandra' which we bought from the david austin nursery.

Oh I have Princess A isn't she WONDERFUL. I can't remember what generous gardner looks like. Some of the roses in the DA garden were past their best and I have a feeling that was one. Have you a piccy of it you could post. I would love to see it. Jx

Oh and Nana D thank you for the generous comment! Jx

will see what i can find, generous gardener is a bit sprawly and its pink ~ similar colour to the princess alexandra ~ neither of them are my choice of colour at all but their scent was so lovely we got them.
princess alexandra is in a pot and is now quite a big round bush but i found that the first flowers are not very good, i sprayed them all, cut back the dead flowers and the new clutch of buds is looking much better, i have a feeling it did the same last year??

Ah will remember that. As mine is new from DA they may well already have done that this year, cos the flowers are quite sturdy. What did you spray it with and how far did you cut back. I ask as although I love roses, I'm a bit hopeless with them, and they can be very hit and miss. Jx

I dont suppose for one minute that I would be doing the right things, there will be better people on here for advice but the spray I used was in a yellow spray gun called ultimate bug killer.
I cut back a few inches down to the next possible place for it to grow back ~ just above a leaf.
I will put a picture on of generous gardener bud but none are out right now so have to wait a few days for it to open!