A Shropshire Lad This is a strong-growing, healthy shrub with large, glossy leaves. The flowers are cup-shaped in the early stages, opening to form attractive rosettes; their colour being a soft peachy pink. It is in every way an excellent and reliable shrub of above average size. There is a delicious fruity fragrance in the Tea Rose tradition. The name is taken from A.E. Houseman’s collection of poems about the county in which our nursery is situated. 5ft x 4 ft. or 8ft as a climber	Carding Mill A flower of beautifully mixed shades of pink, apricot and yellow, overall, giving the impression of rich apricot. At the bud stage, when the petals are just starting to unfurl, the inside of the petals are a very rich, deep apricot as opposed to the paler, soft yellow undersides. When fully open the center of the flower is well filled with petals, their closeness giving the impression of a rich, apricot - pink. Around the center, the loose ring of petals curl in slightly and so show their pale apricot yellow undersides. It will quickly make a lovely, bushy, rounded shrub with quite straight stems, the many flowers nodding just slightly. There is a strong and beautiful myrrh fragrance. Carding Mill is an extremely beautiful valley in the Long Mynd just to the west of our nursery in Shropshire. (David Austin 2004) 4 x 3 1/2ft. Awarded the National Home Gardening Club Member Tested & Recommended Seal of Approval.	Comtes De Champagne 'Comte de Champagne' has flowers of a rich yellow colouring which as they open, gradually turn to a pleasing pale yellow. They open to form a perfect open cup, with a 'mop' of stamens of deepest yellow; the whole providing a delightful range of colour on the bush at one time. The growth is wide, low and bushy, producing its flowers on slender, arching stems. There is a delicious honey and musk fragrance that complements the flower to perfection. Healthy and free flowering. This rose is named after Taittinger's finest champagne. The president of Taittinger, M Claude Taittinger, is a descendant of Thiabaut IV, Count of Champagne and Brie and who introduced R. gallica Officinalis (The Apothecary's Rose) from Damascus on his return from the 7th Cruscade in 1250. He was a great lover of roses and wrote about them in his poetry. It will likely need summer pruning to keep it compact. 4 ft. x 3.5 ft.	Malvern Hills We are pleased to introduce this rose, as it is almost unique in that it is a repeat flowering rambler. It blooms intermittently throughout the summer, bearing small, fully double blooms of lovely soft yellow, in medium to large clusters. The growth is strong and slender, with attractive polished foliage and few thorns. It will easily cover an arch, or it will achieve 10 - 12ft on a wall or trellis. There is a light Noisette fragrance. Named after the beautiful Malvern Hills, not too far to the south of our Nursery and home to the composer, Sir Edward Elgar. 10 - 12 ft.
The Pilgrim An excellent pure yellow rose, that combines unusually strong and healthy growth with blooms of the utmost delicacy and charm. These are quite large and evenly shaped, with many small petals opening to form a flat flower. They have a softness of texture which is most pleasing, and look particularly fine when arranged in a bowl. Its fine fragrance is a perfect balance between a classic Tea scent and the English Rose, myrrh fragrance. The Pilgrim is taken from Chaucer’s ‘Canterbury Tales’. 4.5 ft. X 3 ft. (8 ft.+ as climber)	Teasing Georgia (own Root) A yellow rose of delicate beauty; the flowers are of a particularly pleasing cupped formation. The centre petals are in the form of a rich, deep yellow cup, while the outer petals fall back and fade to palest yellow providing a most pleasing, two-tone effect. The growth is strong but graceful, displaying the flowers nicely. Pleasant, medium-strong Tea Rose fragrance. Good disease-resistance and repeat-flowering. Named for Mr. Ulrich Meyer, after his wife Georgia, both of whom are well known media personalities in Germany. Winner of the Henry Edland Medal in 2000 for the best scented variety in the R.N.R.S. Trials and awards in other trials both in the UK and around the world. May need some summer pruning if grown as a shrub. 4 ft. x 3.5 ft. or 8 ft. as a climber.	Golden Celebration (own Root) This is one of the largest-flowered and most magnificent of our English Roses. Its color is rich golden yellow and the flowers are in the form of a giant, full-petalled cup. It has excellent shapely growth, forming a nicely rounded, slightly arching shrub with ample foliage. It is very reliable and easy to grow. An ideal rose to mark any celebration or important event. The flowers are initially Tea-scented but often develop a wonderful combination of sauterne wine and strawberry. May benefit from summer pruning in most areas. 4.5 ft. x 4.5 ft. (8-10 ft. as climber) Awarded the National Home Gardening Club Member Tested & Recommended Seal of Approval.	Pat Austin Named after David Austin’s wife, this is an entirely new colour break in English Roses; a bright copper on the inside of the petals, with pale copper-yellow on the outer sides, a similar effect to ‘Austrian Copper’ (R. foetida bicolor). The flowers are large and deeply cupped, so that we get contrasting colours between the two sides of the petals, giving a most attractive effect. The growth is strong and of a similar type to Golden Celebration and Abraham Darby. Tea-scented with a warm, sensuous background. May need summer pruning to maintain as a shrub. 5 ft. x 3.5 ft
Winchester Cathedral A lovely, white version of the beautiful Mary Rose, It has all the virtues of its parent and is similar in every way, except that its flowers are white with occasionally the slightest touch of buff-pink at the centre. The overall effect is excellent, with a mass of flowers held on a bushy shrub, which blooms at regular intervals throughout the season. The fragrance is of Old Rose character with a hint of honey and almond blossom. Named after one of the finest Cathedrals in Britain. 4 ft. x 4 ft.	Eglantyne We regard this as one of the most beautiful of the English Roses. The flowers are quite large and of exquisite formation - the petals turning up at the edges to form a shallow saucer filled with small petals. The growth is ideal, being of medium height and bushy, with nice foliage and little disease, making it in every way an excellent garden plant. It is sweetly fragrant - a charming and delicate Old Rose scent. Named after Eglantyne Jebb, the Shropshire woman who founded the ‘Save the Children’ charity fund. Will benefit from summer pruning. 4.5 ft. x 3 ft. or 6-8 ft. as a climber.	James Galaway A superb, large shrub with long, slightly arching, almost thornless growth - typical of our 'Leander' group. The colour is a lovely warm pink at the centre, shading to pale pink at the edges. This is a tough, disease-free rose that is excellent for the back of a mixed border and can be trained into a wonderful short cimber. The flowers are large and full, with many petals arranged in a neat formation. There is a delicious Old Rose fragrance. It was named in celebration of the 60th birthday of James Galway, the world famous flautist. Summer prune to maintain it as a shrub and encourage quicker repeat flowering. 5 ft. x 3.5 ft. (shrub); 10 ft. (climber)	Mary Rose One of the most widely grown English Roses and it is not difficult to see why. It forms a good bushy shrub, that is particularly winter-hardy and blooms with unusual regularity throughout the summer. The flowers are of attractive, loose-petalled formation and of strong rose pink coloring. A first class garden shrub that mixes well with other plants. The delicious fragrance is of Old Rose character, with a hint of honey and almond blossom. It was named after Henry VIII’s flagship when it was recovered from the Solent after more than four hundred years. 4 ft. x 4 ft. Back Ordered
Strawberry Hill Strawberry Hill bears medium sized, pure rose pink, cupped rosettes of superb quality. Their colour gradually pales to a lighter pink at the edges of the petals, eventually exposing glimpses of yellow stamens at the centre. The blooms are beautiful at all stages. The growth is tall, vigorous and rather informal, with small clusters of blooms held on slightly arching brances. Strawberry Hill is very healthy with glossy, dark green foliage. This is a wonderful choice for a position to the rear of a mixed border, or for a border of shrub roses. A strong and delicious myrrh and (heather) honey fragrance. Strawberry Hill was awarded the Prix d'Honneur for fragrance from Nantes in 2007. Strawberry Hill is named to commemorate a beautiful house at Twickenham, built by Horace Walpole, the youngest son of the first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, in the style of the Gothic revival. He laid out a fine garden which is currently being restored. (Leander Group) 4 x 4 ft.	The Mayflower This rose represents an important new breakthrough in English Roses. It forms a small shrub bearing charming, medium sized, typically Old Rose flowers of deep rose pink. Its unique feature is that it is, so far as we know, completely resistant to blackspot, powdery mildew and rust. While it never produces a great mass of bloom at any one time, it does flower with a regularity seldom found in any other rose: it is hardly ever without flowers. The growth is bushy and unusually full and twiggy with small matt green foliage. An excellent variety to place towards the front of the border. Tough and hardy. It has a strong, Old Rose fragrance. We have named this rose to mark the launching of our American catalogue. 4 ft. x 3 ft.	Young Lycidas This is a variety of classic Old Rose beauty. The flowers are quite large and deeply cupped even when fully open; the many petals arranged in a charming, rather informal way. Their colour is new to English Roses; a blend of very deep magenta, pink and red – the outer petals tending towards light purple – although this is in contrast to the outside of the petals, which are quite silvery in appearance. The flowers nod gracefully and are produced singly or in small groups on vigorous stems. Its growth will build up to form an attractive, bushy shrub of perhaps 1.2m/4ft tall by 90cm/3ft across. There is a delicious fragrance that changes markedly with the age of the flower; starting as a pure Tea scent and changing to a blend of Tea and Old Rose, with intriguing hints of cedar wood. ‘Young Lycidas’ would be an excellent choice to associate with English Roses and Old Roses in a rose border or in a mixed border with hardy plants. We were asked by The Friends of Milton's Cottage to name this rose to mark the 400th anniversary of the birth of the poet John Milton. ‘Lycidas’, one of the finest short poems in the English language. Interestingly, it was Milton who introduced the word ‘fragrance’ into the English language. 4 ft. x 3 ft. (1.2m x 0.9m	Roseraie De L'Hay A vigorous, dense shrub, with healthy apple-green foliage. Rich wine-purple, elongated buds, opening to four and a half inch, crimson-purple flowers. Strong perfume. One of the finest Rugosas. Good repeat bloomer. 7 ft. x 7 ft.
Litchfield Angel The flowers of this rose commence as charming peachy pink cups, gradually opening to form neatly cupped rosettes. Each bloom has a perfect ring of creamy-apricot waxy petals enclosing numerous smaller petals. Eventually the petals turn back to form a large, domed, creamy-white flower. The overall effect in the mass in sunshine is almost pure white. Lichfield Angel will form a vigorous, rounded shrub which, with its blooms nodding attractively on the branch, will make a fine sight. It is very useful in a border, as it harmonises well with all other colours and will act as an intermediary between pinks and yellows. The fragrance is generally light but has strong elements of clove at one stage. Lichfield Angel is a limestone sculptured panel, from the 8th century, which was recently discovered in Lichfield Cathedral. It depicts the Archangel Gabriel and still bears the remnants of Saxon paint. Our Nursery is in the Lichfield Diocese. 4ft. x 3ft. (English Musk)	Fourth of July Simply eye-catching, climbing rose! Heaps of semi-double, red & white streaked flowers grace 12 foot long canes. Good repeat flowering with a light fragrance. Good Hardiness!	Darcey Bussell Good red roses are never easy to breed, so we are particularly pleased to introduce ‘Darcey Bussell’ as we believe it is one of the best and most healthy red roses we have bred to date. Its beautiful flowers are produced freely and with excellent continuity. When young, their outer petals form a perfect ring around an inner cup; gradually opening out to form a perfect rosette. The color is a deep rich crimson that takes on a tinge of mauve just before the petals drop. It has a pleasing, fruity fragrance with hints of green notes. This rose, with its short, bushy growth forms an excellent hedge. It is our first fully double crimson to be released since the best selling William Shakespeare 2000 and is perfect for gardeners who would prefer a more compact shrub. Darcey Bussell is the highly acclaimed ballerina. She was appointed principal at the Royal Ballet at the age of 20 and has danced in the title role of many ballets around the world. She has been honored with many awards including the OBE in 1995.	L.D. Braithwaite This rose has the brightest crimson coloring of all the English Roses; standing out when viewed from across the garden. It is related to Mary Rose and has many of that rose's good garden qualities. The blooms open wide and are slightly cupped. They are produced freely and flower with remarkable continuity. It forms a medium-sized, bushy shrub which looks particularly beautiful when grown in a mixed border. There is little scent until the flower ages, when it develops a charming Old Rose fragrance. Named for David C. H. Austin’s father-in-law, Leonard Braithwaite. 4.5 x 4ft.