Lovely and elegant old roses, varieties more than 100 years old, are, in truth, not morally superior to vulgar modern Hybrid Teas, but you wouldn't know this by talking to an old-rose rosarian. Sure, ...

I’ve always fancied myself a bit of an Anglophile (yes, I did just see the second Downton Abbey movie yesterday) so my love of David Austin’s English roses comes naturally to me. I bought my first ...

The way we use roses in our gardens has altered dramatically since my grandmother’s time. You rarely see them as mono cultures, with stiff upright specimens and lots of bare ground underneath. Instead ...

There is little doubt that roses are a beloved landscape plant. Despite their thorns, these ever-popular shrubs are prized for their enchanting blooms and fragrance. While newer hybrids offer a wider ...

If David Austin old English roses — large, fragrant, romantic roses imported from Sonoma Valley — sound simply beautiful to you, you’ll be glad to know that Simply Beautiful Flowers has just opened ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Life & Arts news every morning. We are in those glorious weeks when roses in England are at their best and the delayed season has ...

I HAVE the most glorious David Austin rose called Golden Celebration which was recommended to me by the man himself when I inquired whether it was possible to grow fragrant old English roses in large ...