A David Austin rose offers vibrant colour and captivating fragrance...

July is a magical month in the garden. It’s also the perfect time to tend to your roses through watering, deadheading and feeding. | David Austin Roses

Looking for a highly fragrant, exceptionally elegant and particularly healthy climbing rose? With its strong myrrh scent and creamy cupped blooms, Claire Austin (Ausprior) is exactly that. Featured in both our best for health and fragrance categories, this vigorous climber is repeat flowering and suitable for a partially shaded spot. | David Austin Roses

David Austin Roses; breeding exquisite English Roses since 1961. From growing in our fields to growing in your garden, here at David Austin Roses we do our best to breed, select and deliver the very best roses for you to enjoy. | David Austin Roses

3K views · 2.1K reactions | Did you know creating a David Austin #rose takes around 10 years, with our rose breeding process still lovingly undertaken by hand in our Shropshire greenhouses, just as it was 60 years ago. So in effect, a variety that would be released this year would have started its journey back in 2011. Here, our Assistant Rose Breeder Joe takes us through the greenhouse doors for an exclusive behind the scenes tour. | David Austin Roses | Facebook

Our 100,000 seedlings are poised, ready to show their exquisite beauty for the first time. As each rose begins to bloom, it will be assessed on both fragrance and appearance. Only those who show promise to be the very best will make it through to the following stages of our trialling, where they will continue to perform for a further 12 years throughout various weather and planting conditions to ensure we have bred the highest quality of English rose. | David Austin Roses

We often get asked ‘what are the top three things to consider when planting a rose?’ Here Steve our Head Gardener explains. Please comment below if you’re looking for other rose care advice, we’d love to help. | David Austin Roses

If you haven't pruned your roses yet and you are starting to see new shoots, you may be wondering if it's too late. The answer is no, you haven't left it too late! There's no need to worry about new growth, prune your rose as normal- but we do strongly recommend pruning before any new leaves fully form. A nice job for the weekend ahead maybe? | David Austin Roses

#LearnFromYourGarden part 2 Today, we’re looking at feeding your roses. We recommend feeding your roses twice a year, with a slow-release granular feed. Once in early April and again in early July. In April, after feeding your roses, remember to mulch too. This will help to retain moisture in the soil, promoting better health and growth. Over to Steve to show you more. | David Austin Roses