The English Roses: Classic Favorites New Selections

Beloved for their beautiful pastel colors and their appealing fragrance, often enhanced by the hotter and more reliable summers of the U.S., English roses have been garden favorites for years. When he originated English roses, David Austin sought to combine the desirable flower forms and fragrance of old roses with the wide color range and repeat flowering of modern hybrids. To the delight of gardeners across the world, he was successful. Now, in his first book in more than ten years, Austin introduces 40 recently developed varieties in addition to 40 of his best-loved and time-tested favorites. Beautiful photographic portraits of each are complimented by notes on attributes, history, and special requirements for growing in the garden. Ideal for rose enthusiasts and gardeners.

David Austin is the originator of English Roses and owner of David Austin Roses — one of Britain's leading rose nurseries. Born in 1926, he began gardening at the age of four and, although he started his working life as a farmer, he quickly changed direction to horticulture. He has been breeding and hybridizing roses for over 40 years and is recognized as a world expert in his field. His roses have been greeted with enthusiasm by amateurs and professionals throughout the world, and in the past 20 years he has introduced more than 150 varieties of English roses. Austin was awarded the Victoria Medal of Honour by the Royal Horticultural Society in 2003 for his services to horticulture and the Dean Hole Medal by the Royal National Rose Society.