Susan Williams-Ellis
Kew Gardens
The Lady of Shalott
The Wedgwood Rose
Tam O' Shanter
David Austin is considered to be one of the best rosarians in the world. His roses combine intense fragrance of old roses with the continuous blooms of newer hybrids. Sizes vary but they usually grow fuller than hybrid teas or floribundas. The result is that the roses have the beauty of antique roses but more color choices. Except for the Susan Williams-Ellis rose, these English roses can be grown in Zone 9, with full sun, moderate watering. I have had great results using a systemic three-one fertilizer, pesticide, and disease control, like Bayer's All-in-One.
Make sure that your roses are either widely spaced away from each other or that your rose garden bed utilizes micro-irrigation. Overhead watering and rain can create more opportunity for disease issues, like black spot on roses.
You can order a free David Austin Rose catalog here.
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Please be aware that Bayer's All-in-One Rose and Flower Care contains Imidacloprid, identified in scientific studies as the prime suspect in colony collapse disorder, which is killing commercial hives and honeybees in the wild. In other words, it kills our essential pollinators. It's a neutoxin that disorients bees to the extent they can't find their way back to their hive. The bees die, their queen dies, and we all lose the means of pollinating our vegetables and fruits. Please see the following links:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2012/03/bayer-pesticide-bees-studies
http://coloradobeekeepers.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Retail-Neonic-Products.pdf