This is the season for bare root roses. At first, they may look modest, just stems and roots, but planted now, they are full of potential. The ground is still warm from the summer, the recent rains have made it easy to work, and the crisp, bright days make it a pleasure to be outside. Planting them now allows their roots to establish steadily in cool, damp conditions, setting the stage for strong, healthy growth when spring arrives.
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For over 60 years, we’ve lovingly grown roses on our family farm in Shropshire, nurturing each one by hand until it’s ready to flourish in your garden.
Caring for roses is one of gardening’s quiet pleasures. With a little attention through the year, they reward you generously - filling the garden with colour, fragrance, and beauty during the flowering season.
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We know from experience that all of the roses listed here are amongst the very best. They all combine exceptional beauty with outstanding health and reliability and many boast delicious fragrances.
If your rose fails to grow, we’ll replace it for free
Expert advice & aftercare to keep your roses blooming
We’ve won 27 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medals
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A Return to Simplicity: The Beauty of Planting Bare Root RosesPlanting a bare root rose is a gesture of quiet confidence, a small act of faith in the turning of the seasons. It asks the gardener to trust in time, in patience, and in the rose’s own ancient rhythm. Long before plastic pots and glossy labels, this was how roses were grown and shared. Lifted carefully from the fields in autumn, their roots bare and bundled, they travelled lightly, ready to settle into new gardens and new soil.
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World Mental Health Day: How Gardening Nurtures the MindAs World Mental Health Day reminds us, the way we care for our minds can be as natural and nourishing as tending a garden. Among plants, soil, and sky, we find a space that allows both body and spirit to rest and renew. Few experiences embody this better than the simple act of planting a rose. It asks for patience, attentiveness, and trust in the rhythm of life, and it rewards us with beauty that feels deeply earned.
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What to Plant with English Roses for Autumn ColourBy the end of September, the rose garden is changing. The exuberance of summer is fading, and the rhythm of the season is slowing. Many English Roses are setting hips now, their once-constant flowers giving way to clusters of glowing fruits. Yet the borders need not feel diminished. With the right companions, roses can be framed and supported so that the garden still sings with colour, texture and grace well into autumn.
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An English Rose Garden Fit for a Period DramaImagine a garden where the air is filled with the gentle perfume of roses and every corner seems to invite a pause, a quiet moment of reflection. English shrub roses, with their soft, cupped blooms and delicate fragrances, have long been linked with the elegance and charm of period dramas. These gardens are more than a collection of plants. Each rose adds to the story, creating a sense of romance and timeless beauty.
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When Music Meets the Garden: Roses Inspired by the PromsEach summer the Proms bring music, tradition and joy to the Royal Albert Hall. From the first shimmering notes to the final chorus, audiences are carried into a world where sound becomes memory. At David Austin®, we mark this festival in our own way, with roses that are themselves named after music and musicians who have moved us. These varieties hold within them the same qualities of rhythm, harmony and timeless beauty.
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Penelope Lively™ (Ausb18a15): A Rose for a StorytellerSome roses seem to hold a story in their petals, and Rosa Penelope Lively® (Ausb18a15) is one of them. Named for the much-loved writer, this English Shrub Rose carries both elegance and quiet depth, a living tribute to a voice that has shaped contemporary literature.
- Our Handbook of Roses 2025
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