Quillings of "A shropshire lad"....

Quillings of "A shropshire lad"....

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A wonderful weekend for everybody here!



This Austin rose is from my garden - but now are no more buds on this rose-bush...





What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.

William Shakespeare





From the site of David Austin roses:


This rose has cupped flowers that eventually open out into beautiful rosettes, packed with around 90 petals. The flowers are large and are gracefully poised on the branch. The color is a gorgeous, soft peachy-pink in the centre, the outer petals becoming a paler shade as the bloom ages. There is a deliciously fruity fragrance in the tea rose tradition.

A Shropshire Lad is reliably winter hardy to zone 5 when grown as a shrub. It will survive all but the harshest winters even in zone 4 with good winter protection. This rose is strong and vigorous as a shrub, reaching 5 x 4ft.

In zones 6 or above, it may also be grown as a climber, reaching around 8 feet high. This variety is rather less suited to the hottest areas of the US as the heat tends to encourage growth at the expense of repeat-flowering.

A Shropshire Lad is exceptionally healthy. It has an elegant habit and few thorns. The glossy, deep green leaves and vigorous growth are very typical of the Leander Group of roses.

Grown as a shrub, it is ideal for the middle or back of the border. In warmer areas, summer pruning will help to maintain your desired height and encourage quicker repeat-flowering.

It may also be trained as a wonderful short climber and is shown on the left growing in The Renaissance Garden at David Austin Roses UK gardens, trained on a pillar.

A Shropshire Lad was named in honour of A. E. Houseman's poem. David Austin was born on the Shropshire border, so he is also a Shropshire lad.









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