David C H Austin began breeding roses as an amateur in the late 1940s. His vision was to combine the beauty and fragrance of the old roses with the repeat-flowering and wider colour range of the modern roses. He called his new roses the English Roses.

The main characteristics of the English Roses are:

• Beauty of the flower - Often many-petalled, cupped and rosette flower forms.

• Wonderful fragrances - Renowned for their strong and diverse fragrance.

• Repeat-flowering - The ability to repeat-flower over a long season.

• Health - Superb health and garden performance with outstanding disease resistance.

• Versatility - They can be used to excellent effect in a wide variety of ways including in mixed flower beds, large pots, hedging and landscaping.  Many varieties can also be grown as beautiful climbers.

Today David Austin Roses is an international company, taking a long-term approach to breeding and marketing the English Roses, which are grown in every rose growing country in the world, including us in South Africa here at TARR ROSES Nursery.