Advice & Inspiration

Our rose care advice and inspiration will help you get the best out of your roses. Be inspired by our RHS rose garden exhibits, follow our step-by-step guides to planting a rose or watch our video tutorial of how to deadhead your rose.

How to add greenhouse glamour to your garden

We are often so focused on what is going on within our greenhouses that we neglect...

Create a contrasting garden with ornamental grass

Combining roses with delicate grasses is a great way of creating a mixed border full of...

Create a cottage garden path with roses

The perfectly imperfect cottage garden is coveted for many reasons, beautiful without being fussy it conjures...

How to illuminate your garden with yellow roses

Don't shy away from yellow in the garden. Yellow roses are uplifting and illuminating and perfect...

Sustainable Style with a Barrelful of Blooms

If you are looking to grow greener then you can’t get much more sustainable than planting...

How to Plant a Potted Standard Tree Rose

In this video our Head Gardener, Steve, will show you how to plant a potted standard...

4 Garden Trends for Autumn

As the leaves drop from the trees leaving branches bare, we know fall is upon us...

How to Plant a Potted Shrub Rose

By following these simple steps, you will ensure your potted shrub rose gets off to the...

RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2021

David Austin Roses bring a joyful rainbow of roses to Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2021

How to Plant a Bare Root Rose in a Pot

Bare root roses are excellent plants for growing in pots. Our English Roses, with their shrubby,...

How Far Apart Should Shrub Roses be Planted?

    For a successful garden, getting planting distances right is important. Plant shrub roses too...

Glorious Garden Benches

Sit, Admire. Relax and enjoy your outdoor space To really enjoy your garden, surround a modest...

Literary Collection of English Roses

Our english rose varieties inspired by Literary classics Creating a rose is not dissimilar to writing...

New Roses for 2021

Introducing Eustacia Vye & Gabriel Oak We are delighted to be introducing two new roses, each...

Decorative Doorways

Planting a fragrant, colourful rose next to a doorway makes for an enticing entrance.Plant pots either...