Given that the Newport Flower Show is held at Rosecliff, it seems appropriate that David Austin Roses takes center stage. David JC Austin has worked alongside his father - the famed British rose breeder, David Austin - for fifteen years and designed the rose exhibition for the Newport show.

When David Austin Sr. came onto the scene in the 1950s, fragrance was not one of the highlights of modern roses. He decided to do something about it. In addition to scent, reblooming and resistance to disease were on David's list of goals for breeding new roses. Starting with his first introduction in 1961, ‘Constance Spry', David Austin Roses now has a complete line of hardy, reblooming, and fragrant beauties that can transform your backyard.

Best David Austin Roses for fragrance:
‘Lady Emma Hamilton' - an apricot-orange bloomer with strong and deliciously fruity fragrance with pear, grape and citrus aromas
‘Carding Mill' - a soft peach colored rose with a strong myrrh scent
‘Gertrude Jekyll' - a pink bloomer with an old rose fragrance
‘Jude the Obscure' - a pale yellow blossom emitting a fruity fragrance with undertones of guava and sweet white wine
‘Pat Austin' - a festive orange blooming rose with a strong tea fragrance

Favorite Climbing David Austin Roses:
‘A Shropshire Lad' - soft peachy pink fragrant blooms with few thorns
‘Benjamin Britten' - buds open salmon pink and evolve to a strong pink shade, the fragrance is reminiscent of pear drops
‘Crown Princess Margareta' - Rich apricot orange flowers are full and cupped on a particularly hardy (Zone 4) rose with fruity fragrance
‘James Galway' - Many-petalled rose pink flowers on nearly thornless stems with an old rose scent
‘Snow Goose' - A musk-scented white rambler with sparse thorns
‘Teasing Georgia' - A soft yellow bloomer with a strong tea fragrance
‘Tess of the d'Urbervilles' - a heat-tolerant bright crimson bloomer with an old rose fragrance

Special Thanks:
David Austin Roses
http://www.davidaustinroses.com

Newport Flower Show
http://www.newportmansions.org