David Austin Roses Limited

David Austin’s English Roses are very
versatile roses. Here we highlight some creative
ways to use them in the garden.
English Rose hedges are very valuable in
the garden. Unlike most other hedges, they
repeat flower prolifically, producing flushes
of glorious, fragrant blooms. They have
attractive, healthy green foliage and their
thorns will act as a deterrent to intruders.
The Alnwick® Rose
WAYS OF USING ENGLISH ROSES –HEDGES
In recent years, David J.C. Austin has
developed a passion for growing English
Roses as hedges and can frequently be
heard enthusing about their great beauty.
He has planted several varieties in his
private garden: the photograph below of
‘The Alnwick ® Rose’ was taken there,
growing along both sides of a path.
Rose hedges benefit enormously from
good feeding and watering, like any other
48
roses. When planting, space the shorter
varieties about 50 - 75cm apart and the
taller varieties about 1m apart.
Pruning hedges is very easy. English
Roses are very forgiving plants and can be
trimmed using a hedge trimmer. Remove
any weak or dead stems. The final height
of the hedge can be adjusted by pruning
harder or more lightly. After a few years,
some thinning may be required.