Charles Austin Rose

Charles Austin Rose

I've always loved the richness of the colours which contrasts with the softness of the petals. I callCharles Austin my 'Fruit Salad' rose, as the tones remind ne of a bowl of apricot, pineapple, and peach pieces.

The rose Charles Austin is growing up against the warm side of the woodshed, surrounded by a garden tangle of perennials, pansies and annual cornflowers (and dock weeds, I embarrassingly need to add - their roots have got mixed up in the rose roots, making removal difficult).