Introducing the new rose from

Introducing the new addition to the ‪@david_austin_roses‬ collections for 2024 launched today at the Chelsea Flower Show this is the “ Emma Bridgewater” rose
With dark Matt Olive green foliage and huge deep coral pink blooms that are deeply cupped and heavily ruffled
Encased by a outer edge of large petals each run upon run of petals gets smaller and smaller towards the centre of the flower eventually forming a cabbage chrysanthemum like eye which is an enchanting light yellow,lime green tinged with streaks of apricot
Each Flower measuring around 3.5 to 4 inches in diameter, they are produced both individually and in large sprays
If you asked me to compare the colour, it is very similar to that of “boscobel, or jubilee celebration” but it’s the fragrance which is absolutely astonishing
Clean on the palate it’s fresh, fruity and intense with upper notes of citrus and sherbet lemons there are also back tinges of tropical fruits such as mango and pineapple
There appears to be a high thorn count, which often goes hand-in-hand with fragrance of this intensity
I’m going to go ahead and already offer this astonishing new variety. It’s fragrance rating and award it a
9⭐️ fragrance rating placing this new variety into the same category as, Munstead wood, the poets wife, Harlow Carr, the country parson and surpassing the fragrance rating of Gertrude Jekyll !!
I can’t wait to offer you my first impressions of this new variety during national rose month in June, before offering my full personal review in June 2025,
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[@dappergardener7466]

Oh! Another pink rose from David Austin. How many pink roses does one need. I’m still waiting for them to bring a dark red rose to the market.

[@libbysingscontrezzo8419]

I have at least 20 pink roses, and still adding.

[@the_gardenerben]

I’m not sure if you’re aware but dark roses are incredibly difficult to breed taking over 40,000 crosses to sustain one that is stable strong and possibly disease resistant personally I’m not a fan of the strong colours although I must admit to that Munstead wood is absolutely sped. My garden pallets tends to be much more pale pink light blue soft yellow, and apricots mixed with creams.

[@libbysingscontrezzo8419]

I have Munstead Wood and it's beautiful. More of a maroon-purple than red, and like most DAs the color changes with the weather, but quite dark.

[@sjhensy95]

@@libbysingscontrezzo8419 My first DA was the Munstead Wood and it was my absolute favourite. Sadly I left it within a garden at a previous house when moving, thinking I could just buy another in future and of course it's been now retired. The shade and the fragrance were phenomenal and I can't say mine had many issues.

[@dianakenney2963]

I am rather disappointed, my first thoughts were: looks like jubilee celebration or Eustacia Vye. I was really hoping for a deep red rose to replace Darcy Bustle, which I dug out several months ago due to poor performance. 😢

[@the_gardenerben]

I’m sorry that you are disappointed. It takes nearly 40,000 crosses to get a reliable stable and decent red. They’re not as easy to breed as any other colour and take much longer to develop

[@dianakenney2963]

Thanks Ben, I live in hope that David Austin will introduce a wonderful deep red rose with the perfume of Gertrude Jekyll. William Shakespeare, Darcy Bussell, heathcliff and fulstaff have all promised much but never delivered.😢

[@vorong2ru]

i'm slightly disappointed it does look similar to recent introductions with a button eye. We really need a replacement for emma hamilton and munstead wood and not another Jubilee celebration:) I'm gonna go to the DA gardens next week and see it live to decide if I want it. Really surprised you picked a good fragrance as DA says it's only a light fragrance, but we know they gave Penelopy medium which is an understatement 100%.

[@Angel-kf4sg]

I kind of agree, it is pretty but I agree it’s similar to others many of us already have. I agree on Penelope lively, smells Devine. Would love for something like lady Emma Hamilton too or for them to release Carding Mill to uk customers. I have most of the shades of pinks which I got last year

[@obiwankenobi6952]

@@Angel-kf4sgluckily we can still buy it at certain Breeders in Winter season bare-root, I was lucky to get another Emma H….and I still don’t know why they dropped it, very healthy till Fall and then if we have a wet fall it might get black spot…but so does Royal Jubilee, Gertrud J and other Austins….i have enough pinkish Austins…

[@Angel-kf4sg]

@@obiwankenobi6952 oh lucky, was that here in the uk?I really hope I can get it though I’d rather have carding mill but they only sell it in USA. I managed to get 2 Alnwick roses in a local garden centre recently even though David Austin discontinued it It here in the uk 2 years ago, my eyes nearly pooped out of my head when I saw them as I really wanted them

[@obiwankenobi6952]

@@Angel-kf4sg No sorry it was here in Germany and they only sell them between October and March as bare-root, I also got good old Evelyn and Benjamin Britten from there, even here they are hard to get….are you sure Carding Mill isn’t Jayne Austin Rose…she seems very similar…?🤔🤗

[@gardenparty1000]

Checking the DA website reveals that Jubilee Celebration has now been 'retired' after a short garden life of just 22 years. That means that you won't be able to find JC anywhere in the UK for purchase, unless you are lucky to grow it already, or can lean on a friend to give you a cutting. Ditto Lady Emma Hamilton, Munstead Wood, Jude The Obscure, and so many other English roses now considered by the DA Company as not garden worthy anymore. What we need surely is stability, pride, and jubilation in the gardening world above everything else in our lives, rather than a lack of usefulness to dampen the spirits. Otherwise respect & admiration diminishes with the frustration. This can happen.

[@CJDykes]

Emma Bridgewater is really lovely. Hope we can get her in the states for 2025.

[@everettedl]

Their cadence for the US is usually 2 years after release, so we probably won't see it here until 2026.

[@patriciaflores2776]

sad😞

[@MrRobperry77]

Love David Austin roses and have recently bought many especially the pinks but am struggling to see the need for another pink in the already crowded collection so can't get too excited with this one. So far I have Princess Anne, Gloriana, New Dawn and Olivia rose austin all in flower. Gabriel oak, James Austin and Eustacie Vye are all in bud so shouldn't be too long now. James galway, Strawberry Hill, Jubilee celebration. Penelope Lively and boscobel are all a bit behind due to where they are planted in a dry less sunny part of the garden.

[@nacht98]

I love this One, actually...it looks different... something about it that makes it different. I want to have it!

[@michellehull]

I thought oh no another pink rose ....well she arrived on my doorstep today, wow she is pink, coral and the edges are shaded with lilac, antique looking very impressed, nice scent too

[@the_gardenerben]

I’m glad that you like it. The fragrance is very good. I don’t understand why it is graded as being so light from the brand. Possibly the person that does these things for them has gone a little bit those blind having had so many roses to choose from

[@gardeningbyheart4912]

I hope this beauty can withstand the extremes in weather and will be sold in the US! What a lovely rose. I want it!

[@the_gardenerben]

It’s US launch date has not yet confirmed as you’re very correct. It will need to go through zone testing first.

[@jin8339]

Can't wait to buy this in the States. I went to UK site and saw the pics and it does have multi colors blooms. It's is different and I can't wait to buy this rose. ❤❤🌹🌹🌹

[@Alejandro_C62]

She looks like a mix between Boscobel (color), Emily Brontë (bloom form), and Olivia Rose Austin (esp. the foliage). While I was hoping for a dark red like everyone else, she’s lovely nonetheless. Will be waiting for her US release.

[@user-mt9zk1it3u]

Thank you for sharing, Ben. As pink and apricot roses are my favourite colours and David Austin roses take pride of place in my garden, I don’t think that there can ever be too many pink ones!

[@anomietoponymie2140]

Thank you. I must admit I'm disappointed to see yet another rose infused with coral, peach or apricot.

[@the_gardenerben]

Why’s that ? Much as the colour has been possibly seen before we haven’t seen anything of the shape texture or fragrance before.

[@DebbiePanteney-qn4rq]

It's described as having very little fragrance on the DA website

[@the_gardenerben]

@@DebbiePanteney-qn4rq it most certainly is which I don’t understand why as you can hear from the video I’m full of flu and hayfever and for me to pick up on such a strong fragrance at this stage and to be bold enough to offer it a fragrance rating straight out of the block is very unusualI’ve reviewed over 115 roses and this is in my opinion in a category the same as Benjamin Britain Harlow Car the lady Emma Hamilton and Gertrude

[@MA-gk6nt]

Waahh this is exactly what I have been dreaming of! I'd missed getting hold of Jubilee Celebration so I'm hoping this would be a great replacement ❤

[@MagicalMukhina]

How many more pink DA roses can there possibly be? I can't get excited at all about this new introduction. In my opinion, there are a lot of people that seem to be drawn to the David Austin name - regardless of what the rose is actually like. Don't get me wrong - I have 5 DA's myself, but have many other roses from other breeders, which are incredibly beautiful, don't quickly shatter and a lot of them, are very unusual looking.

[@the_gardenerben]

I have now nearly 200 and love each and every different variety for me they are the best of the best. All the characteristics are there which are lacking in so many other breeders work.

[@gardenparty1000]

You are right. So many wonderfully fragrant roses from other rose breeders who are often sidelined in favour of DA's Roses - Peter Beales, Harkness, Kordes, Delbard, Meilland, Carruth (USA), and there are many more. But it looks like the David Austin company has overpriced their latest offering significantly, and may fall foul in the current high cost-of-living issues for many rose lovers. Where's the company's generosity of spirit?

[@patriciaflores2776]

Gorgeous!!! Thank you for sharing&unboxing for us 🎉for the love of Roses💖💚🌞🌄 its beautiful !!!

[@the_gardenerben]

You are most welcome

[@daskrummelmonster5384]

Great...He Pulled Jubilee Celebration of the Market to indroduce a New Jubilee Celebration....😮 Looks like a Mix between JC and Christopher Marlowe...😮

[@msj9484]

It seems more salmon/coral than eustacia vye, and with the deeply cupped roses no longer available (where I’m living, anyway) I would be more than happy to add it to my warm pinks border! So to me, it isn’t an extraneous DA addition and looks lovely on first impression. However, as others have said, I am really waiting for another Munstead Wood, or something as deeply burgundy/black as possible!

[@DebbiePanteney-qn4rq]

Waaay to similar to Eustacia. You kept saying how strongly scented it is but the David. Austin website states it has a ' light' fragrance. I wish they'd release something more interesting- the 2 newbies last year were bland too.

[@the_gardenerben]

I’m terribly sorry that you feel that way but last year’s additions were far from bland both are exceptional varieties and this one is booked for great things. I’ve now reviewed over 115 roses from three different companies this is booked for big things although it may look to the untrained eye similar to other roses this configuration of petals and bloom structure has not been seen anywhere else within the collections so far which is exactly why these videos are brought to you

[@farahshahrin5224]

Thank you Ben for the unboxing. Really love your enthusiasm in describing Emma Bridgewater..

[@Angel-kf4sg]

Thanks for sharing Ben. It looks so pretty! I’ve had my eye on jubilee celebration, I have Eustacia Vye which is very pretty and looks similar to this new rose so think I’m going to wait it out as I don’t have much space left anyway until I do some new flower beds. Really waiting on something that really wows me like a replacement for lady Emma Hamilton or for an English version of carding mill which they only sell in USA or a really deep cool toned red rose 🥀

[@S_M_20117]

@angel - that's precisely how I feel. Also hoping the newer varieties' blooms won't flop, will have stronger stems & fragrance. Waiting for burgundy colours. Got enough DA pinks and oranges in my garden already.

[@Angel-kf4sg]

@@S_M_20117 me too, I love a pink rose but this looks floppy and I think I prefer Eustacia Vye. I was lucky that I recently managed to get hold of 2 alynwick roses from my local garden centre even though this rose is discontinued here in England so I’m happy about that. I don’t have any oranges/apricots but waiting for something that wows me and smells nice and isn’t floppy, any suggestions?😊

[@S_M_20117]

@@Angel-kf4sg - I live in SE England and my absolute favourite is Lady of Shallot (blooms generously and changes colour depending on the weather) Blooms still flop despite being secured to a obelisk :( and when it comes to shades of pink... it has got to be Jubilee Celebration 💕 Trouble is... JC blooms flop and face the ground too but I still love it for its unique colours/petal shape and count. My 1st year growing Boscobel, which is also covered in buds💓 I know what you mean about discontinued DA roses. I am looking after (the precious) Emma Hamilton as best as I can🤞

[@marzennakielan2038]

The colour is simply wonderful!

[@klarkab2089]

I like it's rich color and I'm fan of the coral middle. Would loved some red rose too...

[@the_gardenerben]

Unfortunately red is particularly difficult to breed taking around 40,000 crosses to get right and to run true

[@markvincent5241]

Phenomenal, certainly be ordering a couple of these. Stayed up to watch your unveiling Ben. Just come back in from the garden after a night shift.

[@the_gardenerben]

Thank you off to bed with you sleep well

[@markvincent5241]

@@the_gardenerben haha thanks Ben.

[@1countrygirl]

Thank you!❤❤❤

[@rosegardengems]

Hello Ben, what a charming pink rose, huge flower and the fragrance you described is intoxicating. I hope I can find that here in Germany. Thanks for sharing!🌹

[@kellywaldram5642]

Love the colour can’t wait to receive mine!!!

[@Gez_rosa_newby]

Fabulous rose , I absolutely love it. Most of my roses are shades of pink, love a pink rose from the deepest to the lighter shades. I looked at the website and whilst it will be described as a pink rose, that in my view does not actually describe it fully, it seems to have several shades to it all in one plant, exquisite and quiet beautiful. Thank you for the reveal and first impressions Ben, I appreciate it and I can't wait to get my hands on this rose, so my eyes and nose can appreciate it in my garden:)

[@the_gardenerben]

The colour for me is very similar to Boscobel but the bloom shape is very different. The buds are a tomato red opening to a heavy coral pink yellow on the underside the petals get smaller and smaller as they work to the centre of the flower a lovely lime greenand apricot cabbage like I in the centre

[@Gez_rosa_newby]

Ben, I have two Boscobel's ,a shrub and a standard, one of my favourites ( I can but choose lol ), so this in my mind is high praise to say it's like it:)

[@Gez_rosa_newby]

Also Ben , rewatch of the reveal, I also note that the canes seem strong enough to hold all those blooms, doesn't look as it would need much staking.

[@soulgirlktf]

Fabulous thanks Ben for the unboxing, she looks stunning I ordered mine this morning, she's on her way 🌹

[@alanohagan6999]

Stunning - love it and love your reviews Ben ❤

[@phyllismiller5954]

It almost looks like it has a pearl look to it. Beautiful

[@evgeniamelnik8859]

Thank you so much! I was so eager to see the new DA rose! Definitely putting it to my wish list for the next DA order)

[@the_gardenerben]

I’m glad that you like it please do consider following anyone of the links I post either in my bio or anyone of my posts. They will orientate you straight to David And website where you can make your selections.

[@vintagelady1]

Who is Emma Bridgewater? I was wanting a close-up & found it in the "Shorts" KZbin section---it is stunning! It is a VERY good thing that I have more roses than my garden can possibly hold, or I might be in danger of trying to order one of these!! Oh, never mind, DA-USA doesn't even mention it if you search. So maybe I have time to expand my rose garden...

[@DebbiePanteney-qn4rq]

A ceramic artist.

[@LuckyFoxKnits]

So excited to add this rose to my garden! Oh my goodness!

[@blossomblue1]

I'm in love again ❤ This rose looks like a piece of art... Stunning

[@jasminelouisefarrall]

Absolutely stunning 💞💞

[@bellewill9748]

Absolutely beautiful. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️

[@aodhaganfitzsimons6803]

Leaves look really great. I do love pink Roses, too.Mind that cold!!

[@karolinapater2701]

Georgeous!

[@the_gardenerben]

Isn’t it just two classic UK brands coming together?

[@kater8730]

Just gorgeous.......I hope I can get one in Canada in a few years!

[@indie8189]

the flowers are huge, which inevitably will nod a bit. what a beauty.

[@the_gardenerben]

Personally I feel that is a trait that is coming from the species roses obviously I will never get to know who this roses is heavily related to but with the way the stems are being carried and that the blooms are nodding at the top of the canes, I think it is very heavily related to a species rose

[@nataliesknowledge7962]

Thank you Ben it’s beautiful ❤️

[@the_gardenerben]

The fragrance is absolutely exceptional. If I can smell it with this much hayfever and cold I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like on a June day.

[@shahrokhnaqvi9613]

@@the_gardenerbenwhy does the website say it is “light-medium”? Is it just that it projects moderately therefore they classified it as light-medium?

[@the_gardenerben]

@@shahrokhnaqvi9613 to me it’s exceptionally strong

[@janekozlovsky9383]

What a beautiful rose! What a splendid way to start off your Birthday 🎂.

[@the_gardenerben]

It is indeed

[@michelleelsom6827]

Slightly dissappinted with the look of this new DA rose. I was hoping for a more up facing bloom this time. I love DA roses & have a great many of them but I would have loved one which had a stronger neck. Also DA website says the fragrance is only light to medium. Unfortunately I don't think this rose will have a place in my garden.

[@DebbiePanteney-qn4rq]

Same, I already have Eustacia who looks like this but has great fragrance too

[@Ali-bo4lq]

Hopefully will be able to get it here in Ireland soon!

[@user-eb8vx1xf4w]

I love this rose!! The color reminds me of Jubilee Celebration and Royal Jubilee! I am sure the form and health and fragrance will be as spectacular as Bring Me Sunshine! 🤞🤞🤞🤞

[@eleanormilbank]

How absolutely glorious. My heart flipped when you opened the box

[@the_gardenerben]

I always feel so sick hoping them you never quite know what you’re going to get or what condition the poor thing will arriving this one as you can see is exceptional

[@lilyrose5612]

Looks like jubilee celebration.nodding as well...beautiful.❤

[@lindekreiter8930]

I Hope we can get her in Germany as soon as posibile! She is sooo beautiful! ❤

[@st-hb2ft]

2024 David Austin new variety is interesting✨

[@Jasmine-oj5mq]

Bit of a double whammy for me, David Austin and Emma Bridgewater! Lovely foliage, wait for more updates from you regarding size and what not.

[@the_gardenerben]

Isn’t it just a match made in heaven? Have you seen the range of mugs to go with it?

[@Jasmine-oj5mq]

@@the_gardenerben I have, think a little treat is in order.

[@Nat-mk7gb]

Looks like a lovely rose though. It would be good to know if the stems are strong. In the video it looks like the stems are not strong enough to hold flowers upright like for example the queen of Sweden does. Maybe it’s because of the shock from transportation that flowers look like they are drooping.

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

Beautiful. Looks like a pillar rose or a climber. Will wait for more information.

[@DebbiePanteney-qn4rq]

Its neither- it's a shrub. All the info is on the DA website

[@katrinayoung4968]

How gorgeous, I hope this will be available in Australia.

[@the_gardenerben]

Soon I hope yes

[@billipbeauty883]

The DA website says the fragrance is light to medium? Does it really surpass Gertrude Jekyll?

[@Nat-mk7gb]

I wish they brought back the Munsteadwood rose 💔

[@Gez_rosa_newby]

Just received mine, very happy I've now got her, you are right with regard thorn count, but like you say I don't mind that if I'm going to get the scent:) However your rose came to you loads better than mine, I had a broken branch and a larger branch that needed cutting as at the lower end was very thin and thickened up further up and was hanging horizontal. No blooms so I have to be a bit more patient to experience this beauty. Ben, I remember last year you kept Penelope Lively in the received pot for a bit, is that something you advise to do around about this time of year as we have just recently passed bare root. I'm thinking the roots may need time to establish, if so how long. Thanks for any advice:)

[@debbietidwell2482]

Such a beautiful rose & wonderful plant‼️Can’t believe it arrived in such gorgeous shape so full of blooming roses on one plant‼️Do you have any idea when it will be available here in the United States??? Thank you so very much‼️Debbie from Texas 🥰❤️❤️💐🌹

[@the_gardenerben]

Hey I’m awaiting da to let me know on its usa release date

[@libbysingscontrezzo8419]

I have two Jubilee Celebration and love the color, so will be on the lookout for this next spring. What they need next is one with the color of Shropshire Lad, which I understand has been retired.

[@gardenparty1000]

Take good care of your Jubilee Celebrations (as I'm sure you will) so that the 'Royal' rose will give you many more years of admiration and joy. I'm saying this because the DA Company have recently 'retired' JC, along with so many others, and that means that neither the DA Company, nor other rose outlets worldwide, will have a licence to propagate and sell Jubilee Celebration to the gardening public who are devoted followers of David Austin Roses.

[@Sunny14136]

Thank you! Beautiful new rose.

[@Virsmas457]

Yet another pink to rose to their collection, did they really need another one? and a scentless one at that 😭

[@NYCGRKKouros]

Love your giddiness! Like Christmas day for you. Beautiful rose, but not sure I need yet another pink one! Are those drooping blooms, or just because it was boxed?

[@the_gardenerben]

Difficult to tell at this stage the canes are very upright. It is very likely this rose got very warm in transit. It went straight into water afterwards and I have now completely deadhead it. I’ll look forward to bringing you my first impressions properly in just a few weeks time and it’s full of personal review in June 2025.

[@NYCGRKKouros]

@@the_gardenerben makes total sense! Trust your word.

[@zebalunsarna1613]

When will it be available in US and Canada?

[@venjielyntollola6924]

She looks amazing. Simply stunning 😍

[@kryz9875]

So lovely! She can carry her blooms!

[@zilly1]

I thought you were saying cold pink then I realized you were saying coral pink. Is this anything like Lady Emma Hamilton in colour? Thanks for the videos!

[@cassandrageorge5831]

Thank You Ben for sharing this experience with us 😊

[@TeresaByington]

Gorgeous!!

[@heidibussey9792]

Do you know when she will be available for purchase in the US?

[@the_gardenerben]

No official word from david Austin just yet

[@mmatazur]

Stunning❤

[@st-hb2ft]

It is drooping due to the weight of the flowers, but will it stand on its own without a support?

[@the_gardenerben]

This is just an assumption but I believe this rose is heavily related to the species roses which is where it’s exceptional fragrance and slightly thorny nature will be coming from these roses hold their canes bolt upright they’re strong but the blooms do tend to. I don’t really want to make any assumptions at this point as it’s fresh out the box. I’ll bring you my first impressions during the month of June when it produces its next flush of flowers and my full personal review in June 2025.

[@YuliiaJa]

😍😍😍😍Absolutely beautiful rouse

[@lisab1419]

My Royal Jubilee is not a coral pink and the blooms are cupped.???

[@travellerseko]

Hi mate. I’ll order it now. Website says it is lightly fragrant but you rated it similar to GJ fragrant. Is it really highly fragrant similar to Gertrude Jekyll which I have? If yes, I’ll order it now.

[@the_gardenerben]

I think it’s very fragrant

[@TheSnafflepup]

Ordered ours this morning hopefully comes in better condition than put last yougarden/harkness did.

[@the_gardenerben]

Have you had issues with them?

[@TheSnafflepup]

@the_gardenerben Yes the last 5 deliverys from them we've had either dead dying diseased, wrong plant altogether, the last one chandos beauty was hanging on to its last leaves what it had was riddled with blackspot most of the plants in my local garden centre sickbay look better than that. I have no idea what they were thinking when it was sent.We have always had great service from DA though.

[@the_gardenerben]

@@TheSnafflepup oh that’s a shame

[@TheSnafflepup]

@the_gardenerben well it came after being lost for 24 hrs the box was all bashed up it had been squashed taped up and turned upside down it was bone dry and blackspot had started,DA been great though and they have sorted it with a phone call.

[@user-cp9os9nj5q]

Ah!!!! beautiful, but not sold in the us yet.😔😔

[@the_gardenerben]

I’m not just yet it will have to go through zone testing and then make its way through customs. It will be with you just as soon as humanly possible.

[@tarlanatayev4899]

Hi Ben. Just one question. What wheather you would describe as very hot? At what temperature you would recommend watering twice per week 20 liters each time? I have 5 english roses and it looks like i am missing the time to change. And when the heat hits roses, roses dont recover for long time. I want to react a bit quicker this year. I am asking because hot for Azerbaijan might be different from hot for England. Thank you.

[@the_gardenerben]

Hi good question a warm summer time temperature for us is anything over 24 degrees but it will also depend on how often you get rain fall, if your temperatures are in excess of 24 daily with no rain you should be watering at least twice a week

[@CaveManGrows]

David Austin roses are my favorite, but this is nothing special. Just another pink one.

[@the_gardenerben]

I hope that you save judgement for when you actually physically see the rose in person the colour and fragrance are exquisite

[@risingflare]

She looks like a beautiful blend of Gertrude Jekyll and James L Austin! She also looks quite large for a baby rose bush. How does the smell compare to Gabriel Oak?

[@DebbiePanteney-qn4rq]

This rose is described on the DA website as having very little fragrance- Gabriel is described as having a strong scent

[@gardenparty1000]

Well I'm sure you realise that the boxed plant that Gardener Ben so enthuses over is one which, from a fragrance standpoint, emerges in its own 'head space' (being confined over several days from packing, transit, and opening for the Chelsea Reveal.) The DA website will certainly be a more accurate pointer - the Company having assessed the rose in the Albrighton test fields over a decade, maybe more since the first cross. They give the Emma Bridgewater rose as a 'light' to 'medium' tea fragrance, which is probably a better reflection of the aroma in the average garden. So the new rose is not noted for a truly gorgeous scent by the 'expert noses' employed by the DA Company who assess the scent profile surrendered by the flower. I've never known DA's 'Noses' (Le Nez in the French Perfume Industry based in Grasse, Provence) to play down the scent profiles of their English Roses. With rose fragrance such an important character for many rose buyers, often number one in importance, then the Company is never going to undersell this essential attribute of their English Roses. Well why should they? In other words, only time will tell if the scent offered by this feminine rose is as affecting and endearing as it looks.

[@shahrokhnaqvi9613]

RIP line of credit 😂

[@acasburn1460]

How many years does it take to develop a new rose …from breeding to public release.

[@the_gardenerben]

Between 10 and 12 years to uk release

[@sunnyside274]

Is this 2 quartz potted rose? How come mine came tiny and yours is so big

[@the_gardenerben]

Our roses in the U.K. only come in one size this is the standard 6.5 lt

[@laurenspaintings]

The Emma Bridgewater rose isn’t available in the EU 😢

[@the_gardenerben]

Not just yet, you’ll have to wait a little boil for it to go through passport control, but it will be available soon enough

[@mcdowallcm]

For the David Austin roses that have large blooms - is there a way to prune them to stop them flopping over? Or must I stake every bloom pointing upwards? My poets wife is drooping all over the place.

[@the_gardenerben]

Hi and thank you for your question. Some varieties never grow out of this trait others however do if you take a watch of my personal review for the poets wife but describe it as being an informal sprawling shrub with arching and floppy stems a peony cage for this particular variety or should you wish like I do I surround mine. With three or four metal side pins and tie the canes to these at the height of around 3 feet it’s just gives it a little natural support to be able to be those enormous shall we yellow flowers?

[@mcdowallcm]

@@the_gardenerben wow thanks so much for the reply. I'll go watch your review now.

[@mcdowallcm]

@@the_gardenerben to be honest I'm just reassured this is normal and I haven't messed up the pruning or something!

[@the_gardenerben]

@@mcdowallcm no not at all

[@yyyxxx7436]

I know it has nothing to do with this topic, but all of a sudden I have several species of weevils in my garden. The beasts are destroying my roses. That makes me so sad. What can I do against it? Have any of you had it before?

[@acasburn1460]

Does DA only release 1 new rose per year.

[@the_gardenerben]

Not always no in 2023 and 2022 we had 2 new varieties but in 2021 we just had one

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

Ben you receive the best looking rose , mine wasn’t that size with that many roses .

[@the_gardenerben]

I hope that you’re not too disappointed with it. The pictures I’ve seen from other people that have received the rose they’re all receiving amazing quality Plants big bushy healthy and full of buds. Mine is now going over and will take a little break. It was obviously a little ahead of the trend of the plants that were being sent out.

[@teslaandhumanity7383]

@@the_gardenerben quality is always sublime x

[@gavinparry5426]

At £40 very expensive indeed

[@the_gardenerben]

Unfortunately, everything these days is expensive. 12 years has been invested into the breeding of this rose.

[@gardenparty1000]

@@the_gardenerben Spot on Gardener Ben. Of course we know that gardeners in general will spend their last cents on plants, and I know of a few that go without any materialistic luxuries in order to furnish their rose gardens with mulches, organic fertilisers, with the mindset of "if my plants are happy, then I am happy too." We are now a country of "Haves" vs "Have Nots". The divide gets wider day by day. What we don't want to see is a world famous rose company of which you champion and of which the UK should be immensely proud of, charge such a high fee for a 'gift' to the rose world, which then becomes biased in favour of those with a higher status than us lesser mortals. I have spent my well-earned cash on nearly 100 roses over the last 40 years, about a third from the David Austin fields, ... for myself I will only entertain a new rose if it scores highly on flowering, disease resistance, AND crucially scent, for that amount of investment. Maybe they should think about including one of Emma's lovely mugs with the Chelsea price, a generous opportunity missed, I would venture.

[@Christom672]

I’m trying to like it but the colour is quite a dirty looking pink. It’s a no from me sadly.

[@treasuresofearth3014]

I saw it at Chelsea. TBH a little disappointed. The smell was a bit underwhelming, the size of the flower is small and the colour isn't all that special. The DA sales person at Chelsea was struggling to come up reasons why people should buy it.

[@christophjunker2013]

I love watching your great videos, but why so many times really really ? 😂

[@the_gardenerben]

If you feel you could do it better, please do. I’ll be interested to see your take on it.

[@fredadockrell1862]

Completely bored with this new rose. Another pink one!

[@karlforsyth-gray3519]

Saw it at chelsea did not like it. Your flower size is much better than chelsea. But I disliked the colour. The older blooms look a dirty mauve. And does the world need another pink rose. Aa you represent David Austin I think you got a better specimen. As your blooms were much larger than the ones at chelsea. Which were .ore pompom . I say bring back Lady Emma. I live in the Netherlands. I got the last two I found in a small nusret last October. They have co.e on a treat healthy and blooming extremely well for the first year.. . And a rise like Minstead Wood would be great, another strange withdrawal from sale. As everyone I know, who has it says its healthy and blooms well Ms Bridgewater is nit for me

[@the_gardenerben]

Did you enjoy the show? Sorry the Rose is not for you obviously we’re all entitled to our own personal opinions. I can already tell you haven’t had the roast for just over a week the bloom size and colour varies greatly I’m looking forward to continuing to bring you my thoughts and impressions on the road just wanted to correct one particular issue I don’t work for david Austin and I don’t represent david Austin the thoughts brought to you on this page of my own independent observations

[@gardenparty1000]

What you have alluded to is that - over and above the obvious excitement of a 'Chelsea Reveal' - most rose lovers will be guarded about the latest David Austin English Rose to enter commerce, particularly when the company under the spotlight takes the liberty of dumping some if its most beautiful creations on the compost heap after a decade of trials followed by only two decades (maybe 3 if we are lucky) in circulation. If they cull some of our favourite gems for whatever purpose, then the question becomes: "Why should we bother?" You will also be aware that Ben's generous rose, boxed by the company for several days from packing, through transit, to the final reveal, will arrive for its review and promotion in its own fragrant 'head space', windless, humid, the buds ready to pop; and frankly the review would have made more sense a day after unboxing. We also hope, as the rose season progresses, that KZbin rose experts who give us endless lists of their 'most fragrant' David Austin Roses, completely omit those which are NOT available in commerce, the ones which the company have 'retired' as not garden worthy anymore. There's no point extolling the virtues of Lady Emma and Munstead Wood, say, if new rose growers in the general public have no access to these garden gems of yesteryear. I rest my case.

[@the_gardenerben]

@@gardenparty1000 much is your fully entitled to your opinion and I understand the points that you make these roses don’t belong to us. They were created by the david Austin Brand and once they deem them to be no longer financially viable to grow under Licence or that they no longer meet the growing conditions we’re now experiencing it is completely up to the brand as and when they retire them I think counting back this is about your third or fourth comment on this subject. I’m much as I appreciate that some people were very much long for and miss the roses of the past. I’m here to bring you my personal growing experiences observations and thoughts of not only the new varieties. But also those remaining within the david Austin collections. This year I will be focusing on 21 different varieties some of which are almost 15 years in commercial production and as my subscriber base especially here on KZbin if so international taking in large pockets of population from America Canada all parts of Europe China and Japan I feel it very important that I continue to share the right is that may be retired here in the UK, but I still widely available in other parts of the world If there is a variety that you are particularly looking out for that is no longer in UK production please do keep a look out for it under its Latin name not under its written name that david Austin also award these plants you were quite often find retired varieties two or three years after official retirement being grown by other supplies and placed into retail sales

[@gardenparty1000]

@@the_gardenerben Thank you very much Ben for taking the trouble to reply to my musings and thoughts on your latest Chelsea Reveal. Actually, re-reading the list of combined comments - a very balanced overview of the DA Company and the EB Rose emerge, which I would argue is what you need in our current climate, and with so many roses to choose from. There are favourable positive points, and some not-so-good ones ... and at the end of the day, honesty, yes honesty, shines through the thread. But no, I won't be chasing Latin names of roses I desire. And no, there is no need to look towards Japan or across the Pond for a rose I am desperate for. There are many (hundreds) of roses created and nurtured by other breeders, with stunning form, rudely healthy at every stage, and crucially (for me) a knock-out fragrance which can challenge any of the English Roses on the market today. I grow many of these already, alongside my modest David Austin collection. Amen.

[@jjjddd231]

Sadly it appears to suffer from weak neck syndrome just like Jubilee Celebration.