David Austin Roses in bloom

Earlier this year we visited David Austin Roses in Albrighton, it was weeks before the roses would bloom, but I was still delighted to have the opportunity to see the garden. This past weekend we visited at the height of the blooming season when both David Austin’s “English Roses” and the traditional “Old Roses” were in bloom, and it was spectacular.

There was also an area for purchasing roses to take home:

And fields of roses which I assume were used for propagation:

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