Gertrude Jekyll (ausbord) Deep Pink Bare Root Rose-old Rose Hybrid From David Austin Roses

• Rich pink colour
• Full bloom flowers
• Medium height shrub or short climber
• Strong Old Rose fragrance
• Very healthy and reliable repeat flowering

Family: English Shrub Rose Bloom Size: Large Fragrance Strength: Strong Colour: Pink Eventual Height: 1.1m DAR Always one of the first English Roses to start flowering, its perfect scrolled buds open to large, rosette-shaped flowers of bright glowing pink. The beautiful, perfectly balanced Old Rose scent is often described as being the quintessential Old Rose fragrance. A vigorous rose; it will form a medium-sized, upright shrub. Named for the famous garden designer and author. David Austin, 1986. For almost 60 years, David Austin Roses have been grown on their family farm in Shopshire. Much of the process is still carried out by hand, with every David Austin rose having been hand-budded, a traditional and intricate skill, and grown in dedicated rose fields in england, keeping English roses, truely English. All David Austin roses have a collective style with beautiful blooms and in most cases wonderful fragrance held on graceful attractive shrubs. A garden of these outstanding roses is hard to beat for sheer exuberance of flower and fragrance. Key Features: Family: English Shrub Rose Fragrance Strength: Strong Flowering: Repeat Flowering Fragrance Notes: Old Rose Colour: Bright pink Height & Spread: 3.5ft x 3ft Ideal For: Pots & Containers Rose Hedges Mixed Border Rose Border Cutting Growing Conditions: Full Sunlight Partial Sunlight North, East, South, West Facing All soil types It has been voted EnglandÆs Favourite Rose by BBC GardenerÆs World viewers and most recently The NationÆs Favourite Rose in a poll conducted by the RHS in 2012. Winner of the James Mason Award from the Royal National Rose Society in 2002. The plant's growth rate and size will vary depending on planting position & conditions. Delivery Note: Please note that unfortunately we are currently unable to deliver plants to Northern Ireland