Enjoy.

Admire this beauty--Jubilee Celebration--one of the loveliest of Austin's blooms:

Here is a short one--Pretty Jessica with her big fat blooms:

And a second view of Pretty Jessica:

My favorite (and newest) Austin--Lady of Shalott:

That was so pretty, let's try another Lady of Shalott. Here is her first bloom of the season (last spring):

Oh yes, why not a third picture of Lady of Shalott? I am crazy about her, after all!

Of course, any self-respecting Austin garden needs at least one Shakespeare 2000. Here he is in his royal splendor:

Fully open view of Shakespeare 2000. That color is gorgeous:

Another short Austin--Anne Boleyn.

Anne Boleyn fully open:

My big Mortimer Sackler which I grow as a tall bush rather than a climber:

Here are some close-ups of Morty:

I have an informal hedge of 3 Queens of Sweden along a spot on the east side property line between my garage and my neighbor's garage:

Close-up of Queen of Sweden bloom--so lovely!

Here is one of my 3 Molineux. The colors change a lot, depending on the weather.

Sometimes Molineux is golden apricot. Here you can see the 3 Molineux planted as one larger plant:

Austin's Mayflower--usually the first rose to bloom in my garden:

The Mayflower bush is rather upright. The mini at its feet is Sweet Diana:

Doesn't Happy Child have a lovely bloom? Unfortunately, I don't have this one any more. It was a weakly plant that kept declining--but wow, the blooms!

That's all the Austin pics I have, although I did plant 2 Austin climbers last spring--The Pilgrim and St. Swithun. Both bloomed once--lovely blooms, of course--don't know why I took no pictures. Poor St. Swithun then came down immediately with RRD. Wedgewood Rose climber will replace it next spring. I'll also be getting Munstead Woods and Scepter'd Isle next spring.

That'll be 17 Austins in all. Wish I had room for a few more. They are so beautiful.

Hope you enjoyed them.

Kate

Ingrid

Great pics, Kate! I especially like Anne Boleyn & Pretty Jessica. Those are two that I don't have.

Don't you just LOVE Queen of Sweden? I got mine this past spring and fell in love with it! I'm just hoping it makes a nice bush when it matures. I just can'y seem to tame the octopus canes on some of my Austins :(

Tammy

Sherry

It seems that Pretty Jessica and Queen of Sweden are the most popular of the group--with Morty and Shakespeare 2000 registering some positive responses also. Interesting. If Queen of Sweden would bloom more frequently, I'd probably rate it as one of my very best Austins, but the Queen just does not like my hot, hot, hot summers very much.

Shakespeare and Pretty Jessica bloom with much greater regularity, but the best bloomers, without a doubt, are Molineux and Lady of Shalott. All my Austins are quite good to very good as far as disease-resistance goes. And Daisy is right--Mortimer Sackler is highly resistant to disease, as are Queen of Sweden and Lady of Shalott.

Tammy, sorry to hear about your octopi problem. Must be regional or something. None of my Austins have that problem.

Daisy, I posted some more general garden views over on the regular Rose Gallery, if you care to look.

I didn't realize how many people did not know where this Antique Roses Gallery is. Glad you found your way here. And I hope some of you post here also. I'd love to see your roses and gardens.

Kate

Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures--

Florence-

You should definitely get Munstead Wood and perhaps add Young Lycidas to your list. I have both and they look magnificent together. Both of them are my favorite Austins. I am really impressed with Young Lycidas. This rose have large blooms that last for a long time, much longer than my other Austins and sometimes, his fragrance waft around during the heat.

Got Munstead Wood on order for spring. Can't wait to see it! Love the rich tones of Austin's darker roses.

Kate

Definitely fragrant. Fairly good (but not perfect) disease-resistance. Gorgeous colored blooms. Fairly good at re-blooming. It has a lot going for it and I'd plant a second one if I had room for it.

You should know, however, that it has the tendency to stretch out sideways--can get quite wide rather than tall--the ends of the branches getting quite heavy--I sometimes need to prop up the ends so they don't droop to the ground. But I'm getting a bit better at spring pruning them, so it isn't as much of a problem as before. I'm thinking that a light mid-summer prune might help keep that under control--at least it did this year, and I will try it again next year.

The color and shape of the bloom is so wonderful--you'll love it.

Kate

Florence

I really really love our new Munstead Wood. Wonderful scent too

I will see if I can get some good shots of our Young Lycidas and our Lady of Megginch lots of buds on both

Florence, feel free to visit my garden any time you want! : )

Kate

Have a Happy Thanksgiving

Florence

Thanks for posting it.

Kate

Randy