English rose: description, planting and care

Lush large buds, as if descended from old paintings, strong aroma, beautiful colors of buds, some of which change shade when blooming, round shape - Austin's English garden roses are easily recognizable by these signs.

History and description
Important tips and advice when landing
- Lighting
- Terrain
- Soil type
- Preparation of seedlings and planting dates
- Landing pattern
Care instructions
- How to water
- Fertilizing flowers
- How to trim the plants
Preparing roses for winter
Advantages and disadvantages of varieties

History and description

These wonderful flowers appeared thanks to the long-term hard work of the English breeder David Austin.

"Constance Fry" - The "firstborn" of the breeder, the variety is deservedly considered one of the best. Tall bush, up to 1.8 m, rounded pale pink flowers with a diameter of up to 15 cm, a classic aroma of myrrh.

"Pat Austin" - the variety is named after the breeder's spouse, its copper-orange buds turn yellow after opening. Bush up to 120 cm tall. Blooms repeatedly during the summer, the scent is tea rose.

"Claire Austin" - received the name of the daughter of a grower.The length of the branches reaches 2.5 m, the whips are decorated with flowers from the very bottom of the bush to the crown, which allows you to beautifully decorate arches and arbors.

Such annual plants as forget-me-not, verbena, petunia, heliotrope perfectly fill the space between rose bushes and give the flower garden beauty from early spring to late autumn.

Did you know? Sort "Claire austin" it is rare for tea and English roses with white buds.

Important tips and advice when landing

English roses need to create suitable conditions under which the plant will develop harmoniously.

Lighting

The abundance of the sun - a rarity for England, so the English park rose prefers to grow in the shade.

Terrain

When choosing a planting place for an English rose and planning care, consider the size of the shrub, the type of stem and the garden composition:

climbing roses must be supported;
flower beds - suitable for medium-sized flower beds;
bush - to create a hedge;
ground cover - to create a chic "carpet" of bright fragrant flowers.

Soil type

Flowers can grow in poor soil, but subject to loosening, mulching and top dressing of the soil.The soil should be:

breathable, loose, with good drainage;
fertilized, ideally - swollen manure and bone meal.

The fertilizer layer at the bottom of the hole is at least 2 cm. A layer of nonwoven material is preliminarily placed on the bottom of the pit to preserve the fertile layer.

Preparation of seedlings and planting dates

The optimal time for planting seedlings with an open root system is autumn, the last week of September is the beginning of October. Seedlings must take root and adapt to a new place to constant frost.

Important! Before planting, the roots of seedlings need to be treated with solutions to stimulate growth and prevent diseases.

Landing pattern

For seedlings prepare deep, 50 cm, and wide holes. They need to be positioned so that the grown bushes harmoniously developed and created a beautiful composition. David Austin himself offers a classic planting scheme, 3-5 single-sorted plants, the recommended distance between which is 0.5 m. At the same time, seedlings should not be too close to interfere with air circulation around the branches.

The best perennial companions for roses in the garden - carnations, bells, host, clematis, delphinium, irises, phloxes, viols, stonecrop, primroses, geyhera and gelenium.

Care instructions

English rose Austin is quite durable, care and cultivation should not be very tedious.

How to water

Roses are watered depending on the type, condition of the soil and weather conditions. It is better to water the rose garden in the evening, so that overnight the water seeps into the soil and does not evaporate from its surface. Approximate amount of water:

shrub roses - 5 liters per 1 bush;
climbing - up to 15 liters per bush.

Important! After a heavy rain, it is recommended to shake off excess water from the buds in order to avoid their rotting.

Fertilizing flowers

Traditionally, fertilizing plants for garden flowers is carried out in the spring: phosphorus-potassium fertilizers are introduced during the design of buds, and nitrogen fertilizers in June. From mid-August, the rose garden is not fertilized.

Observe the proportions by fertilizing. With their surplus, the appearance of flowers may deteriorate.

How to trim the plants

The classic form of the crown is rounded. Pruning bushes throughout the season:

first pruning - in the spring before the awakening of the plants;
in the summer, the tops of the young shoots are pinned off to form lush branches;
overgrown shoots and flowering buds cut off.

Did you know? The higher the rose bush, the smaller the buds on it, and vice versa, the buds on the lower bushes are larger.

Preparing roses for winter

Before wintering, pruning of unripe shoots is carried out.For ripening at the end of the summer, the flowering buds are cut off. The shrubs are warmed by an air-dry method: a non-woven material over the frame is covered with the above-ground part of the plant, the edges of the material are pressed to the ground, a little sawdust and soil are poured from above.

Low bushes are completely covered with mulch (sawdust) and covered with spruce or non-woven material.

Important! The use of organic covering materials can attract rodents that can spoil the shoots of plants.

So that the mice do not spoil the bushes, they are covered after the negative temperature is established, and in the tunnels they dispose of drugs for deratization.

Advantages and disadvantages of varieties

Among the advantages of English roses Austin note:

spectacular buds, interesting color range;
long bloom, strong aroma;
resistance to disease and frost.

The disadvantages include the need to carefully select a site for planting and shelter shrubs for the winter, which requires costs and effort, especially for large specimens.