The rose is part of our heritage, tied to royal dynasties and symbolic of historic wars.
David Austin did more than anyone to inspire the move away from old fashioned rose gardens and his garden is the place to go in June if you want to immerse yourself in the scent and sight of roses.
The mark of a good rose garden is dead-heading. Even the best rose loses impact if tarnished by tired heads. This garden knows it is an ambassador for the rose and employs teams of dead-headers to ensure each looks its best. The site is split into rooms with roses set off by other planting and connected by rose garlanded walkways. It’s far from the sterile old shrub rose beds you still sometimes see. Go in June and your senses will reel.