David Austin Rose Gardens is the perfect place to visit for those who love flowers, especially roses. They sell flowers, but they also have gardens for you to walk, admire, and buy after deciding. There is a restaurant, they have toilets, and the parking is big enough.
If the weather is good, you have all the conditions for a perfect day.
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David Austin Rose Gardens
Location: David Austin Roses, Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, Shropshire, WV7 3HB
OPEN DAILY 9 am – 5 pm and it is free to visit
Phone: Â 0800 111 4699
Email:Â plantcentre@davidaustinroses.co.uk
For any other details and real-time updates, please check their official website.
The best time to visit David Austin Rose Gardens is in early summer, at the beginning of June. It is so beautiful and inspiring, that it is almost impossible to leave the place without buying some plants.
They care for each plant by hand, the same as it was at the beginning, about sixty years ago. It is also educational, as you can talk with the staff and get professional advice.
There are 2 acres of rose gardens. They are home to over seven hundred varieties of roses. This includes the National Collection of English Roses which blooms in fragrant flushes from early June until the winter’s first frost.
David Austin Gardens
We had a very pleasant walk through the gardens, and this is how it looks:
Rose trees at David Austin Gardens
These are climbers and shrubs, but they also have rose trees accompanied by plants that blend extremely well. To put the roses in evidence, they use companion plants for gorgeous backgrounds:
Roses in pots at David Austin Gardens
They also have roses exposed in huge pots. They look amazing and I couldn’t resist taking some photos.
Here they are:
David Austin Plant Center
After this wonderful walk, we head to the plant center. What you saw is the gardens, is here for sale. I am a big fan when it comes to David Austin Roses. In my small garden in Liverpool, I have 14 roses, of which 11 of them are David Austin Roses.
I have to thank for this my wife because I never heard before about this breed. And, indeed, with good care, they grow up beautifully and the booming is spectacular.
Here you’ll have detailed information about what you’re about to buy. Like, for example, Gertrude Jekyll – “Best for Fragrance”:
To more details, like Princess Anne – “Best for Health and Best for Flowering:”
There are plenty of breeds for you to buy, and here are some more pictures:
They also sell companion flowers for different rose colors or types. Like companions for yellow roses, or companions for white and cream roses.
Also companions for shrubs, or climbers:
For this visit, I used my best full-frame camera, Sony A7RII. If you want to know more about it, please check the review.
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Conclusion
For those who like the outdoors, hiking in nature, walking in parks, or visiting a castle, would make a very enjoyable day. But, if you are in the area and want something a bit different, then I gladly recommend you to visit the David Austin Rose Gardens.
The parking is big enough, so no worries about that.
You don’t have to carry drinks or food with you, as they have a restaurant. There are toilets on site, so you don’t have to worry about anything.
David Austin Roses Gardens are also wheelchair-friendly, and most parts of the gardens are wheelchair accessible.
So, if you’re in the area don’t miss it! It is worth visiting at least once in your life.
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