News & Inspiration

Bruce Wright on how cut garden roses became a wedding staple, and what these bred-for-the-vase cultivars still share with the old ones.

Our garden roses stood alongside the rest of the country at the inauguration of Colombian president Ivan Duque.

Bruce Wright reports from the AIFD symposium, where three designers took David Austin garden roses in three completely different directions.

J Schwanke built wedding bouquets around Princess Miyuki, Princess Kishi and Princess Aiko on an episode of Fun with Flowers and J.

The Florverde seal certifies traceability, labeling, employment protections and health and safety. What it took, and what it covers.

Most of our garden roses peak four or five days after they go in water, once they're open rather than tight. Used at that stage, the impact is completely different.

A tight garden rose gives you very little. Four or five days in water is when the shape and the size actually arrive.

BASC certifies safe trade in cooperation with governments, border agencies and control authorities. Alexandra Farms is now certified Safe.

Monaco issued a stamp for the garden rose named after Princess Charlene. Around 68 pale pink petals, and a sweet scent. We grow it.

Our print and digital ads now lead with a single arrangement, credited to the designer who made it, with the varieties named.

Florists’ Review named four wedding trends for the year, and three David Austin garden roses we grow, Kate, Keira and Beatrice, appear in them.

Three days in Chicago at the World Floral Expo, meeting florists, wholesalers and importers. A look at the varieties we brought.