David Austin Roses, its founder passed away at age 92Shortly before Christmas, David Austin passed away at the age of 92. Even thouse who are not rose growers have heard of his amazing work in developing the quintessential English rose. His vision was to breed roses that had the fragrance of old roses, yet be repeat flowering and have the disease resistance of modern roses. He introduced more than 200 cultivars and his roses are sold across the Europe and the world. |