David Austin Roses Garden Tour Y3E18

So I've come to David Austin today with my nan. We're going to have lunch here. We don't usually do garden centres, just the two of us, because my mum's the big gardener and she usually drags her along. This is the first time we've elected to come ourselves by choice and it's amazing. We've picked a really nice day for it today. It's lovely and sunny, the roses are out. It is quite busy. We're here at midweek lunchtime, but it's a busy place and you've got to come on a nice day when the roses are out. We're just walking up the long garden. I think someone's trimming a hedge, so it's a little bit noisy. This is the James Austin rose. Oh, this looks like the Paul Himalayan musk going up over this arch. That's Nan's favourite. There is, of course, a shop outside where you can buy all the roses that you see in the garden. And there are loads and loads of greenhouses too, where they're growing the rose. I was listening to the lady saying that all the roses for the Chelsea garden were grown here as well. The layout is lots of these pergolas with rambling roses up them, and then down the walls there's more roses rambling along. And then we've got over here the formal gardens. Crown Princess Margarita. English Leander. So in this area they've got some other interplanting, so you can see what other things you might want to plant with your roses if you decide not to go for a pure rose garden. There is not a spare wall anywhere that's not covered with roses. The whole place. I think this is my favourite coloured pink. This is the Sir John Betjeman rose. What's your favourite colour rose? They're going to have it here, let me tell you. The borders here are about 12 foot deep, go back a long way. And everything is really this month, possibly a couple of weeks earlier than today. For the rest of the year it's just a regular garden. I don't know if you would go as far as to say it was a regular garden. But it's certainly not as impressive as it is for these few weeks of the year. The smell is just spectacular. It's just so floral. I'm not sure what this one we're standing by is. It smells almost sherbet-y. It's called the Countryman. It smells absolutely divine. Oh, they're nice. I think I like the red ones best. Not everything's open yet. There's still a lot more to come. This one's pretty going up around here. And there's still a lot more to come on this one too. It's called Rambling Rector. This one's pretty. This is called the Generous Gardener. I think that looks more like your traditional type of rose. I wouldn't like to have the job of doing the deadheading here. I wonder how many people they have to employ to keep it all nice and tidy. Oh well, there is someone who's got that job. Look at this big barrow here. And this is the last part of the garden at the very back. It's a little bit quieter up here. It's quite nice and peaceful. And there's some beautiful arches. We really have got a nice day for it today as well. Have a look at these arches. Ooh, it's maybe a little bit going over. Quite stunning. There is a formal tea room here and a coffee shop where you can just get a slice of cake and a cup of coffee. I have visited before with Trevor, so I will link to that so you can check it out if you're interested in seeing it. But today I really just wanted to share with you all of these beautiful roses. And if you get a chance to get here in the next week, possibly two weeks, definitely pop down. It's the 15th of June today, so it's such a good time mid-June to make it if you're planning a trip for next year. Thanks for watching guys, and I'll see you again soon.