Ellen Rose

I get the David Austin roses all mixed up - particularly the group who have girl's names (Mary rose excepted, since she's my namesake). My latest plan is simple - leave the girlie labels on!

And so with confidence I can welcome Ellen rose to the Moosey Garden collection. She's rather a beauty.

An Apricot Beauty

So many beautiful pastel roses, touched here, there, and everywhere with apricot. Ellen is one such - she's a birthday present, and lives in the middle of a garden surrounded by self-seeded Ligularias.

My Ellen will need to be a bossy bird, and not let herself be pushed out of the limelight. Go girl!

She starts off being sweet and demure when in bud, and then turns into a bit of a tousled tomboy when mature. Hmm... almost sounds real!