Wychbold: Coming up Roses with David Austin 2025

An entertaining and informative talk that takes you behind the scenes of one of the largest rose breeding programmes in the world. This talk provides an insight into the scale and intricacies of breeding new rose varieties, from seed to launch at the world-famous Chelsea Flower Show.

David Austin will present an in-depth talk and share their knowledge of roses, including cultivation, planting and care advice, and an insight into their favourite varieties.

Specific topics covered include:

Breeding English Rrses, budding, recent introductions, planting and feeding, pruning English shrubs and English climbers, climbers and ramblers, roses for pots and containers, standards, roses for hedging, cut roses and rose gardens around the world.

There will also be a Q&A to answer all your budding questions.