The Roses: Alnwick Castle

Alnwick Castle rose

Alnwick Castle or sometimes called Alnwick rose: one of the more recent David Austin English roses, named after Alnwick Castle in UK, apparently because there was a new garden under construction there, which ought to include many David Austin Roses.

Bred by: David C. H. Austin (United Kingdom, 2001). Modern romantic shrub, English rose.
Plant Source: 2010 Apuldram Roses
Blooming: Reblooms better in the warmer summer, generally not stingy. Nice raspberry fragrance.
Growing: Grows into a nice compact, upright bush, about 1-1.5 m high here in NL. Healthy, not fussy, reasonably vigorous.
Hardiness: Normally she has little winter damage, but gets into trouble if temps drop to -10C and bellow. Did not freeze out with -15C, but lost quite some canes.
Planted: Front garden, almost full sun.

Notes: It is easily one of my most favorite DAs, because of its awesome raspberry fragrance - strong and delicious! Really, it is easily in top 10 of best smelling roses for me, which is subjective of course, but definitely worth to sniff if you come across it.