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21st March 2025
The last David Austin rose this week is Rosa 'Bathsheba, a lovely mix of apricot pink and pale yellow with a rich fragrance. David Austin has a number of 'literary roses', including several named after characters in Thomas Hardy's novels. Bathsheba Everdene - played by a luminous Julie Christie in the 1967 film - appears in Far From the Madding Crowd.
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