Rose Garden at Anglesey Abbey grows thanks to donation

The Rose Garden at Anglesey Abbey has been extended thanks to a donation by David Austin Roses.

Twenty new rose beds and 180 new roses have been planted by the gardening team on the south side of the garden.

With an additional 19 rose cultivars added to the collection this year, the Rose Garden now boasts a display of 60 varieties.

Liam Bedall, senior rose consultant at David Austin Roses, said: “The extension to the well-loved rose garden at Anglesey Abbey is a really exciting development for National Trust members.

“We have carefully curated a donation of around 180 roses, which will be planted in individual variety beds to show off the unique character and charm of each English rose.

“This new rose planting at Anglesey will give new, as well as seasoned visitors plenty of colour, flower, and fragrance to enjoy throughout the summer and we can’t wait for people to enjoy the hard work of the team for years to come.”

The existing Rose Garden is a popular part of the garden and was one of Lord Fairhaven’s first garden projects when he bought the estate in the 1920s.

The new rose beds mirror the existing size, shape and layout of the current rose beds which were created by Lord Fairhaven on the site of old greenhouses and vegetable borders.