Rosa 'Harlow Carr'

Planting & Position

• Light:

  • Thrives in full sun for best flowering, fragrance, and compact growth.

  • Tolerates light partial shade, though bloom quantity may reduce.

• Soil:

  • Prefers fertile, moist, well-drained soil enriched with compost or well-rotted manure.

  • Avoid heavy or waterlogged ground.

  • Suitable for borders, beds, and rose gardens.

• Spacing:

  • Plant 1–1.2 m apart to allow mature spread and proper air circulation.

• Planting time:

  • Container-grown roses can be planted year-round.

  • Bareroot plants should be planted November–March.

Care & Maintenance

‘Harlow Carr’ is a robust and easy-care rose, thriving with routine rose care practices.

• Watering:

  • Water deeply after planting and regularly during the first growing season.

  • Once established, water deeply once a week during dry weather.

• Feeding:

  • Feed in early spring using a specialist rose fertiliser.

  • Apply a second feed in mid-summer to support repeat flowering.

• Mulching:

  • Mulch in spring with organic compost or manure to retain moisture and improve soil structure.

• Pruning:

  • Prune in late winter or early spring (February–March).

  • Remove dead, damaged, or weak stems.

  • Reduce remaining stems by about one-third to shape the shrub and encourage vigorous new growth.

  • Deadhead regularly for continuous blooming.

• Disease resistance:

  • Exceptional resistance to blackspot, mildew, and rust—one of the healthiest David Austin varieties.

Seasonal Interest & Uses

• Flowers:

  • Fully double, beautifully formed rosettes in rich pink.

  • Repeat flowers from June to October, often continuously.

  • Blooms hold well in rain due to sturdy petal structure.

• Fragrance:

  • Strong, classic old-rose scent, highly rated for intensity and quality.

• Habit:

  • Compact, rounded growth, typically 90–120 cm tall and wide.

  • Dense, bushy habit ideal for formal or informal plantings.

• Ideal uses:

  • Cottage gardens

  • Mixed borders

  • Scented gardens

  • Low hedging

  • Patio or path-side planting

  • Planting in groups of 3 for a fuller effect

  • Pairs beautifully with lavender, nepeta, geraniums, foxgloves, and salvia

• Wildlife:

  • Flowers attract bees and other beneficial pollinators.

In Summary:

Rosa ‘Harlow Carr’ is an exceptionally healthy, compact English rose with rich pink rosettes and a strong old-rose fragrance. Perfect for borders and smaller gardens, it flowers almost continuously all summer and autumn. With excellent disease resistance and a reliable habit, it is one of the most low-maintenance and rewarding David Austin roses available.

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