This unexampled and undivided rose is name " Elizabeth Ashbrook " in retentiveness of the late Elizabeth , Viscountess Ashbrook of Arley Hall , Cheshire , and the mother of the present Viscount Ashbrook . This rose will replace a rose of the same name launch at RHS Tatton in 2018 .
" Elizabeth , Viscountess Ashbrook , was gestate in 1911 and died in 2002 , at the age of 91 . She was originally Elizabeth Egerton - Warburton . She married Desmond Flower in 1934 , but in 1936 he inherit the title Viscount Ashbrook from his father , so Elizabeth , for the residue of her life , was known as The Viscountess ( or Lady ) Ashbrook .
Lady Ashbrook lived at Arley Hall in Cheshire for the whole of her life . This was the Warburton Family Estate which Lady Ashbrook inherited , the Warburtons having been at Arley since 1470 ( and in Cheshire for some C before that ) .
Lady Ashbrook ’s greatest interest group was gardening , and she did a huge amount during her aliveness to improve the garden at Arley ( which for some time had been well known , particularly for the Herbaceous Border ) . The garden was first open up to public visitors in the other 1960s .
One of the major new features created by Lady Ashbrook in the garden was a accumulation of Shrub roses . She made this on the situation of a previous stately sphere where there were Hybrid Tea rose . Lady Ashbrook did not specially like Hybrid tea leaf in a garden , though she appreciated their note value as emasculated flowers , she became very fond of old - fashioned and indeed newer varieties of Shrub roses , both species , and hybrids . The assemblage she made has been added to and enhance over the years and stay on an important feature of speech .
Lady Ashbrook became quite an expert on Shrub rosebush and their refinement . In this , she was much influenced by many people , particularly by two well - know gardeners , Graham Stuart Thomas , the grand nurseryman , author , and plantsman , and Vita Sackville -West , the possessor of Sissinghurst , where the world - socio-economic class garden is now owned by the National Trust . They were both rosaceous expert " .
The current Lord Ashbrook say , " It seems to us highly appropriate that there should be a new rose called ' Elizabeth Ashbrook ' after my female parent who did so much to enhance the Arley Garden and started the shrub rise up assemblage , which continue one of our key feature . "
Breeder synonym Fryyoubet
The " Elizabeth Ashbrook " Rose is a Floribunda rose bred by Gareth Fryer , which farm an abundance of soft pink blooms . This rise has a gamey scent and , as such , was awarded a silver palm at Baden - Baden Rose Trials in 2016 and a Certificate of Merit and Fragrance Prize in Le Roeulx , Belgium , in 2016 . With contrasting shining green leaf and first-class disease impedance , this rose is ideal for planting in the basis or in container .
To a peak of approximately 100 atomic number 96 when fully grown .
£ 1 from each ascend sell through Blue Diamond and Fryer ’s Roses online will be donated , at the request of the current Lord and Lady Ashbrook , to the Royal National Institute of Blind People ( RNIB ) . Elizabeth , Lady Ashbrook , experienced an almost total loss of sight in the last 10 yr of her life and benefited greatly from the RNIB Talking Book scheme .
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