So beautiful, love the color!

I agree crazy thorns! Zillions of stick straight needles from trunk to flower in varying sizes lol. I love MW regardless. Yours is so beautiful. You get nice coloring there.

I love that colour too. I am behind getting roses. Absolutely stunning :)
jin

Good to see how well it does in a pot

Those pictures belong in a David Austin catalog. Truly some of the best I've seen.

There is a reason that we overlook the thorns because Munstead is so incredibly beautiful

Only one bud remaining on my baby Munstead after ants have been finishing them all off. Hope I get to see at least one as I love this rose! Yours is gorgeous!

Ikayetwvz5, what’s the deal with ants? I’ve seen a bunch on some of my buds too. I thought maybe they were going after the aphids?

I had that one year on Molineux and then they disappeared. Maybe they eat the nectar, but then why is it so rare? Thank goodness for that blessing, though! LOL! : ))

I expect it on the peonies but roses was a surprise, lol

So beautifully photographed, amazing! It's an exceptional rose, love the color.

You have some nice pictures there. Thanks for the look. Munstead Wood is one of my favorite Austins and one of my favorite roses in general. I just wish I could get it to bloom at the same time as Golden Celebration. I think a bouquet or arrangement of the two of them together would be quite pretty.

Thank you everyone.

lkayetwv, I usually ignore the ants in my garden but when I feel they become a nuisance, I use Terro Liquid Ant Bait where the worker ants bring the stuff back to the queen and kills the queen. It works really well for me.

the_bustopher, you can time when to deadheading each one so they will bloom at the same time. When you deadhead each one, keep a record of the time it takes for new blooms to appear. For example if one takes one more extra week than the other one then you just need to deadhead the first one one week before deadheading the second one.

Your pictures have really captured some of Munstead's great colour! As always you showcase them wonderfully. Munstead is so worth the thorns for those beautiful blooms. As for the ants; some harvest aphids for honeydew. They are like farmers with dairy cows. It's interesting to read about.

Love your pictures. What camera or phone did you use to take them? Capturing red colors is so difficult. Would love to know what you used.

One of my very favorite Austin roses. I've learned to be careful around it and when I cut blooms for a bouquet.

Thank you. Munstead Wood is a joy to photography.

mustbnuts, my camera is Canon T5i. The newer model is Canon T6i.

Ken, you have the right attitude when dealing with Munstead Wood. Helen

My favorite rose--shown off beautifully by your wonderful photography!

Kate

One of my absolute favourites, and your pictures of it are so well done!

Becoming a big fan of this rose. Beautiful pictures! Interestingly, mine is never so pink. More of a velvety red.

Chris, mine are a deep magenta color this year instead of the normal glowing crimson. We’ve had a very cool, late spring. Still in the 70’s here.

It's funny, I typically don't like red roses and don't have any others. I got this one because of the good reviews and was hoping it would lean more towards pink in my garden. It hasn't, but since it is such a good rose, it won me over.

Bayarea that is a great picture! I can't seem to ever capture the color like that. Can I ask the kind of camera your using? Thank you!

Thistle, my camera Is Canon T5i. The newer model in the market right now is T7i. Helen

Almost purchased it this year due to the great reviews on this forum. I had an internal debate for several seconds reviews vs thorns and walked away,

Kentucky_rose, its thorns can be scary :) Helen

Munstead Wood is doing MUCH better in more sun this spring.

Not as dark, but more prolific.

bayarea_girl_z10a_ca : I would like to know how Munstead Wood is doing in the pot? I also would like to consider it in my balcony :) Thank you!

I don't grow Munstead Wood in a pot, but it and Desdemona are the most compact David Austins that I grow. This is the fourth season in my garden and it's still a compact, mannerly shrub whereas all of the other Austins that I grow (12 or so varieties) are huge, many becoming climbers in my garden even if they're sold as shrubs. I think that Munstead Wood would do quite well in a pot for you.

I have three of them and they're really showing off right now. From bud to fully opened it's a stunning rose. The thorns I think add to its mystique--beautiful but dangerous :)

I had one in a pot for 6 years and it did great!