The English roses grown by the David Austin nurseries combine the style and fragrance of Old Roses with the ability to produce a series of blooms rather than just the one brief flush of color. These roses also have the vigor and disease resistance of modern varieties and so are easy to grow. If you enjoy roses then these are the ones to grow in your garden. This article by Lauren Dunec Hoang which I found on the Houzz website describes eight of the best.

Whether you?re planting your first rose or need an excuse to tuck in just one more, fragrant English roses are about as irresistible as they come. They offer the best of both worlds: the romantic blooms and fragrance of old-world roses with the disease resistance and vigor of modern hybrids.
Plant a fragrant English rose beside a garden gate and catch a trace of sweet vanilla, almond blossom or classic tea every time you pass, or clip a handful of stems to bring the perfume indoors. Whether you?re looking for a cutting rose or a rambling climber, here are our top picks among David Austin?s most fragrant English roses.

1. ?Boscobel?: Best rose to plant by an entrance. ?Boscobel? is a highly fragrant English rose that stays compact and bushy. Plant it by the front door or in a pair flanking a walkway.

David Austin Roses

The salmon-pink blooms of ?Boscobel? last from spring to first frost, with a complex fragrance like elderflower and almond mixed with rich, woody myrrh.

Where it will grow: Hardy to minus 15 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 26.1 degrees Celsius (USDA zones 5 to 9;)
Water requirement: Moderate
Light requirement: Full sun
Mature size: 3 feet tall by 2? feet wide; can grow larger in warm climates

David Austin Roses

2. ?The Generous Gardener?: Best rose to train over an arbor. This delicate blush variety is gorgeous when trained to drape over an arbor or a covered gate. The luminous soft-pink blooms, held on arching stems, look almost like waterlilies floating amid a sea of glossy green leaves.

David Austin Roses

Enjoy the classic old-rose fragrance of ?The Generous Gardener? in the garden or picked for bouquets.
Where it will grow: Hardy to minus 25 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 31.7 degrees Celsius (zones 4 to 9)
Water requirement: Moderate
Light requirement: Full sun
Mature size: 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide; can grow larger in warm climates