| AUSTIN | Plantsman who bred/introduced a collection of English roses including Constance Spry, Gertrude Jekyll, Shropshire Lass, The Generous Gardener and Wollerton Old Hall (6) |
| ANDMRHYDE | "You should go out, sir. London offers many amusements for a gentlemen like you, sir," advised Jekyl |
| ROCKCAKE | With vintage recipes by Isabella Beeton and by Constance Spry, an old-fashioned type of fruited bun with a rough sugared surface, supposedly resembling a stone (4,4) |
| BLEACHINGPOWDER | Cleaning agent who bred clean pig? That's bizarre (9,6) |
| RAY | Author of A Collection of English Words Not Generally Used who divided plants into monocotyledons/ dicotyledons and established the species as a basic taxonomic unit (3) |
| JEKYLL | Horticulturist with a species of fragrant English rose named after her who created some of the garde |
| WINTERHOLIDAY | Don't lose heads on the English roses - leave for a time in the low sun? (6,7) |
| SKEWER | Run through botanic gardens amid heads of some English roses |
| AMY | One of the girls in the Madonna children's book "The English Roses" |
| MORRIS | Artist, plantsman and former householder of Benton End in Suffolk whose painting Floreat features a profusion of buddleias, hollyhocks, passion flowers and poppies (6) |
| MELANGE | Collection of English language held by this writer (7) |
| DARTBOARD | Right pig stocked by man who's bred bull here? (9) |
| GINGERBREAD | Ornamental style developed in big garden, planted with English roses principally (11) |
| WATERSKI | Travel overseas with women to make inquiries about tips for the English roses on island (8) |
| GENTLER | Milder man gets fifty English roses to start with (7) |
| OUDOLF | Piet ___, Dutch plantsman, landscapist, author... of 'Old UFO' perhaps (6) |
| STRAEBERRIES | Soft fruiats with varieties including little scarlet and English rose (12) |
| STRAWBERRIES | Soft fruits with varieties including little scarlet and English rose (12) |
| EYESORES | Monstrosities seeing English rose upset after word of agreement (8) |
| EGLANTINE | For example, worker in bar is a wild English rose perhaps (9) |
