My sister grows David Austins in containers and has done for several years- she has four or five of them (mostly gifts from me!) and they are all doing well. There's a page on the David Austin UK website that lists varieties recommended for container growing, although they also say that any is suitable provided you give it the appropriate size of container.
http://www.davidaustinroses.co...
Good luck with them, and remember to post photos to show us how they're doing!
