High Fashion
Our feature rose for this month was bred right here in New Zealand but is an international award winning rose ‘High Fashion’ features striking red buds that open to reveal a pink centre. Produced in clusters, the lightly fragrant blooms are great for picking and enjoying in a vase. The plant is very healthy making […]
Perfumy Siluetta
This month we feature a new release to the Siluetta range of climbing roses that are ideal for the smaller, easy care gardens of today. ‘Perfumy Siluetta’ features clusters of intense violet-pink, bee-friendly blooms with a strong scent. Quick to repeat, the super healthy plant is easy to train against any structure in the garden. […]
FAERIE® Popcorn DRIFT®
We’re featuring another 2026 new release this month and one of the first DRIFT® roses to be introduced to New Zealand What’s a Drift Rose®? They are a cross between a full sized ground cover roses and miniatures, combining the toughness and health of groundcover roses with repeat blooming nature of miniature roses FAERIE® Popcorn […]
French Connection
Our featured rose for this month has been described by its breeder Rob Somerfield as the healthiest rose he has ever bred. ‘French Connection’ features crisp pink blooms set against rich dark green foliage. A compact, bushy grower, it is very healthy with foliage right to the ground. An easy care rose, perfect for any […]
Marondo
This months featured rose is an award winning shrublet rose from Kordes Rosen of Germany. ‘Marondo’ is an easy care rose with clusters of true red blooms produced continuously from spring until early winter. An added bonus in autumn is the display of hips. Super easy to grow with lush dense healthy foliage. A Certificate […]
AMORÉ® Jubilé Papa MEILLAND®
This months featured rose is a modern updated version of a classic favourite and a new release in winter 2026 AMORÉ® Jubilé Papa MEILLAND® bears striking dark velvety red double blooms of classic form, opening to a ruffled centre. The heavenly scent with capture any nose close with its strong rich sweet rose scent. Borne […]
Oxford Girl
Our featured rose this month is a new release for winter 2026 from New Zealand rose breeder Mike Athy ‘Oxford Girl’ features clusters of pink blooms, old fashioned in form with a strong, sweet scent to enjoy. The plant is very healthy and vigorous growing to 3 metres, with dark green glossy foliage. A good […]
Smitten
Our featured rose this month is a charmer and very well named recent release from New Zealand rose breeder Rob Somerfield. ‘Smitten’ bears blooms of cream and shell pink, with the reverse of the petals a deeper pink. The clusters of blooms are set against healthy, dark green foliage. An upright growing plant to one […]
Crimson Siluetta
February is of course Valentine’s Day and this months featured rose is a welcome addition to the range of climbing roses ‘Crimson Siluetta’ is one of the Siluetta range of climbers from Kordes of Germany. These are ideal for growing in smaller areas. Clusters of small rich red blooms cover the healthy plant with dark […]
‘AMORÉ® Irish Sunset’
We start 2026 by featuring one of the winners from the latest presentation of award winners from the New Zealand Rose Society International Rose Trials in Palmerston North. ‘AMORÉ® Irish Sunset’ not only won a Certificate of Merit, but also the Nola Simpson Novelty Award for the most novel rose in trial. What makes this […]