Love is like a red, red rose so said the great Scottish poet Robbie Burns. So what better rose to feature in the month when Valentine's Day occurs then Lasting Love. … [Read more...]
Rose of the Month
January – Compassion
We kick off 2010 by featuring the climbing rose Compassion, probably the 2nd most popular climbing rose grown in New Zealand behind the great Dublin Bay. … [Read more...]
December – Sweet Dream
This month we feature a popular patio rose which is widely grown throughout New Zealand. Sweet Dream was released in the mid 1990’s and since then has become a popular rose, not only because of the name but also the colour which is an appealing peachy apricot shade. … [Read more...]
November – Hamilton Gardens
From an old favourite last month, we now feature for November a rose that was only released onto the market last year, but is already looking like it will become a very popular rose with rose lovers in New Zealand. … [Read more...]
October – The Fairy
This month, we go back in time and feature a rose bred way back in 1932 yet is still as popular as ever today. The Fairy is a shrub rose that could be considered a fore bearer to the modern Flower Carpet roses of today as it is very easy to grow, free flowering and very disease tolerant. In short, one of the easiest roses to grow in a wide variety of conditions. … [Read more...]
September – Raspberry Ice
This month we feature one of the most popular varieties introduced in the last 20 years and one seen at rose shows up and down the country. Raspberry Ice is very distinguishable by the colouring of its flowers, creamy white with an attractive raspberry pink edge. The blooms are produced in clusters and contrast well with the dark green foliage. When in full bloom, it is a very eye-catching sight in the garden and also performs well inside in a … [Read more...]
August – Racy Lady
With white a fashionable colour in gardening at the moment, this month’s featured rose is one of the best white roses around and one of the best that has been released in the last 10 years. Racy Lady, named for the Royal Automobile Association in the UK, is a great rose for both the garden and the vase. It is a taller growing rose to around 1.5m so needs a bit more space than many roses … [Read more...]
July – Starry Eyed
Probably the most unique rose to be introduced into New Zealand in the last decade, Starry Eyed is like no other rose around and is a welcome break from the usual pink or white shrub and groundcover type roses. … [Read more...]
June – L.D.Braithwaite
The David Austin or English roses have become very popular with rose growers all over the world in the past 20 years. By crossing old fashioned roses with modern roses, David Austin of England has created a whole new line of roses that combine the form and scent of yesteryears roses with the repeat flowering of modern roses. … [Read more...]
May – Serendipity
This month we are featuring one of the most disease tolerant roses on the market today. If you are new to growing roses and wish to grow one without too much effort, than Serendipity is highly recommended to you. Nothing seems to bother it during the summer and even in autumn when many other roses are not looking the best, Serendipity still looks great. … [Read more...]