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Rose of the Month

December – Auckland Metro

This month in time for Christmas we are featuring one of the best white roses around. While we can only dream of a white Christmas down under, a garden with white roses may be the next best thing and Auckland Metro is a must have for any rose enthusiast. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, Dr Sam McGredy, fragrance, Hybrid Tea rose, Rose of the Month

November – Trumpeter

With roses coming into full bloom throughout November, this month’s featured rose will create a great display of colour wherever it is grown including Timaru, … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, Dr Sam McGredy, floribunda rose, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month, Timaru

October – Good as Gold

Yellow is a hard colour to find in climbing roses and even harder to get a good all round performer. Good as Gold is just such a rose which we are featuring for this month. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, Chris Warner, Gold Star, NZRS trials, Patio Climber, Rose of the Month

September – Hot Chocolate

One of the best New Zealand bred roses features this month, something a little different that has made its mark in the world of roses. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, chocolate brown roses, floribunda rose, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, Nola Simpson, Rose of the Month, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

August – Veilchenblau

While there is no such thing as a true blue rose, this month's featured rose is often described as of the bluest to be developed in the world of roses. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 'blue' roses, 2010, disease tolerance, fragrance, old fashioned roses, rambler, Rose of the Month

July – Gold Medal

With the roses just about ready to be pruned, our thoughts turn to later in the year when the roses bloom again. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, Hybrid Tea rose, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month

June – Dusky Dancer

A versatile and popular rose features as the Rose of the Month for June. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, Gareth Fryer, NZRS trials, Patio Climber, Rose of the Month, shrub rose

May – Kaikoura

In his long career in rose breeding, Sam McGredy named many roses after places in his adopted homeland of New Zealand. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, new zealand roses, patio rose, Rose of the Month, Sam McGredy

April – Graham Thomas

One of the early Austin roses features this month and one that has stood the test of time since its release back in 1983. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, David Austin, English rose, fragrance, Rose of the Month, shrub rose

March – Margaret Merril

We feature another fragrant rose this month, but this one has stood the test of time and is widely regarded as one of the best roses to grow. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, floribunda rose, fragrance, Harkness, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month

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