With the roses just about ready to be pruned, our thoughts turn to later in the year when the roses bloom again. … [Read more...]
Rose of the Month
June – Dusky Dancer
A versatile and popular rose features as the Rose of the Month for June. … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
February – Lasting Love
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...]
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...]