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.
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.
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.
June – Dusky Dancer
A versatile and popular rose features as the Rose of the Month for June.
May – Kaikoura
In his long career in rose breeding, Sam McGredy named many roses after places in his adopted homeland of New Zealand.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.