Roses down Under Dawn Eagle 2013. Xlibris LLC Reviewed by Hayden Foulds. Dawn Eagle’s new book ‘Roses down under’ is a celebration of the rose in both Australia and New Zealand and a culmination of many years research by Dawn into the history of the rose in both countries. It is to be remembered that there are no native roses in either country, so all roses that exist have either been imported into or bred there. 2014 marks 200 years since … [Read more...]
2013 NZRS Trial winners
New roses from New Zealand and overseas breeders lead the way with awards at the New Zealand International Rose Trials in Palmerston North in late November 2013. The trials, which are operated as a partnership between the New Zealand Rose Society (Inc) and the Palmerston North City Council, aim to trial un-released rose varieties from leading New Zealand and International rose breeders with the view to their possible release onto the local … [Read more...]
March – Taffeta
As summer fade into autumn, it is time to take note of how our roses have performed over the summer months. … [Read more...]
December – Bright as a Button
For this month, we feature a fairly newish rose to New Zealand but one that can trace its origins back some years. … [Read more...]
November – Pacific Glory
November is upon us which means only one thing – plenty of roses starting to bloom all around New Zealand. … [Read more...]
October – Little Opal
This month we feature a patio rose that has been very popular in New Zealand since its introduction around 20 years ago. … [Read more...]
September – Happy Child
September is officially the start of spring in New Zealand which means the rose season is getting closer. … [Read more...]
August – Pascali
It has been a while since we have featured a white or cream rose so this month we feature one that has well and truly stood the test of time. In fact it is 50 years since this months featured rose was first introduced. … [Read more...]
July – Fourth of July
Every once in a while, a new rose comes along that is totally unique to anything else around. … [Read more...]
June – Millennium
There have been a number of scarlet red roses released in recent years and for this month, we feature one of the best to come onto the market in the last 10 years. … [Read more...]