The New Zealand Rose of the Year trials were held in mid November at Rogers Rose Garden, part of the award winning Hamilton Gardens in Hamilton. The trials are the only one in the world to be judged solely by public voting and over the four days of the Pacific Rose Bowl Festival which also saw local school children take part in the voting. 2017 New Zealand Rose of the Year and Children's Choice award 'Best Wishes' (Dicdyna) Bred by Colin … [Read more...]
Northland 2017 winners
The 2017 National Spring Rose Show and Convention was hosted by the Northland Rose Society at Forum North in Whangarei from November 17th - 19th 2017. The theme of the show was 'Glitz and Glamour' and there were a number of classes in the special section dedicated to this theme. Rosarians from Kaitaia to Oamaru brought their best blooms to compete across a wide range of classes which were enjoyed by the many people who visited the show. The … [Read more...]
Rose Trial Winners 2017
The awards for Trial 47 (2015 - 17) at the New Zealand Rose Society International Trials were presented on November 26th at the Dugald Mackenzie Rose Gardens in Palmerston North. It was a clean sweep for rose breeder Rob Somerfield of Glenavon Roses in Tauranga with all four awards presented on the day by the Mayor of Palmerston North, Grant Smith. A panel of 20 judges have assessed around 40 entries from New Zealand and overseas rose breeders … [Read more...]
December – St Margaret’s Gold
Every now and again, a rose variety will produce a sport which is a naturally occurring change in a certain characteristic of the variety. Sports are often propagated and if worthy enough, become a new variety on the market. Probably the most common type of ‘sporting’ is a change in flower colour and ths month, we feature a rose that ‘St Margaret’s Gold’ is a sport of the popular ‘Hayley Westenra’ and shares all its characteristics except … [Read more...]
November – Sweet Spot Calypso
This month we feature a rose from the new category of Decorator Roses which are available in New Zealand for the first time. ‘Sweetspot® Calypso’ is an eyecatching rose with masses of single blooms of pinkish red and yellow with a pink/red spot in the centre of each petal. The blooms have a moderate scent and are produced freely from mid-spring until late autumn. A compact growing plant to 60cm x 60cm with dark green foliage, it is ideal for … [Read more...]
Win – Macoboys Roses
Win - we have two copies of this fantastic guide to roses to give away This book is a wonderful guide to roses with lots of great information on roses from classification through to propagation and a fully illustrated guide to hundreds of different roses from all around the world. A4 sized hardback book, 488 pages jam packed full of information on the beautiful Rose - from classification and propagation to a full picture glossary of … [Read more...]
October – William McCarthy
This month, we feature a new release rose which has much promise as an all-around performer in any garden. ‘William McCarthy’ is a prolific flowerer with clusters of clear silver – pink blooms, cupped shape in form with a mild scent. This is a rose that will fit into any garden situation with its compact, rounded habit from being grown in a container in a small garden through to mass plantings in larger areas. Very healthy with glossy medium … [Read more...]
September – Pamela Bartrum
This month, we feature a rose named for a well-known South Canterbury rosarian which deserves to be more widely grown around New Zealand. ‘Pamela Bartrum’ is a floribunda with blooms of soft salmon pink, large in size for this type of rose with a moderate fruity scent. A short to medium grower in the garden, this variety has healthy, glossy foliage and is very quick to repeat flower so it is almost never without blooms. Bred by George and … [Read more...]
Northland 2017
The 2017 National Spring Rose Show and Convention was hosted by the Northland Rose Society at Forum North in Whangarei from November 17th - 19th 2017. The theme of the show was 'Glitz and Glamour' and there were a number of classes in the special section dedicated to this theme. Rosarians from Kaitaia to Oamaru brought their best blooms to compete across a wide range of classes which were enjoyed by the many people who visited the show. The … [Read more...]
2017 Spring Rose Shows
November and December is the time for rose shows and displays throughout New Zealand. Rose enthusiasts look forward to this time of the year as they show off their blooms to fellow rose lovers. There are a wide range of classes in which roses are entered from the more formal 'one bloom per vase' through to novelty classes where imaginations can run wild around various themes. No matter what your preference is, there is something for everyone to … [Read more...]