Flower Carpet® Mini Cherry
The Flower Carpet® series of groundcover roses have been very popular in New Zealand since the first one was released nearly 30 years ago. This month we feature the latest in the series which has just been released in New Zealand. Flower Carpet® Mini Cherry has masses of small cherry red blooms covering the plant. […]
New Zealand Rose Experts Guide launched
The New Zealand Rose Society has recently launched the New Zealand Rose Experts Guide which provides information on growing roses to those joining rose societies around New Zealand. “Since 1964, the New Zealand Rose Society has provided a free publication about all aspects of growing roses to new members” said Hayden Foulds, President of the […]
Pride of Palmy
November is the month when roses are at their best across much of New Zealand as they come into flower and is also the month when many rose shows occur (Covid permitting) and also trial results are announced from the New Zealand Rose Society International Trials in Palmerston North. ‘Pride of Palmy’ has been named […]
2021 Spring Rose Shows
From late October through to early 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 […]
Pink Ribbon
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and what better rose to feature than the newly released rose ‘Pink Ribbon’ ‘Pink Ribbon’ is a stunning free flowering rose with masses of soft pink cupped blooms covering the compact, bushy growing plant. An ideal rose for a pot or to grow in the garden. It looks especially […]
Newsflash
Orange is a very warm colour in the garden and this month we feature a new climbing rose which will light up any garden. ‘Newsflash’ covers itself in vibrant orange blooms all summer long creating an eye-catching display in your garden. Quick to repeat bloom, the vigorous growing plant is very healthy with mid-green foliage […]
Truly Special
This month we feature a special rose that is great to give as a gift as well as to grow in your own garden. ‘Truly Special’ was presented by rose breeder Rob Somerfield to his parents on the occasion of his parents 60th wedding anniversary. The blooms have an old fashioned form and are rose […]
Floranza® Modern Twist
This month we feature a rose that is not pink but not orange either – one of those colours that is hard to describe but will light up any garden Floranza® Modern Twist comes to us from Colin Dickson of Northern Ireland and features clusters of semi-double blooms , lightly scented that smother the plant. […]
Free Rose Pruning Demonstrations
Thank you to everyone who attended our free rose pruning demonstrations around New Zealand over the past few months. It is not too late to prune your roses, especially those in the South Island and colder parts of the North Island>If you have any questions, please get in touch with us
Rebel Spirit
With winter just around the corner, it is time to feature some of the exciting new roses to be released onto the New Zealand market this year. Our first featured variety is ‘Rebel Sprit’, a stunning shrub rose bred by Kordes Rosen of Germany who are international leaders in the creation of super healthy shrub […]