Oxford Girl
Our featured rose this month is a new release for winter 2026 from New Zealand rose breeder Mike Athy ‘Oxford Girl’ features clusters of pink blooms, old fashioned in form with a strong, sweet scent to enjoy. The plant is very healthy and vigorous growing to 3 metres, with dark green glossy foliage. A good […]
Crimson Siluetta
February is of course Valentine’s Day and this months featured rose is a welcome addition to the range of climbing roses ‘Crimson Siluetta’ is one of the Siluetta range of climbers from Kordes of Germany. These are ideal for growing in smaller areas. Clusters of small rich red blooms cover the healthy plant with dark […]
‘AMORÉ® Irish Sunset’
We start 2026 by featuring one of the winners from the latest presentation of award winners from the New Zealand Rose Society International Rose Trials in Palmerston North. ‘AMORÉ® Irish Sunset’ not only won a Certificate of Merit, but also the Nola Simpson Novelty Award for the most novel rose in trial. What makes this […]
Spellbound
We feature this month a welcome addition to the range of yellow flowering climbing roses. ‘Spellbound’ covers itself in medium yellow blooms. The colour is pretty stable for a yellow rose and the petals drop cleanly, essential for a good climbing rose. The blooms are set against glossy foliage on a vigourous but not rampant […]
AMORÉ® Miriama Kamo
While plenty of bush roses have been introduced in the brown shades over the years, a climbing rose bearing such coloured blooms is certainly not common. This month’s featured rose is a welcome addition to the range of climbing roses and is a great addition to the garden for someone looking for something different ‘AMORÉ® […]
WONDER® Cream Passion
Climbing roses are a great way of adding vertical height and colour to your garden without taking up much ground space. This months featured rose is a new climbing rose that is being released for the first time this year. WONDER® Cream Passion has clusters of well-formed blooms that change from a pale yellow to […]
Lilac Temptation
To end 2023, we feature one of the winners from the New Zealand Rose of the Year trials for 2023 ‘Lilac Temptation’ received the award for best climbing roses and is a welcome addition to the range of climbing roses in New Zealand. The nostalgic-shaped ruffled blooms are strongly scented and have a good repeat. […]
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 […]
May – Parkdirektor Riggers
Don’t be put off by the long name for this months featured rose. While it is a mouthful, it is a tough survivor that can grow almost anywhere. Parkdirektor Riggers comes from the Kordes family of rose breeders in Germany and was first introduced in 1957. Since then, it has stood the test of time […]