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DECORANZA® Lotsa Love

Our feature rose for this month is a new release for 2022 that’s name just says it all. DECORANZA® Lotsa Love has well-formed blooms of warm cream to soft yellow with pink, peach and yellow highlights.The moderately scented blooms either come one to a stem or in small clusters and have potential for exhibition.  A very healthy variety, the bush grows to 1.5 metres high and is covered in dark green foliage. Bred in Ireland by David … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2022, Amore Roses, David Kenny, New Zealand Rose Society, Rose of the Month

Irish rose breeder takes top award at rose trial

Rose breeders from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland dominated the awards presented at the trials with five of the six awards going to rose breeders in this part of the world. Amateur rose breeder David Kenny, a retired school teacher from Tullow took home the main awards with the variety ‘FLORANZA® Eye Popping won the Gold Star of the South Pacific for the highest scoring rose on trial and the Nola Simpson Novelty Award for the … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Amore Roses, Certificate of Merit, Colin Dickson, David Kenny, Glenavon Roses, Gold Star, Matthews Nurseries, Nola Simpson Novelty Award, Rob Somerfield

FLORANZA® Eye Popping

To start off 2022, we feature an award-winning rose from the latest round of results from the New Zealand Rose Society trials in Palmerston North. FLORANZA® Eye Popping is a very floriferous rose with masses of single blooms starting yellow and fading to white with a red/purple ‘eye’ to the blooms.  At times, you can’t see the foliage by the sheer masse of blooms which repeat well throughout the summer and into autumn.  A very … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2022, David Kenny, disease tolerance, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, NZRS trials, patio rose, Rose of the Month, shrub rose

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 clothing. Bred in Ireland by David Kenny, this is a welcome addition to the range of orange-toned climbing … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2021, climbing rose, David Kenny, Matthews Nurseries, Rose of the Month

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...]

Tagged With: 2013, Certificate of Merit, Chris Warner, David Kenny, Gold Star, Nola Simpson Novelty Award, NZRS trials, Rob Somerfield, WFRS Peoples Choice Award

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