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March – Sky Tower

This month, we featured one of the best climbers to have come on the market in recent years and a rose that lights up the garden when in bloom. ‘Sky Tower’ is aptly named for New Zealand’s tallest man made structure in Auckland and forms clusters of hot pink blooms in clusters, forming a great display. The clusters of blooms are great to pick and bring inside to a vase. ‘Sky Tower’ has also become a popular exhibition rose and is often seen at … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2016, climbing roses, disease tolerance, Rob Somerfield, Rose of the Month

June – Golden Future

Good yellow climbing roses are few and far between, but we have been lucky in the last few years to have two or three very good new ones come on the market in New Zealand.  … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2014, climbing roses, Colin Horner, disease tolerance, fragrance, rose hips, yellow roses

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...]

Tagged With: 2013, Chris Warner, disease tolerance, new roses, Nola Simpson Novelty Award, NZRS trials, Persica rose, Rose of the Month

November – Pacific Glory

November is upon us which means only one thing – plenty of roses starting to bloom all around New Zealand. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2013, disease tolerance, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, NZRS trials, Rob Somerfield, Rose of the Month

July – Fourth of July

Every once in a while, a new rose comes along that is totally unique to anything else around. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2013, climbing roses, disease tolerance, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month, striped roses, Tom Carruth

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...]

Tagged With: 2013, disease tolerance, Doug Grant, floribunda rose, New Zealand Rose Society, NZ Rose of the Year, NZRS trials, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

January – Matawhero Magic

To kick off 2013, we feature something slightly different both in terms of colour and fragrance but well worth growing. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2013, disease tolerance, Dr Sam McGredy, fragrance, Hybrid Tea rose

December – Red Flame

Red is the most popular colour associated with roses and for December, we feature one of the best new roses to come onto the market. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2012, climbing roses, disease tolerance, fragrance, Gold Star, June Hocking Fragrance Award, Michel Adam

November – Sally Holmes

For November, we feature the latest entrant into the Rose Hall of Fame as presented at the 16th World Rose Convention in South Africa last month. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2012, climbing roses, disease tolerance, Robert Holmes, Rose Hall of Fame, shrub rose, WFRS

August – Roseraie De l’Hay

We step back in time this month to feature a rose that has been around a while but is one of the best to grow out of all the Rugosa roses. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2012, disease tolerance, fragrance, old fashioned roses, rugosa

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