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July – My Girl

This month we feature My Girl, a great all round rose that deserves to be more widely grown in New Zealand. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2012, disease tolerance, Dr Sam McGredy, fragrance, Hybrid Tea rose, NZ Rose of the Year

June – Absolutely Fabulous

This month, we feature one of the best new roses to come on the market in recent years - a great all round rose that will be popular for many years to follow. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2012, disease tolerance, floribunda rose, fragrance, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Review, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month, Tom Carruth

April – Blanc Double de Coubert

As we head further into autumn, the rugosa roses come into their own with a colourful display of hips on many varieties. Hips are the fruit of roses and are a feature of roses often overlooked. … [Read more...]

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

December – Uetersen

For the last month of 2011, we go back in time to feature a tried and true rose ideal for almost any garden. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, climbing roses, disease tolerance, Gold Star, kordes, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month

October – Zephirine Drouhin

   Towards the end of the month, the roses start blooming again starting at the top half of New Zealand. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, climbing roses, disease tolerance, few thorns, fragrance, old fashioned roses, Rose of the Month, shrub rose

September – Strawberry Ice

Another tried and true rose features this month, one that has stood the test of time since its introduction in the late 1970’s … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, Delbard, disease tolerance, floribunda rose, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month

August – Sparkler

White is very much a winter colour, but also one to cool the garden down during the long hot days of summer. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, disease tolerance, NZRS trials, Poulsen, Rose of the Month, shrub rose

August – Veilchenblau

While there is no such thing as a true blue rose, this month's featured rose is often described as of the bluest to be developed in the world of roses. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 'blue' roses, 2010, disease tolerance, fragrance, old fashioned roses, rambler, Rose of the Month

February – Lasting Love

Love is like a red, red rose so said the great Scottish poet Robbie Burns. So what better rose to feature in the month when Valentine's Day occurs then Lasting Love. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, disease tolerance, fragrance, Michel Adam, NZ Rose of the Year, Rose of the Month

Roses without sprays

The latest issue of the Weekend Gardener magazine features Hawkes Bay gardener Georgina Campbell and her thoughts on growing roses organically without the use of sprays. Her garden features over 2000 varieties of all types interplanted with other flowering plants. In the last two years, Georgina has been establishing a collection of roses from the McGredy rose breeding dynasty, including Dr Sam McGredy who moved to New Zealand from Ireland in … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2009, disease tolerance, Dr Sam McGredy, Georgina Campbell, new zealand rose gardens, Weekend Gardener

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