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October – The Fairy

This month, we go back in time and feature a rose bred way back in 1932 yet is still as popular as ever today. The Fairy is a shrub rose that could be considered a fore bearer to the modern Flower Carpet roses of today as it is very easy to grow, free flowering and very disease tolerant. In short, one of the easiest roses to grow in a wide variety of conditions. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: disease tolerance, Rose of the Month, shrub rose

June – L.D.Braithwaite

The David Austin or English roses have become very popular with rose growers all over the world in the past 20 years. By crossing old fashioned roses with modern roses, David Austin of England has created a whole new line of roses that combine the form and scent of yesteryears roses with the repeat flowering of modern roses. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: Austin rose, David Austin, disease tolerance, English rose, fragrance, Rose of the Month

May – Serendipity

This month we are featuring one of the most disease tolerant roses on the market today. If you are new to growing roses and wish to grow one without too much effort, than Serendipity is highly recommended to you. Nothing seems to bother it during the summer and even in autumn when many other roses are not looking the best, Serendipity still looks great. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: disease tolerance, Gold Star, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month, serendipity

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