AMORÉ® Jubilé Papa MEILLAND®
This months featured rose is a modern updated version of a classic favourite and a new release in winter 2026 AMORÉ® Jubilé Papa MEILLAND® bears striking dark velvety red double blooms of classic form, opening to a ruffled centre. The heavenly scent with capture any nose close with its strong rich sweet rose scent. Borne […]
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 […]
Adorable
Purple is a colour that seems to be either liked or loathed by rose lovers but our featured roses is one that could tempt anyone to grow it in their garden. ‘Adorable’ features purple blooms which are produced on an upright bushy medium plant to 1.4 metres. There is a very strong rich perfume, perhaps […]
AMORÉ® Our Anniversary
We start 2025 with a newer rose that would make the perfect gift to mark a special occasion. ‘AMORÉ® Our Anniversary’ features deep velvety burgundy blooms that cover a compact growing plant. Super healthy with shiny deep green foliage. For those who love fragrance, this one is highly fragrant. Perfect for smaller gardens or growing […]
Blue September
September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month so what better rose to feature than ‘Blue September’, a new release for 2024. ‘Blue September’ features clusters of fragrant lilac blue blooms, opening to reveal bee-friendly stamens. A medium growing plant with few thorns, this is an easy care variety suitable for all gardens. Bred by Bob Matthews, […]
Skyla Rose
We start 2024 by featuring the overall winner from the New Zealand Rose of the Year competition held at Rogers Rose Garden in Hamilton last November. It also won Best Floribunda and Most Fragrant Rose in the same competition in 2019. ‘Skyla Rose’ has clusters of glowing medium pink blooms that open to an old-fashioned […]
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. […]
STARLET ROSE® Melina®
Fragrant patio climbing roses are few and far between so this month we feature a recently released variety to New Zealand. STARLET ROSE® Melina® has clusters of quartered violet blooms fading to light blue as they age. Strongly scented, the perfume fills the air making this a good rose to plant where it can be […]
ROMANZA® Ascot
Hybrid Tea roses have traditionally been about perfectly formed blooms, often borne one to a stem. In recent times, Hybrid Teas have developed more of a nostalgic shaped bloom, mainly as a result of using shrubs in their breeding to improve health. ‘ROMANZA® Ascot’ is one such Hybrid Tea that has been recently released in […]
Showpiece Champagne
This month we feature another of the Showpiece series of roses, which have been developed by Reinhardt Noack, the same breeder as the Flower Carpet® series of roses. Showpiece Champagne features large blooms of soft creamy orange- peach with a strong scent; these can be enjoyed on the plant or brought inside for the vase. […]