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 rose for a trellis, pergola, archway or wall where the scent can be enjoyed. Available from Cornerstone Roses and their resellers. Photo … [Read more...]
Rebel Spirit
With winter just around the corner, it is time to feature some of the exciting new roses to be released onto the New Zealand market this year. Our first featured variety is ‘Rebel Sprit’, a stunning shrub rose bred by Kordes Rosen of Germany who are international leaders in the creation of super healthy shrub roses. ‘Rebel Spirit’ has masses of single red blooms opening to reveal golden yellow stamens that attract the bees. An … [Read more...]