October – Red Corsair
Red is the most popular colour among roses and gardeners everywhere are always attracted to plant red roses in their gardens. This month, we feature a newer red climbing rose that offers much promise. ‘Red Coisair’ has clusters of semi double blooms of an eye catching fire engine red – a colour that really stands […]
January – Loving Memory
We start 2016 by featuring one of the most popular red roses grown in New Zealand today. ‘Loving Memory’ is a good garden rose and one often found exhibited at rose shows. The name also makes it a sought after rose to give when there is bereavement. ‘Loving Memory’ has large well formed lightly scented blooms […]
May – Parkdirektor Riggers
Don’t be put off by the long name for this months featured rose. While it is a mouthful, it is a tough survivor that can grow almost anywhere. Parkdirektor Riggers comes from the Kordes family of rose breeders in Germany and was first introduced in 1957. Since then, it has stood the test of time […]
Book Review – 125 Years passion for roses: the Kordes family
125 Years Passion for Roses – Kordes family Angelika Throll with assistance from Ute Kordes Translated into English by Ludwig Taschner. The Kordes name is one of the great names of the rose world who celebrated 125 years of growing and breeding roses in Germany in 2012. This book was written to celebrate this milestone occasion […]