This month we feature a new pink rose that just says “Look at me” everytime its flowering in the garden. FLORANZA® Missy featured glowing frilly pink blooms, light to moderately scented with a sweet lemon tea scent. Great in the garden or pots where the ruffled blooms continue to be produced all season long. A very healthy variety that will grow to 80-100cm. Bred by Spek Rozen of the Netherlands, this is a great new pink … [Read more...]
Phoenix
Kordes Rosen of Germany is one of the leading rose breeders of the world with many awards to their credit. This month’s featured rose, a new release for winter 2025 is a multiple award winner including here in New Zealand. ‘Phoenix’ has clusters of warm orange blooms all season long. Makes for a great display in the garden with an even, compact growth habit and great health. Dark green, glossy foliage compliment the blooms well. Winner of … [Read more...]
Phlox Meidiland®
This month we feature a new release rose from one of the oldest and leading rose breeding families in the world with a history stretching back to 1850.Phlox Meidiland® from Meilland of France is a very healthy rounded shrub with masses of single rose pink blooms with a white centre. There is a medium sweet old fashioned rose scent to please those who love fragrant roses. Grows to one metre high. A Certificate of Merit winner at the NZRS trials … [Read more...]
Twinkle
This month we feature a very easy care new rose that will twinkle in any garden.‘Twinkle’ features a mass of petite white blooms that smother the compact, bushy plants. The lightly scented blooms feature golden yellow stamens which are attractive to the bees. A great landscaping variety with very healthy deep green foliage. Bred by Bob Matthews and available as a bush or standard from Matthews Nurseries and their … [Read more...]
Old Friends
Our featured rose this month is another new release and one to plant to remember friends from years gone past. ‘Old Friends’ features masses of blooms, larger in size with creamy petals surrounding the lemon centre. The blooms are lightly scented and create an outstanding display. Winner of a Certificate of Merit at the New Zealand Rose Society trials in Palmerston North 2019. Bred by Rob Somerfield and available from resellers of … [Read more...]
Free rose pruning demonstrations
It's rose pruning time in New Zealand so its time to think about pruning yours – roses are usually pruned between late June and mid August depending on where you live. Despite what is often said or written about rose pruning being difficult, it is actually very easy provided a few basic principles are followed. If you are not sure on what to do with your roses, one of the best ways to learn is to attend a pruning demonstration that many rose … [Read more...]
2024 NZRS International Trial Winners
European Rose Breeders swept the 2024 awards at the New Zealand Rose Society International Rose Trials in Palmerston North. Kordes Rosen of Germany claimed the top award of the trials, the Gold Star of the South Pacific with the orange flowering ‘Phoenix’.Kordes Rosen also won a Certificate of Merit for the red ‘Marondo’. Both varieties were entered into the trials by Matthews Nurseries Ltd of Whanganui. Other Certificates of Merit were … [Read more...]
2024 Rose Shows
From late October through to early December is the time for rose shows and displays throughout New Zealand. Rose enthusiasts look forward to this time of the year as they show off their blooms to fellow rose lovers. There are a wide range of classes in which roses are entered from the more formal 'one bloom per vase' through to novelty classes where imaginations can run wild around various themes. No matter what your preference is, there is … [Read more...]
A Million Dreams
This month, we feature a new release from New Zealand rose breeder John Ford ‘A Million Dreams’ is a new Hybrid Tea rose with blooms of a unique dusky pink with blooms produced up to five per stems. There is a moderate fragrance to enjoy as well. Compact growing with few thorns, it has glossy dark green foliage and good disease tolerance. Available from Gilroy Nurseries … [Read more...]
Life membership
Waikato rosarian Janet Pike was presented with life membership of the New Zealand Rose Society at its recent Annual General Meeting in Christchurch. Janet joined the Waikato Rose Society in 1978 and continues to be an active member to the present day, currently serving as their President. The Frank Penn Memorial Award for service to a district rose society was presented to Janet in 2018. In 2013, Janet was elected to the New Zealand … [Read more...]
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