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April – White Romance

It’s been a while since we featured a white rose so for this month, we feature one of the best new white roses of the last 10 years to come onto the market in New Zealand. Some say it’s destined to be the best white floribunda grown in New Zealand, already ranking 4th among the top favourite floribundas as voted by rose society members for 2014. ‘White Romance’ is a wonderful rose both in the garden and on the show bench, producing a great … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2015, floribunda rose, New Zealand Rose Society, NZRS trials, Rob Somerfield, Rose of the Month, white rose

National Autumn Rose Show 2015

The Waikato Rose Society hosted the 2015 National Autumn Rose Show 'Shades of Autumn' from March 13th  -15th at the Hamilton Gardens Pavillion in Hamilton. Rosarians from around the country, particularly those from the upper North Island brought their best blooms to compete in various classes. The convention dinner was held among the roses on Saturday night while a bus trip on Sunday visited Tauranga and included a visit to noted rose breeder Rob … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2015, Hamilton, hamilton garden, National Autumn Rose Show, New Zealand Rose Society, rose show, Waikato

May – Sexy Rexy

30 years ago, a rose was released that caused a bit of a stir in the world of roses because of its name. This month we feature it as one of the best floribunda roses of all time and one that even those with a passing knowledge of roses even know about! “How could they name a rose like that” was commonly heard at the time. We can only be talking about ‘Sexy Rexy’, one of the most popular floribunda roses and still widely grown around the world … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2014, Dr Sam McGredy, floribunda rose, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month

November – Pacific Glory

November is upon us which means only one thing – plenty of roses starting to bloom all around New Zealand. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2013, disease tolerance, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, NZRS trials, Rob Somerfield, Rose of the Month

June – Millennium

There have been a number of scarlet red roses released in recent years and for this month, we feature one of the best to come onto the market in the last 10 years. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2013, disease tolerance, Doug Grant, floribunda rose, New Zealand Rose Society, NZ Rose of the Year, NZRS trials, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

April – Golden Celebration

The David Austin or English roses have become very popular around the world including here in New Zealand where they were first introduced over 30 years ago. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2013, David Austin, fragrance, New Zealand Rose Society

February – Irresistible

In the heat of February, we feature a creamy white rose that has become very popular among rose enthusiasts in New Zealand in the last 15 years and deserves to be more widely grown. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2013, New Zealand Rose Society, patio rose, Rose of the Month

March – Dublin Bay

Of all the colours, red is the most popular when it comes to roses – who can resist a red rose? … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, climbing roses, Dr Sam McGredy, New Zealand Rose Society

November – Trumpeter

With roses coming into full bloom throughout November, this month’s featured rose will create a great display of colour wherever it is grown including Timaru, … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, Dr Sam McGredy, floribunda rose, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month, Timaru

September – Hot Chocolate

One of the best New Zealand bred roses features this month, something a little different that has made its mark in the world of roses. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, chocolate brown roses, floribunda rose, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, Nola Simpson, Rose of the Month, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

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