In his long career in rose breeding, Sam McGredy named many roses after places in his adopted homeland of New Zealand. … [Read more...]
November – Hamilton Gardens
From an old favourite last month, we now feature for November a rose that was only released onto the market last year, but is already looking like it will become a very popular rose with rose lovers in New Zealand. … [Read more...]
April – Aotearoa
What better rose to start off our regular ‘Rose of the Month’ feature than the one named for the 150th celebrations in 1990. The breeder, our own Sam McGredy could not have selected a better rose to carry the Maori name of New Zealand. The most outstanding feature of this rose is its huge fragrance and if you love fragrant roses, this one should be at the top of your list of roses to grow in your garden. It also has other great attributes – … [Read more...]