Purple is a difficult colour in roses, people either seem to like it or not. … [Read more...]
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...]
October – Good as Gold
Yellow is a hard colour to find in climbing roses and even harder to get a good all round performer. Good as Gold is just such a rose which we are featuring for this month. … [Read more...]
July – Gold Medal
With the roses just about ready to be pruned, our thoughts turn to later in the year when the roses bloom again. … [Read more...]
June – Dusky Dancer
A versatile and popular rose features as the Rose of the Month for June. … [Read more...]
March – Margaret Merril
We feature another fragrant rose this month, but this one has stood the test of time and is widely regarded as one of the best roses to grow. … [Read more...]
January – Compassion
We kick off 2010 by featuring the climbing rose Compassion, probably the 2nd most popular climbing rose grown in New Zealand behind the great Dublin Bay. … [Read more...]
Clean sweep of awards for NZ rose breeder
Tauranga rose breeder Rob Somerfield of Glenavon Roses swept all the awards from the recently announced New Zealand International Rose Trial Ground Awards in Palmerston North. This is the first time a rose breeder has won all the awards presented for a single trial and confirms Rob’s reputation as New Zealand’s leading rose breeder. The trials, which are operated as a partnership between the New Zealand Rose Society (Inc) and the Palmerston … [Read more...]
September – Raspberry Ice
This month we feature one of the most popular varieties introduced in the last 20 years and one seen at rose shows up and down the country. Raspberry Ice is very distinguishable by the colouring of its flowers, creamy white with an attractive raspberry pink edge. The blooms are produced in clusters and contrast well with the dark green foliage. When in full bloom, it is a very eye-catching sight in the garden and also performs well inside in a … [Read more...]
August – Racy Lady
With white a fashionable colour in gardening at the moment, this month’s featured rose is one of the best white roses around and one of the best that has been released in the last 10 years. Racy Lady, named for the Royal Automobile Association in the UK, is a great rose for both the garden and the vase. It is a taller growing rose to around 1.5m so needs a bit more space than many roses … [Read more...]
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