November – Hansa
This month as the roses start blooming across New Zealand, we feature a heritage rose which is one of the best in the rugosa classification. Rugosa roses are easy to grow untroubled by disease, can grow near the sea and have fragrant blooms often followed by colourful hips. On the downside, the thorns are quite […]
May – Cornelia
This month we feature an old fashioned rose that has stood the test of time and is well worth growing in any garden.
August – Roseraie De l’Hay
We step back in time this month to feature a rose that has been around a while but is one of the best to grow out of all the Rugosa roses.
Cheops Garden – Hastings
In 2005, Gary and Georgina Campbell bought the property now known as ‘Cheops’; an organic Feijoa Orchard with a perfect place for a large garden. Many of the plants arrived by truck from their old farm, having been collected for over 20 years by Georgina, to create the garden which was begun in June 2005. […]
Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden – Timaru
Opened in 2001, the garden is a collection of roses collected by world renown rosarian Trevor Griffiths. Designed by Sir Miles Warren, the garden contains over 1100 varieties of roses – mostly heritage, species and David Austin varieties. In 2012, the garden received the World Federation of Rose Societies Garden of Excellence Award. [flickr_set id=”72157630031122489″]
April – Blanc Double de Coubert
As we head further into autumn, the rugosa roses come into their own with a colourful display of hips on many varieties. Hips are the fruit of roses and are a feature of roses often overlooked.
October – Zephirine Drouhin
Towards the end of the month, the roses start blooming again starting at the top half of New Zealand.
August – Veilchenblau
While there is no such thing as a true blue rose, this month’s featured rose is often described as of the bluest to be developed in the world of roses.
A legacy of roses
The latest issue of the Weekend Gardener magazine features old fashioned roses that are growing in Dunedin’s Northern Cemetary where Heritage Roses Otago are involved in maintaining this important collection of roses. Find out the many reasons why you should be planting old roses in your garden. This issue is onsale now from all leading […]