Fragrant patio climbing roses are few and far between so this month we feature a recently released variety to New Zealand. STARLET ROSE® Melina® has clusters of quartered violet blooms fading to light blue as they age. Strongly scented, the perfume fills the air making this a good rose to plant where it can be enjoyed during summer. Free flowering, this is a healthy variety with medium green glossy foliage. A vigorous, yet compact grower to … [Read more...]
September – Sugar Plum
Patio climbing roses have been around for many years with the last 20 years seeing a number of varieties released from English Rose Breeder Chris Warner. These have become popular with their smaller blooms and generally more contained growth habit making them ideal for small gardens. This month, we feature one of the best ‘Sugar Plum’ is one of the first roses to flower each season and produces small, well formed blooms of magenta purple - a … [Read more...]
March – Taffeta
As summer fade into autumn, it is time to take note of how our roses have performed over the summer months. … [Read more...]
July – Warm Welcome
While the weather is cooling down, this month’s featured rose is one that warms up any garden when in flower. … [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...]
June – Dusky Dancer
A versatile and popular rose features as the Rose of the Month for June. … [Read more...]