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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. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2013, fragrance, old fashioned roses, Rose of the Month

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

June – Absolutely Fabulous

This month, we feature one of the best new roses to come on the market in recent years - a great all round rose that will be popular for many years to follow. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2012, disease tolerance, floribunda rose, fragrance, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Review, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month, Tom Carruth

February – Crimson Bouquet

Red roses typically symbolise love and romance and with Valentine’s Day on February 14th. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2012, Hybrid Tea rose, kordes, red rose, Rose of the Month

December – Uetersen

For the last month of 2011, we go back in time to feature a tried and true rose ideal for almost any garden. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, climbing roses, disease tolerance, Gold Star, kordes, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month

November – Gisborne 2000

  Around the year 2000, several roses came onto the market celebrating the year 2000 around New Zealand. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, Bob Matthews, Hybrid Tea rose, Rose of the Month, spring rose show

October – Zephirine Drouhin

   Towards the end of the month, the roses start blooming again starting at the top half of New Zealand. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, climbing roses, disease tolerance, few thorns, fragrance, old fashioned roses, Rose of the Month, shrub rose

September – Strawberry Ice

Another tried and true rose features this month, one that has stood the test of time since its introduction in the late 1970’s … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, Delbard, disease tolerance, floribunda rose, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month

August – Sparkler

White is very much a winter colour, but also one to cool the garden down during the long hot days of summer. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, disease tolerance, NZRS trials, Poulsen, Rose of the Month, shrub rose

May – Blackberry Nip

Purple is a difficult colour in roses, people either seem to like it or not. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, fragrance, Hybrid Tea rose, NZRS trials, Rob Somerfield, Rose of the Month, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

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