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April – Friesia

Good yellow roses are few and far between, let alone with a strong fragrance as well. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, floribunda rose, fragrance, Gold Star, kordes, Rose of the Month

February – Mary Rose

The David Austin or English roses are popular with rosarians around the world as they combine the flower form and fragrance of old roses with the repeat flowering of modern roses all summer long. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2011, David Austin, fragrance, Rose of the Month

December – Auckland Metro

This month in time for Christmas we are featuring one of the best white roses around. While we can only dream of a white Christmas down under, a garden with white roses may be the next best thing and Auckland Metro is a must have for any rose enthusiast. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, Dr Sam McGredy, fragrance, Hybrid Tea rose, Rose of the Month

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...]

Tagged With: 2010, Dr Sam McGredy, floribunda rose, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month, Timaru

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...]

Tagged With: 2010, Chris Warner, Gold Star, NZRS trials, Patio Climber, Rose of the Month

September – Hot Chocolate

One of the best New Zealand bred roses features this month, something a little different that has made its mark in the world of roses. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, chocolate brown roses, floribunda rose, Gold Star, New Zealand Rose Society, Nola Simpson, Rose of the Month, Silver Star of the City of Palmerston North

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. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 'blue' roses, 2010, disease tolerance, fragrance, old fashioned roses, rambler, Rose of the Month

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...]

Tagged With: 2010, Hybrid Tea rose, NZRS trials, Rose of the Month

June – Dusky Dancer

A versatile and popular rose features as the Rose of the Month for June. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, Gareth Fryer, NZRS trials, Patio Climber, Rose of the Month, shrub rose

May – Kaikoura

In his long career in rose breeding, Sam McGredy named many roses after places in his adopted homeland of New Zealand. … [Read more...]

Tagged With: 2010, new zealand roses, patio rose, Rose of the Month, Sam McGredy

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