Towards the end of the month, the roses start blooming again starting at the top half of New Zealand. … [Read more...]
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...]
June – Dusky Dancer
A versatile and popular rose features as the Rose of the Month for June. … [Read more...]
April – Graham Thomas
One of the early Austin roses features this month and one that has stood the test of time since its release back in 1983. … [Read more...]
October – The Fairy
This month, we go back in time and feature a rose bred way back in 1932 yet is still as popular as ever today. The Fairy is a shrub rose that could be considered a fore bearer to the modern Flower Carpet roses of today as it is very easy to grow, free flowering and very disease tolerant. In short, one of the easiest roses to grow in a wide variety of conditions. … [Read more...]
July – Starry Eyed
Probably the most unique rose to be introduced into New Zealand in the last decade, Starry Eyed is like no other rose around and is a welcome break from the usual pink or white shrub and groundcover type roses. … [Read more...]