Waikato 2025
The 2025 National Spring Rose Show has now concluded, and what an incredible celebration it was! We are utterly thrilled with the success of our 80th-anniversary show. The Hamilton Gardens Pavilion was filled with breathtaking colour, magnificent fragrance, and wonderful community spirit. A huge thank you to everyone who made it possible: Our hardworking volunteers […]
2024 Rose Shows
From late October through to early December is the time for rose shows and displays throughout New Zealand. Rose enthusiasts look forward to this time of the year as they show off their blooms to fellow rose lovers. There are a wide range of classes in which roses are entered from the more formal ‘one […]
Free Rose Pruning Demonstrations
It’s rose pruning time in New Zealand so its time to think about pruning yours – roses are usually pruned between late June and mid August depending on where you live. Despite what is often said or written about rose pruning being difficult, it is actually very easy provided a few basic principles are followed. […]
2023 Rose Shows
From early November through to early December is the time for rose shows and displays throughout New Zealand. Rose enthusiasts look forward to this time of the year as they show off their blooms to fellow rose lovers. There are a wide range of classes in which roses are entered from the more formal ‘one […]
2022 Rose Shows
From late October through to early December is the time for rose shows and displays throughout New Zealand. Rose enthusiasts look forward to this time of the year as they show off their blooms to fellow rose lovers. There are a wide range of classes in which roses are entered from the more formal ‘one […]
Free Rose Pruning Demonstrations
Our free rose pruning demonstrations have now finished for winter 2020. Many thanks to those who attended and check back from May next year for details for 2021 demonstrations. Feel free to contact us with any rose pruning questions in the meantime and one of our experts will be able to help.
Waikato 2019 winners
The 2019 National Spring Rose Show and Convention was held at the Hamilton Gardens Pavillion in Hamilton on 16th & 17th November 2019. Organised by the Waikato Rose Society, the theme of the show was ‘The Grande National’ and there were a number of classes set to this theme. The Pavillion was awash with roses […]
2019 Spring Rose Shows
November and December is the time for rose shows and displays throughout New Zealand. Rose enthusiasts look forward to this time of the year as they show off their blooms to fellow rose lovers. There are a wide range of classes in which roses are entered from the more formal ‘one bloom per vase’ through […]
Free Rose Pruning Demonstrations
Its almost rose pruning time in New Zealand so its time to think about pruning yours – roses are usually pruned between late June and mid August depending on where you live. Despite what is often said or written about rose pruning being difficult, it is actually very easy provided a few basic principles are […]
2018 Spring Rose Shows
November and December is the time for rose shows and displays throughout New Zealand. Rose enthusiasts look forward to this time of the year as they show off their blooms to fellow rose lovers. There are a wide range of classes in which roses are entered from the more formal ‘one bloom per vase’ through […]