Roses West of the Alps
For the first time ever, a National Rose Show came to the West Coast in early March with the Westland Rose Society hosting the National Autumn Show. Rose enthusiasts from as far away as Whangarei and Oamaru gathered in Greymouth to show their best blooms and compete for the prizes on offer. Competition was fierce [...]
NZ Herald - Nose for Roses
The New Zealand Herald gardening column by Neil Ross on February 14th (Valentines Day) features roses and how you can grow your own Valentines roses in your garden. With comment by New Zealand Rose Society webmaster Hayden Foulds, find out which is his all time favourite plus other popular and easy to grow roses. Learn [...]
Kiwi’s roses rule
The latest issue of the Weekend Gardener magazine features Tauranga rose breeder Rob Somerfield and his clean sweep of awards presented at the New Zealand Rose Society trials in Palmerston North in December - the first time in the trials 40 years that is has happened.
If you roses are looking a little worse for wear [...]
Auckland Museum - Magic of the Rose
Is there any flower more romantic than the rose? On 4 December, Auckland Museum opened the second chapter of its Wonderland exhibition: The Magic of the Rose. The exhibition unravels the fascinating lineage of this flower family and explores fabulous tales of love, passion and secrecy that have made the rose revered by royalty, praised [...]
Roses without sprays
The latest issue of the Weekend Gardener magazine features Hawkes Bay gardener Georgina Campbell and her thoughts on growing roses organically without the use of sprays. Her garden features over 2000 varieties of all types interplanted with other flowering plants. In the last two years, Georgina has been establishing a collection of roses from the [...]
Clean sweep of awards for NZ rose breeder
Tauranga rose breeder Rob Somerfield of Glenavon Roses swept all the awards from the recently announced New Zealand International Rose Trial Ground Awards in Palmerston North. This is the first time a rose breeder has won all the awards presented for a single trial and confirms Rob’s reputation as New Zealand’s leading rose breeder.
The [...]
Climbing Roses
The latest issue of the Weekend Gardener magazine features climbing roses. Read about the different types of climbing roses and how you can grow them in your garden. Plus find out which are the top modern,old fashioned and patio climbers to grow.
This issue is onsale now from all leading supermarkets, bookshops, newsagents, garden centres or [...]
2009 National Spring Rose Show
Held over two days in the Hamilton Gardens Pavillion, the 2009 National Spring Rose Show was an outstanding success despite the late season which affected the number of blooms available to pick. The quality was exceptional with rosarians from Kaitaia to Canterbury bringing their best blooms to show alongside the locals from the Waikato area, who [...]
Rose Pruning Demonstrations
Its coming up to that time of the year again to prune your roses. In most parts of New Zealand, roses can be pruned from late June to mid August so in the next few weeks, it will be time to start thinking about it in your area.
Despite what is often said or written about [...]
New Roses for 2009
The latest issue of Weekend Gardener magazine previews new rose releases for 2009.
Have a read so you can start planning your winter rose planting.
This includes ‘Starship’. A free-flowering rose with masses of red blooms with a silver-white reverse. Low to medium growing, it has great disease tolerance making it ideal for many gardens. It is [...]
