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.
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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.
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June - Dusky Dancer
A versatile and popular rose features as the Rose of the Month for June.
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May - Kaikoura
In his long career in rose breeding, Sam McGredy named many roses after places in his adopted homeland of New Zealand.
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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.
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March - Margaret Merril
We feature another fragrant rose this month, but this one has stood the test of time and is widely regarded as one of the best roses to grow.
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February - Lasting Love
Love is like a red, red rose so said the great Scottish poet Robbie Burns. So what better rose to feature in the month when Valentine’s Day occurs then Lasting Love.
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January - Compassion
We kick off 2010 by featuring the climbing rose Compassion, probably the 2nd most popular climbing rose grown in New Zealand behind the great Dublin Bay.
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December - Sweet Dream
This month we feature a popular patio rose which is widely grown throughout New Zealand. Sweet Dream was released in the mid 1990’s and since then has become a popular rose, not only because of the name but also the colour which is an appealing peachy apricot shade.
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November - Hamilton Gardens
From an old favourite last month, we now feature for November a rose that was only released onto the market last year, but is already looking like it will become a very popular rose with rose lovers in New Zealand.
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