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		<title>Centennial Rose Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Foulds</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Centennial Rose Garden]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Centennial Rose Gardens are located in Pollard Park in Blenheim and were developed for the centenary of the Marlborough in 1957. Around 800 roses are featured of all types in 27 beds.
View Larger Map
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		<title>March - Margaret Merril</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Foulds</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[floribunda rose]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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.
Margaret Merril is a pearly white floribunda, with clusters of strongly fragrant blooms all summer long. While lacking the sheer flower power of the famous Iceberg, it does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hutt Valley Rose Society</title>
		<link>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/hutt-vallery-rose-society/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hutt Valley</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Meeting first Monday of the month
Horticultural Hall (side entrance off car park)
Next meeting Monday 1st March
Peter Elliott  from trial grounds Palmerston North
April&#8230; Mad about minis, growing from seed and cutting
All inquiries to Phyllis Collins 5268224 or Allison Scott   avscott@paradise.net.nz
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		<title>Lady Norwood Rose Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/lady-norwood-rose-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/lady-norwood-rose-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 07:54:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Foulds</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Wellington Botanical Gardens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Lady Norwood Rose Garden is situated in the Wellington Botanical Gardens, only a short walk or drive from downtown Wellington. There are 110 beds set out in a formal geometic design with columnades on three sides and the Begonia House as a backdrop. The flowering season starts in November and continues until the end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Roses West of the Alps</title>
		<link>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/roses-west-of-the-alps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/roses-west-of-the-alps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Foulds</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Growing Roses]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[greymouth]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[national autumn show]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[rose show]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[west coast]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[westland rose society]]></category>

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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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NZ Herald - Nose for Roses</title>
		<link>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/nz-herald-nose-for-roses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/nz-herald-nose-for-roses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Foulds</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[disease tolerance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[English rose]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[fragrance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hayden Foulds]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hybrid Tea rose]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>February - Lasting Love</title>
		<link>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/february-lasting-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/02/february-lasting-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:06:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Foulds</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Rose of the Month]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[2010]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[disease tolerance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fragrance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Michel Adam]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NZ Rose of the Year]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s Day occurs then Lasting Love.
A new rose to New Zealand, Lasting Love is a great all-round performer. The dusky red blooms have the most alluring fragrance so it&#8217;s bound [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kiwi&#8217;s roses rule</title>
		<link>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/01/kiwis-roses-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/01/kiwis-roses-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Foulds</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Growing Roses]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Gold Star]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[June Hocking Fragrance Award]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NZRS trials]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rob Somerfield]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Summer trimming]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nzroses.org.nz/?p=961</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>January - Compassion</title>
		<link>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/01/january-compassion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2010/01/january-compassion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Foulds</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Rose of the Month]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[2010]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[climbing roses]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fragrance]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Harkness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[NZRS trials]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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.Compassion is what every good climbing rose should be - vigorous but not too vigorous, well covered with foliage, excellent disease tolerance and plenty of flowers in an attractive salmon pink [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Auckland Museum - Magic of the Rose</title>
		<link>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2009/12/auckland-museum-romantic-flower/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nzroses.org.nz/index.php/2009/12/auckland-museum-romantic-flower/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hayden Foulds</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Growing Roses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
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