WE'RE COMING
UP ROSES!
Every June we eagerly await the new season’s
roses. They look just like bundles of thorny
bare twigs but, like people with body disorders,
we see them quite differently - as romantic
blooms in warm summer days, wafting perfume
as you stroll through the garden.
Having the full selection at this time of
the year is great but of course it makes it
a bit tricky to choose the right rose while
they're not in bloom. 
This is where we can help. We love getting
out the rose books and pouring over the seductive
photos with customers, gradually sorting through
the myriad of different styles, colours, sizes
and growth habits until we get to the perfect
one for you to grow.
There are new varieties released each season
and old ones no longer grown. Our selection
reflects this with a wide range of our old
favorites we have experience with and new
varieties we just must try.
Over recent years people have thought of
roses as ‘hard work’ but a small
amount of effort will bring big results starting
with 4 basic elements – earth, water,
air and fire (soil, irrigation, spacing and
sun).
Soil
(earth)
Roses will grow in most soils - so don't bother
to get your soil tested unless your roses
are really not performing well. Read
more here >>
Irrigation
(water)
How much or how little?
Read more here >>
Spacing (air)
Make sure there's enough space around each
bush.
Read more here >>
Sun (fire)
How much sun and when? Read
more here >>
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ROSES MORE
ROSES - PLANTING, PRUNING, SPRAYING, MULCHING
AND FEEDING!
Don’t let cynics put you off growing
roses. They are just such a beautiful accessory
for your garden and fairly easy care!
All you need to do is select the roses to
suit the amount of effort you want to put
in and follow our simple rules. We've included
everything you need to know about planting,
pruning, feeding and more.
Read
about it here >>
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THE LOVLIEST
ROSES...
Which is loveliest in a rose? Its coy
beauty when it's budding, or its splendour
when it blows?
George Barlow
Below are a few of our very favourites that
are good “doers’ for everyone.
because we wanted to include lots of pictures,
we've included the following and much much
more on a separate page for you to browse
through - then come in and see us!
Browse
through lots more here >>
‘Mutabalis’
Ever-changing, ever flowering.
More >>
‘Sally Holmes’
The apricot buds open to single mostly white
blooms, generously smothering the large, healthy
shrub (up to 1.8m).
More >>
‘Roserie de l’Hay’
What a fragrance and an amazing crimson pink!
This is a very tough, healthy rugosa rose.
More >>
Iceberg’ Has to be
the most successful rose bred purely because
it never fails. Creamy white.
More >>
‘Graham Thomas’ Medium
sized, cupped double flowers that are a rich,
pure yellow in large clusters like a floribunda.
More
>>
‘Alberic Barbier’ This
climber grows so well in Wellington it has
even colonised roadside banks! More
>>
‘Crepuscule’
A beautiful old rambler, repeat flowering
with double blooms of creamy apricot. More
>>
‘City of London’ A
modern climber with strong fragrant flowers
of the softest, blush pink. Really girly!
More
>>
Browse
through lots more here >>
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GARDENING
CALENDAR - JUNE
Our June issue covers lots about the kitchen
(vegetables and fruit) as well as the ornamental
garden, including roses, along with some tips
about your lawns!
Click
here for the full calendar >>
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PESTS OF THE
MONTH
Snails
Even though it is cold slugs and snails are
still active and can cause much damage, especially
to young seedlings that they can chew to the
ground overnight. They are persistent and
destructive.
Click here for more information on Snails>>
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We've
still got garlic - great
for deterring aphids among roses!