List of ALL Australian bred roses on HMF

very nice, Doug...does the grass get a prune as well?....

John I like for my roses to be regular, never thought about the grass but I do have nightmares about the nutgrass. On the topic of nutgrass I have just read you can sprinkle sugar on nutgrass to kill it.

I heard that too, Doug....normally done at the beginning of the growing season and don't over water the lawn as it will just wash the sugar away....

The Lazy Rosarian wrote:

neptune wrote:

The Lazy Rosarian wrote:John, do you know the quarantine facts on budwood to WA ?

sorry I didn't see this earlier......to answer your question...... answer would be no and I have not pursue it ...but having said that, it just might be an exercise to follow thru on......

If you contact your Dept of Ag, they should be able tell you the conditions of transfer from NSW to you. I am thinking that a stem of Flemington Racecourse(Chapman) could be sent without any quarantine restrictions.

After thinking about this I have looked at the WA AG site and it is not really user friendly so I popped off an email to them.

It would be great if we could get budwood sent to WA, but first of all, I've got to get a cutting to flippin strike until then?????? who knows. If someone could give me the magic touch, it would be appreciated,

A fellow exhibitor took some roses to WA in 2011 for the NRSA Championships and didn't have a great deal of a problem to get them in but in his words it may have been more good luck than good management.

Ausrose wrote:A fellow exhibitor took some roses to WA in 2011 for the NRSA Championships and didn't have a great deal of a problem to get them in but in his words it may have been more good luck than good management.

I remember that well...we came runner up to Mr Wright.......bloody foreigners...

Have you checked with WA Ag/quarantine yet John.

The power of the darkside prevails yet again.

The Lazy Rosarian wrote:Have you checked with WA Ag/quarantine yet John.

I haven't ,Dave..... probably the reason is that I don't have space for more roses at this moment....

A lesser known Bruce Chapman rose.

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Kilbreda Centenary

neptune wrote:

The Lazy Rosarian wrote:Have you checked with WA Ag/quarantine yet John.

I haven't ,Dave..... probably the reason is that I don't have space for more roses at this moment....

Surely you have room for a pot or two ? John.

Another Australian bred rose to add to the already impressive list available at Ross Roses and Thomas for Roses.
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Australia Remembers - ANZAC Centenary 2015
A TrueBlue Australian rose - ‘Spirit of Gallipoli’ to commemorate the ANZAC’s at Gallipoli 25th April 1915.
• Classic rich red fragant rose born and bred in Australia
• Long lasting flowers on the bush and as a cut flower
• Very hardy, healthy foliage to survive in our hot summers
• Available from Ross Roses

For those on Facebook I have set up a group for those interested in Australian bred roses titled Australian Bred Rose Enthusiasts. Members of this forum who are interested in Australian bred roses should consider membership of this group.

Must say I'm happy with my Oz roses I got from Ross roses last year.Amazing grace a bloom machine and lovely rose so is Philadelphia.Dan Melba and a few others.They can take the strong summer that's what I like.

Ausrose wrote:A lesser known Bruce Chapman rose.

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Kilbreda Centenary

Classy rose this one got it last year and it is a delight.Bred from kardinal and aoteroa.

Ausrose I have send you a request on Facebook to join the group.

Dannyboy ou have been processed. Its is great to have you on board.

Doug your reply to Danny sounds like he is on a conveyor belt, "you have been processed, your number is ####" please carry it with you at all times, 

Seems he forgot the bar code as well......

Easy fellas remember  I am seventy.

Ausrose wrote:Easy fellas remember  I am seventy.

No excuse, Doug.......with all that free time on your hands, you are just warming up....

John you got to be kidding with a wife, over 300 roses and a yard full of nut grass you reckon I have free time.

In what is a change from the previous years the Australian Bred Rose will be selected from the monthly winners by the Facebook group Australian Bred Rose Enthusiasts.

To date the monthly winners have been:- January - Let's Celebrate(Grant),  February - Love's Gift(Thomson).

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JANUARY Let's Celebrate(Grant)

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FEBRUARY Love's Gift(Thomson)

Doug, does Governor Marie Bashir get a start in this list or can she ?

David as long as a rose is Australian bred it is eligible however although GMB comes to notice being named after such a highly respected person it hasn't been around long enough to prove itself as an above average rose so it wouldn't be a rose of the month at this stage.