Roses for Sydney and NSW
Mail order rose plants for Sydney and NSW are best purchased in the winter months when plants are dormant. Roses purchased at other time of the year are best sourced from retail nurseries where they can be obtained as potted plants.
With a very little effort you can have roses such as the Jane McGrath Rose pictured right growing in the Sydney Botanical Gardens, or one of the many other varieties growing in your garden or in a pot.
One of the best tips for growing roses in Sydney is soil improvement. Some areas have heavy clay soils which will can dry out in summer and hold to much moisture in winter. Check your soil and if it is that heavy clay try digging in some gypsum as a clay breaker along with some course sand and plenty of compost.
On the other hand overly sandy soils will need lots of organic matter to help hold moisture during summer.
One of the issues with growing roses in Sydney and Newcastle as well as coastal northern New South Wales is humidity. This encourages fungal diseases such as black spot and powdery mildew.
With prevention being better than cure, try to plant roses where they get good air movement, not to close together, and also look for black spot resistant roses.
As for pruning roses, in Sydney July is great, and for planting, the best time is in winter.
We look at both Retail Rose Nurseries that are located in Sydney that sell potted roses all year round as well as bare rooted roses during the winter months, as well as Mail Order Only Rose Nurseries located outside Sydney or interstate. Most mail order rose nurseries will send roses to Sydney by mail. Rose sent by mail order are usually sent bare rooted during the winter months.
RETAIL ROSE NURSERIES FOR SYDNEY AND NSW
400 Galston Road, Galston NSW 2159
Huge range of potted roses available all year - weeping, standards, climbing, groundcover, bush, David Austin, Smooth Touch, Old World, New Releases. Rose Garden Design Service.
www.greeneroses.com.au
Australia's leading rose supplier. Large range of all types, including new releases. Bare-root plants by mail order Australia wide, June - August. Visit our informative website. 100 page colour catalogue available.
www.treloarroses.com.au
470 Monbulk-Silvan Road Monbulk VIC 3793
"Guaranteed mail order flowering bulbs, perennials, roses, trees, landscaping plants, garden accessories and community fundraising Austra lia-wide."
www.gardenexpress.com.au
Bare rooted and potted. Old World, David Austin, Bush & Standard Roses. Over 400 varieties available by Mail Order.
www.magicgardenroses.com.au
357 Monbulk Road SILVAN VIC 3795
Guaranteed "garden worthy" bulbs, plants and perennials. Visit the website to browse our large range of daffodils or request the latest free catalogue.
www.tesselaar.net.au
MILLERS GARDEN CENTRE- phone 02 4577 2576
189 Cnr Windsor &McGrath Roads. Vineyard 2765 NSW
Open 7 days 8.30- 5pm
We are a retail garden centre with old fashioned charm and service. We sell seedlings, shrubs,indoor plants, African Violets ,water plants trees, rare and hard to find plants. Climbers, roses, fruit trees, potting mixes, mulches, decorative gravels, bark, garden sheds. Unique garden gifts, ornaments and windchimes.
THE HEDGEROW NURSERY – phone: 0260366167 fax: 0260366167
Kelvin Grove RMB 971 Holbrook NSW 2644
Heritage ,David Austin,Hybrid Teas.,Climbers and Floribunda Roses.Rose Quality and suitability is important to us.We send Mail Order anywhere in Australia.
RANKINS NURSERY – Ph 03 5629 1011
2775 Princes Hwy Garfield VIC 3814