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Mornington Botanical Rose Garden

Locality: Mornington, Victoria

Phone: +61 459 032 497

Address: Civic Reserve 3931 Mornington, VIC, Australia

Website: http://morningtonrosegardens.com.au

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23.01.2022 This week’s rose is Sebastian Kneipp which is located in Bed 50 and we are looking for new volunteers to maintain it. Sebastian Kneipp is a Hybrid Tea rose and was bred by W. Kordes & Sons (Germany) in 1997. It was named after a Bavarian who was one of the forefathers of the naturopathic medicine movement.... Sebastian Kneipp alternates from pink to cream with the softest apricot and has a yellowish pink in the centre. The bud is greenish white, arched, and of an overhanging habit. The blooms have superb sweet strong, myrrh fragrance. Grows to a height of up to 120 cm and width of 90 cm.

23.01.2022 This week’s rose is Redoute which is located in bed 85 and is maintained by Catherine Warters Redoute is a David Austin rose and was discovered by David C.H. Austin in 1992. The rose was named after the famous watercolor painter of roses, Pierre-Joseph Redouté ... Redoute is a sport of Mary Rose, to which it is identical except that the large flowers are of a softer shade of pink and turn to a much deeper pink towards the centre. The fragrance is of a light Old Rose character, with a hint of honey and almond. Was voted the best Modern Rose Shrub at the 2000 Milwaukee Rose Society Show. Grows to a height of 150cm and width of 120cm

23.01.2022 This week’s rose is Royal Bassino which is located in bed 55 and is maintained by Jill Hardy. Royal Bassino is a Modern Shrub ground cover rose and was bred W. Kordes & Sons (Germany) in 1990 Royal Bassino produces clusters of eye-catching bright red, double flowers with golden yellow stamens that have a beautiful affect from a long distance.... The beautiful red blooms are lightly scented, but watch your back as you bend down to smell them. Won the Best Shrub Rose in the 1998 New Zealand Rose Trails Grows to a height of 60cm and width of 1200cm

21.01.2022 I was talking to one of the heritage rose volunteers in relation to our heritage roses recently and she pointed out we have a rather rare rose in the garden. Rosa omeiensis pteracantha 'Pteracantha’ (commonly called the Winghorn rose) is one of our heritage roses and is located in Bed 98 on the right hand side of the clubhouse. Rosa omeiensis is a species of Rosa native to central and southwestern China... It is a vigorous upright shrub with large flat crimson prickles on the young growth, neat, fern-like foliage and small, creamy-white flowers in summer, followed by small orange-red hips It is unique in that the flowers have only 4 petals, born singly, with a slight scent. Another feature of the rose are the stunningly huge red winged hooked thorns which turn to silver as the stem matures. When the sun shines on these they truly glow and are a sight to behold. The rose is an upright shrub that can grow as tall as 3 metres.

21.01.2022 Welcome to the 5th edition of Native of the Month. Our feature native this month is the beautiful Grevillea curviloba - White Wings. Grevillea curviloba is one of the best flowering native groundcovers around. It grows naturally in southern Western Australia but is one of those species that grows happily in our Eastern States.... It has really fine green, needle-like prickly foliage and the leaves are deeply dissected with sharp point at the end of each lobe, the prickles not only make a good barrier but also create a refuge for birds, but don’t plant where people may brush up against it. The branches not only spread upwards they also spread across the ground making a full screen in your garden. If growing as a ground cover (as I am trying to do in the Rose Garden), prune any upward growing branches to maintain its groundcover shape. In the right spot, it is fast-growing and spreads to around three metres and makes an excellent screen and barrier plant. In its natural environment it grows in areas with reasonable drainage. If your garden is on clay soil, just plant it in mounds or raised beds to ensure it gets the proper drainage. It will grow in full sun to partial shade which makes it a good ground cover to use as under storey planting, especially under large Eucalypts. It is hardy to drought and moderately heavy frost. In Spring (right now) it produces masses of cinnamon-scented white feathery flowers along the branches which attracts native birds and bees. Prune after flowering to maintain shape. Feed in spring with a good native fertilizer. We use and recommend Neutrog Bush Tucker. Characteristics Height : 2-3 metres Width : 3+ metres Flowering Time : Spring Flowers : White Attracts : Bird, bees, insects Position : Full sun to light shade Availability : Location : behind rose beds 45 & 44

20.01.2022 Welcome to the 4th edition of Native of the Month. Our feature native this month is the beautiful Callistemon Viminalis (Weeping Bottlebrush) The weeping bottlebrush is typically a small tree with pendulous foliage although some forms are more pendulous than others. ... It reaches a height of about 10 metres in its natural habitat but is usually smaller in cultivation, particularly in temperate areas where it is an attractive and reliable small tree for street planting. The ones on display in our beautiful garden are around 3 years old and only 3 metres in height. It produces masses of bright red flowers in spring which are usually about 70 mm long by 50 mm diameter. It is the weight of these flowers that gives it a weeping habit. The seed capsules that follow the flowers release the seed annually, unlike most other Callistemon species, where the seed remains in the capsules for many years. In common with other bottlebrushes, plants flower best in a sunny location but they will tolerate considerable shade at the expense of flowering performance. The plant performs best in medium to heavy soils and can tolerate less than perfect drainage and is rarely troubled by pests or disease. It responds to annual fertilising after flowering. Most callistemons can be heavily pruned after flowering. But an exception is Callistemon viminalis and its cultivars, which have a weeping habit of growth and can be damaged by pruning. For all species remove the seed cases along the plant’s stems by pruning just below the seed pod to promote more flower stems. Feed in spring with a good native fertilizer. We use and recommend Neutrog Bush Tucker. Characteristics Height : 4-6 metres Width : 2-4 metres Flowering Time : Spring Flowers : Red Attracts : Butterflies, Bees, Insects & Nectar eating birds Position : Full sun to light shade Availability : Advance Community College, Mornington Location : at the rear of rose beds 48 and 55

17.01.2022 This week’s rose is Soeur (Sister) Emmanuelle which is located in Bed 91 and is maintained by Mike Cartwright. Souer Emmanuelle is a Delbard rose and was Bred by G. Delbard (France) in 2004 Souer Emmanuelle is named after one of France’s most admired and revered nuns who dedicated her life to the less fortunate ... This stunning rose has eye catching intense mauve buds that open to reveal large opulent old-world double cupped blooms with beautiful pink-lilac rose tones. Sour Emmanuelle has a sweet strong fragrance that begins as lavender and rose and develops into spicier tones of basil, aniseed and fennel. The beauty and brilliance of the repeat flowering blooms, coupled with the perfume, will guarantee utmost pleasure from this rose. In 2007 Soeur Emmanuelle was the recipient of the Japanese Gifu - Most Fragrant Rose award Grows to approximately 150cm high.

17.01.2022 Welcome to the 4th edition of Native of the Month. Our feature native this month is the beautiful Callistemon Viminalis (Weeping Bottlebrush) The weeping bottlebrush is typically a small tree with pendulous foliage although some forms are more pendulous than others. ... It reaches a height of about 10 metres in its natural habitat but is usually smaller in cultivation, particularly in temperate areas where it is an attractive and reliable small tree for street planting. The ones on display in our beautiful garden are around 3 years old and only 3 metres in height. It produces masses of bright red flowers in spring which are usually about 70 mm long by 50 mm diameter. It is the weight of these flowers that gives it a weeping habit. The seed capsules that follow the flowers release the seed annually, unlike most other Callistemon species, where the seed remains in the capsules for many years. In common with other bottlebrushes, plants flower best in a sunny location but they will tolerate considerable shade at the expense of flowering performance. The plant performs best in medium to heavy soils and can tolerate less than perfect drainage and is rarely troubled by pests or disease. It responds to annual fertilising after flowering. Most callistemons can be heavily pruned after flowering. But an exception is Callistemon viminalis and its cultivars, which have a weeping habit of growth and can be damaged by pruning. For all species remove the seed cases along the plant’s stems by pruning just below the seed pod to promote more flower stems. Feed in spring with a good native fertilizer. We use and recommend Neutrog Bush Tucker. Characteristics Height : 4-6 metres Width : 2-4 metres Flowering Time : Spring Flowers : Red Attracts : Butterflies, Bees, Insects & Nectar eating birds Position : Full sun to light shade Availability : Advance Community College, Mornington Location : at the rear of rose beds 48 and 55

17.01.2022 This week’s rose is Souvenir de Marcel Proust which is located in bed 90 and is maintained by Mike Cartwright Souvenir de Marcel Proust is a Delabard rose and was bred by G. Delbard (France) in 1992. The rose was named after the French novelist Marcel Proust.... The blooms have are of a bright and intense luminous-yellow and have a strong perfume of citrus and cinnamon and are among the most fragrant of the Delbards. It has won many awards including the Baden-Baden Gold Medal in 1992; The Perfume Medal at Monza in 1992 and the Nantes Perfume Medal in 1995. Grows to a height of 80cm and width of 60cm

17.01.2022 Help needed! After a long period in lockdown, our beautiful gardens are in need of lots of work (especially weeding) and we would really appreciate your help and support. If you have the time to devote a few hours over the next few weeks (or on a continual basis), we would love to hear from you.... Please call us on 0459 032 497 or email on [email protected] Your help and assistance would really be appreciated

17.01.2022 This week’s rose is Blossom Time which is located in Tripod-F at the Dunns Rd end of the garden and we are looking for new volunteers to maintain it. Blossom Time is a climbing rose and was bred by Conrad C. O’Neal (USA) in 1951. Blossom Time produces spectacular large blooms of rose pink with a darker lavender pink reverse. ... The blooms have a very strong rose fragrance. Won the Best Climber award at the Jacksonville Rose Society in 2000. Grows to a height of around 150cm to 450cm

16.01.2022 Hooray spring is nearly here (1 sleep to go), the days are getting warmer, the sun higher in the sky and we all have a spring in our step. And to celebrate, this week’s beautiful rose is Claire Rose which is located in Bed 75 and is maintained by Anne Gibson and Jerry Visick. Claire Rose is a David Austin rose and was bred by David C.H. Austin (UK) in 1986.... The rose was named for his daughter and is part of his English Rose Collection. Claire Rose has large blooms of blush pink that open to a neatly cupped rosette of pale pink. The blooms are borne on long stems and make wonderful cut flowers (if you grow at home). The blooms have a soft, delicate rose scent Grows to a height of between 120-245 cm and width of 90-120 cm.

16.01.2022 This week is Children’s Week which is a national celebration that recognises the talents, skills, achievements and rights of children. It run’s from Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November 2020, with thousands of Victorian children taking part in virtual festivities. To celebrate Children’s week what better rose than the Children’s Rose which is located on the northern side of the toilet block. The Children’s Rose is a Hybrid Tea rose and was bred by Alain Meilland (France) ...in 1994. The rose produces masses of fully double blooms of dusky pink that sit on a large shrubby bush. The blooms have a delicious fragrance of musky and sweet rose oils that will intoxicate you, and the stems have relatively few thorns so you can get up nice and close to take in that beautiful aroma. Winner of numerous fragrance awards including the Monza, Belfast and Le Roeulx Fragrance Awards in 1994. Grows to a height of up to 180 cm and width of 90 cm.

14.01.2022 Welcome to the 5th edition of Native of the Month well, to be truthful, it’s not really an Australian Native this month, but one that is looking absolutely gorgeous at the moment. This month’s feature plant is Lavender Stoechas, more commonly known as French Lavender. French lavender billows with strong-scented, grey-green toothed leaves and long, furry, purple flowers.... It’s a low-growing but mostly upright shrub featuring silvery leaves rich with aromatic oils. Lavender is a great, low-maintenance choice as it’ll flush into fragrant, colourful bloom with very little attention. It has been mass planted along the eastern side of the top Natives beds which run alongside Tyabb Rd. In fact if you walk along Tyabb Rd you will get a really good view of these plants in all their blooming glory. Lavender does best in dry, well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil where it can enjoy good air circulation. It performs best in a bright, full-sun position and plant your lavender on a slight mound, to encourage drainage. Once established, lavender requires little water - so if your garden doesn't have excellent drainage, be careful not to overdo it. All varieties of lavender hate wet feet. Pruning Cut off dead flowers to help prolong flowering periods. Prune plants after the main summer flowering period to keep them looking tidy and dense. If needed, you can do a harder prune (by about one third), however don’t go past the green foliage and into the older wood as these branches don’t always recover and can leave unsightly gaps and patches in your plant. I shaped the lavenders into a ball shape last year, and have been rewarded this year with a magnificent display. Feeding If you've planted your lavender in a garden bed, fertilise in spring and autumn to encourage flowering. We use and recommend Sudden Impact for Roses. This is ideal for all flowering plants, not just roses. Pests Lavender is rarely attacked by pests, however whitefly, aphids and scale can creep in when the plant is under stress. Look out for these pests and spray with pyrethrum to control whitefly and aphids, or try eco-oil as an organic alternative to control of aphids, whitefly and scale. Characteristics Height : 1.5 metres Width : 1.5 metres Flowering Time : Spring Flowers : Purple Attracts : Bees, Butterflies Position : Full sun Availability : Advance Community College, Mornington or Bunnings Lifespan: 3-5 years Location : Along Tyabb Rd

12.01.2022 This week’s rose is Grimaldi which is located in Bed 90 and is maintained by Mike Catrwright. Grimaldi is a Delbard rose and was bred by Georges Delbard (France) in 1990. The rose was hand selected by the late Prince Rainier III of Monaco as his family rose.... Grimaldi has blooms of bright salmon pink, with strokes of white fading to softer pinks and makes an amazing site when mass planted. The blooms have a light, sweet fragrance of lemon and rose. Won a People’s Choice Award at the 1998 Monza Rose Trials. Grows to a height of up to 100 cm and width of 90 cm

12.01.2022 Welcome to the 3rd edition of Native of the Month. Our feature native this month is the beautiful ground cover Chrysocephalum apiculatum ‘Desert Flame’ which is commonly called Yellow Butttons Yellow Buttons is an evergreen groundcovering perennial plant, with beautiful silvery grey foliage and a profusion of golden yellow button flowers throughout the year.... It is a hardy, low maintenance plant. Good for massed plantings, rockeries and containers. It would make a wonderful addition to your garden as it flowers all year round (the main flush being in spring) and makes a blaze of colour when planted in banks, such as we have done at the rose garden. Propagation is easy from cuttings taken at any time of the year. Yellow Buttons is at is best in full sun. Nearer to trees, it becomes more open but still gives a show. Once established very little water is needed to keep the plant alive. It makes a wonderful specimen plant and is also good for container growing. Lightly prune after spring blooming to encourage new flowering growth and to shape as required. It readily forms a rounded dense shape with regular pruning. Severe pruning can be undertaken at any time of the year after which it will soon shoot away from the central crown. When grown in your garden, mulching at planting is really beneficial to assist the plant to establish and thrive. Roots are kept cool and moisture is better retained by the mulch. Feed in spring with a good native fertilizer. We use and recommend Neutrog Bush Tucker. Characteristics Height 20cm Width 50cm Flowering Time : All Year Attracts : Butterflies, Bees & Insects Position : Does best in an open sunny position, but will tolerate light shade Availability : Advance Community College, Mornington Location : at the rear of rose beds 48 and 55

08.01.2022 This week’s rose is Diamant which is located in bed 66 and is currently looking for an owner. Diamant is a Floribunda rose and was bred by Wilhelm Kordes III (Germany) in 1992 and was introduced into Australia by our goods friends Treloars in the same year. Diamant is a small sparkling ground cover that produces masses upon masses of creamy-white white blooms with vibrant yellow stamens and are a great bee attractor to the garden.... The blooms have a slight fragrance. Won a Gold Medal at The Hague Rose Trials in 2006 and a Bronze Medal at our own National Rose Trials in in 2003. Grows to a height of around 90cm

08.01.2022 This week’s rose is Souvenir de Louise Amade which is located in Bed 91 and is maintained by Mike Cartwright. Souvenir de Louise Amade is a Delbard rose and was bred by G. Delbard (France) in 2000 Georges Delbard created this rose at the request of the Association of Friends of Louis Amade in memory of the song he wrote called The important thing is the rose. ... This beautiful rose has double blooms of the most gorgeous lavender-pink that when fully opened expose golden stamens. The blooms have a strong rich anise (licorice) spicy fragrance. Grows to a height of up to 80 cm and width of 60 cm.

07.01.2022 Welcome to the 5th edition of Native of the Month. Our feature native this month is the beautiful Grevillea curviloba - White Wings. Grevillea curviloba is one of the best flowering native groundcovers around. It grows naturally in southern Western Australia but is one of those species that grows happily in our Eastern States.... It has really fine green, needle-like prickly foliage and the leaves are deeply dissected with sharp point at the end of each lobe, the prickles not only make a good barrier but also create a refuge for birds, but don’t plant where people may brush up against it. The branches not only spread upwards they also spread across the ground making a full screen in your garden. If growing as a ground cover (as I am trying to do in the Rose Garden), prune any upward growing branches to maintain its groundcover shape. In the right spot, it is fast-growing and spreads to around three metres and makes an excellent screen and barrier plant. In its natural environment it grows in areas with reasonable drainage. If your garden is on clay soil, just plant it in mounds or raised beds to ensure it gets the proper drainage. It will grow in full sun to partial shade which makes it a good ground cover to use as under storey planting, especially under large Eucalypts. It is hardy to drought and moderately heavy frost. In Spring (right now) it produces masses of cinnamon-scented white feathery flowers along the branches which attracts native birds and bees. Prune after flowering to maintain shape. Feed in spring with a good native fertilizer. We use and recommend Neutrog Bush Tucker. Characteristics Height : 2-3 metres Width : 3+ metres Flowering Time : Spring Flowers : White Attracts : Bird, bees, insects Position : Full sun to light shade Availability : Location : behind rose beds 45 & 44

07.01.2022 This week’s rose is Comtes de Champagne which is located in Bed 80 and is maintained by Hilary Heggie. Comtes de Champagne is a David Austin rose and was bred by David C. Austin (UK) in 2001 The rose was named after Taittinger's finest champagne.... Comtes de Champagne has rich yellow flowers that gradually fade to a pale apricot as the blooms age. The blooms form a perfect cup with deep yellow stamens and have a delicious honey and musk fragrance that complements the flower to perfection. Won a Certificate of Merit in the 2006 Australian National Rose Trials. Grows to a height of up to 120 cm and width of 100 cm The rose is available in bare root form from our good friends at Treloars for delivery in Winter 2021.

05.01.2022 This week’s rose is Sharifa Asma which is located in Bed 76 and is maintained by Anne Gibson and Jerry Visick. Sharifa Asma is a David Austin rose and was bred by David C.H. Austin (UK) in 1989. The rose was named after an Omani princess.... Sharifa Asma is one of David Austin’s finest roses. It produces beautiful shallow cupped blooms of a delicate blush pink that will certainly catch your eye. The blooms gradually fade to a creamy-white at the outer petals. The blooms have a beautiful strong fruity fragrance. Grows to a height of up to 120 cm and width of 90 cm

05.01.2022 This week’s rose is Sharifa Asma which is located in Bed 76 and is maintained by Anne Gibson and Jerry Visick. Sharifa Asma is a David Austin rose and was bred by David C.H. Austin (UK) in 1989. The rose was named after an Omani princess.... Sharifa Asma is one of David Austin’s finest roses. It produces beautiful shallow cupped blooms of a delicate blush pink that will certainly catch your eye. The blooms gradually fade to a creamy-white at the outer petals. The blooms have a beautiful strong fruity fragrance. Grows to a height of up to 120 cm and width of 90 cm

05.01.2022 This week’s rose is Celine Delbard which is located in Bed 89 and is maintained by Lyne Hendrix. Celine Delbard is a Delbard rose and was bred by Andre Delbart-Chabert (France) in 1983. Celine Delbard has beautifully bright, large double bloom salmon-pink flowers of perfect eye catching form.... The blooms have a slight rose fragrance. It makes an ideal hedge or border. Winner of the Gold Medal winner at the 1983 Monza Rose Trials. Grows to a height of up to 120 cm and width of 90 cm.

02.01.2022 Hooray spring is nearly here (1 sleep to go), the days are getting warmer, the sun higher in the sky and we all have a spring in our step. And to celebrate, this week’s beautiful rose is Claire Rose which is located in Bed 75 and is maintained by Anne Gibson and Jerry Visick. Claire Rose is a David Austin rose and was bred by David C.H. Austin (UK) in 1986.... The rose was named for his daughter and is part of his English Rose Collection. Claire Rose has large blooms of blush pink that open to a neatly cupped rosette of pale pink. The blooms are borne on long stems and make wonderful cut flowers (if you grow at home). The blooms have a soft, delicate rose scent Grows to a height of between 120-245 cm and width of 90-120 cm.

01.01.2022 This week’s rose is Wife of Bath which is located in Bed 76 and is maintained by Anne Gibson and Jerry Visick. Wife of Bath is a David Austin rose and was bred by David C.H. Austin (UK) in 1969. The rose was named after a character from Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales.... Wife of Bath produces blooms of vibrant Rose-Pink with a paler reverse and the outer petals fade to a softer pink. Wife of Bath was also one of the first English Roses David Austin introduced when he formed his nursery in 1970. Grows to a height of up to 120 cm and width of 90 cm.