Rose Gallery is the rose garden at the Auckland Botanic Gardens, in The Gardens, Auckland. The website describes several gardens within it: the Historic Garden, with heritage and rambling roses, the Reflective Rose Garden, with a quiet spot by the pond, and the New Zealand Rose Garden, where roses are set against native plants. Flowering perennials and annuals grow between the roses, and the website says they draw bees, birds and beneficial insects.
The gardens have not used insecticides or fungicides since 2000. Each rose goes through a three-year trial, and only those that stay healthy are moved into the display beds. The website's advice for home gardeners covers compost, mulch and pruning. The events calendar lists horticultural workshops, and the website mentions guided tours by the collection curator. Our pick in Auckland for a rose garden that is grown without sprays.