Episode: Eight
Date: 6th June 2009
Story: Sensational Rose
Presenter: Neville Passmore

Neville discovers the beauty of the top selling rose in Australia, Flower Carpet, a magnificent rose every gardener must have.

Featured Plants

Flower Carpet rose

• Winner of over 25 Gold and International Rose Awards.
• Many times referred to as the ?Wonder Rose,? the Flower Carpet ground cover roses, (or Carpet Roses) are some of the most popular roses available in the world today. This is because of their long flowering period, easy care and exceptional disease resistance and great drought tolerance.
• A well grown two to three year old plants can provide up to and over 1,000 blooms per bush.
• The Flower Carpet rose has rich glossy green foliage and the flowers come in eight different colours, which grow in large, stunning bunches.
• The only pruning required is in early spring, where it should be cut back to 1/3 of its size.
• Of all roses, this species is the most disease resistant.
• It has been proven to be the best garden and landscape rose, thus it will make a glorious addition to your garden.
• The Flower Carpet rose has a two tier root systems; this makes it a great garden and landscape plant that allows lots of flowering, while many other plants perish during drier periods.

Anthony Tesselaar International believes that there is more to a plant than just its flowers. For instance, there are ?many truly beautiful leaf shapes, colours and textures?. As a result, they have searched the globe for exceptionally beautiful plants that anyone can grow. Their website provides images, information and where these plants can be bought.

Contact
Anthony Tesselaar International
327 Monbulk Road,
SILVAN,  Victoria 3795,  Australia
Phone: 03 9737 9568
Fax: ?03 9737 9899
Email: contactus@tesselaar.com
Website: www.tesselaar.com