Magazine  (2011)  
 
p17. Doug Grant. Review of Newer Roses for the 2010-2011 Season.
It's Magic (Mackalves). McGredy 2002. Parentage: 'Sexy Rexy' x seedling. Cream / apricot pink. Garden 6.5. Exhibition 4.5. Height medium. Health 5.5. Fragrance 3.5. Availability: Te Awamutu: Disappointed with this rose, small flowers. Sth Canterbury: shiny foliage, very healthy rose, but flowers not big enough for exhibiting.

p34. Doug Grant. Final Analysis for 2011
It's Magic (Mackalves). McGredy 2002. Hybrid Tea. Reports 22. Plants 29. Garden 6.8. Exhibition 5.0. Height medium. Health good. Fragrance some. A good garden rose with smallish creamy apricot pink blooms. Plants are healthy with shiny foliage, have lots of flowers which repeat quickly.

Magazine  (2010)  Page(s) 12.  
 
Doug Grant. Review of Newer Roses for the 2009-2010 Season.
It's Magic (Mackalves). Cream/ apricot pink. Parentage: 'Sexy Rexy' x Seedling. McGredy 2002 . Garden 7.0. Exhibition 4.8. Height: Medium. Health 6.8. Fragrance 3.0. . Te Awamutu: Flowers well, just a garden rose. Marlborough: Lovely shade of pink, full of blooms on large head. South Canterbury: Lovely shiny foliage flowers not big enough for exhibition but plant is healthy.

Book  (2009)  Page(s) 120.  
 
Doug Grant. Review of the Newer Roses for the 2008-2009 Season. Hybrid Teas.
It's Magic (MACkalves). McGredy 2002. 3 reports. 3 plants. Garden 6.8. Exhibition 5.3. Medium height. Health 6.8. Fragrance 3.5. Pale cream at base with darker tones. Te Awamutu: Good growth, flowers well, blooms increasing in size. Lower Hutt: Good garden rose, wonderful fully open and for arrangements but usually too late to present on show bench. South Canterbury: Lovely shiny foliage.

Book  (2008)  Page(s) 120.  
 
Doug Grant. Review of the Newer Roses for the 2007-2008 Season. Hybrid Teas.
It's Magic (MACkalves) McGredy 2002. 7 Reports. 8 Plants. Garden 6.8. Exhibition 5.1. Medium height: Health 6.4. Fragrance 4.4. Pale cream at base with darker tones. Kaitaia: Exquisitely coloured roses, comes up in large heads always. Waikato: Lovely in spring but loses its magic later on, its flowers get considerably smaller, will discard I think. Te Awamuru: Slow to establish, small flowers. Bay of Plenty: Flowers and more flowers and very good health. Marlborough: Too much disease on very poor plant, have discarded it.

Booklet  (2008)  
 
An Information List of all Varieties. p8
2002. It's Magic - Mackalves. Nicknamed Kalvestraat

Book  (2007)  Page(s) 118.  
 
Doug Grant. Review of the Newer Roses for the 2006-2007 Season. 'Hybrid Teas.
It's Magic (MACkalves) McGredy 2002: 6 Reports. 12 Plants. Garden 6.8, Exhibition 5.3. Medium/Tall. Health 6.9. Fragrance 3.3. Kaitaia: subtle colour, scalloped edges, huge heads, makes lovely baskets, love it. Waikato: very showy lovely blooms. Te Awamutu: a lovely colour, small flowers, needs time to mature. BOP: lots of flowers and good repeat, blooms are a bit small for exhibiting. Mar/borough: plant not doing well and will be discarded. Needs too much disbudding to be classed as an HT.

Book  (Aug 2002)  Page(s) 50.  
 
It's Magic Shrub 2002. pink blend. Not rated

Book  (2002)  Page(s) 84.  
 
Peter Elliott. New Zealand International Rose Trial Ground. Trial 31. 1999-2001.
No. 99.4155. 67.9 points. HT. It's Magic (MACkalves). McGredy. Agent: Matthews. salmon pink.

Magazine  (2001)  Page(s) 88. Vol 95, part 3.  
 
Marilyn Stevens. The British Rose Festival at Hampton Court.
Rose of Year 2001 Great Expectations from Sam McGredy and introduced by C. & K. Jones, was displayed in a novel interpretation of it's name. Sprays of this attractive rose were arranged in a baby buggy, bath and even a potty! Festooned with streamers and pink and blue balloons, it conveyed a mood of 'great expectation'.