Bourbon. Discovered in Ireland and named after the famous garden near Dublin where it was growing. This almost single rose has delicate pearly pink petals and a gentle sweet fragrance. Quite delightful in full flower. Repeats well and is a reliable performer. 1950.

Floribunda. Glistening true yellow blooms, repeat flower in clusters from summer to autumn. Lovely glossy foliage. This award-winning rose lives up to its name in the garden! Moderate fragrance and robust, upright growth. Bred by Weeks Roses, USA.

Shrub. This little sweetie really is a 'Sparkler' with profuse trusses of small, semi-double white blooms that carry a soft fragrance. 'Sparkler' has a spreading habit and is a perfect ground cover rose. Flowers continuously throughout the season.

Procumbent rose, means it grows wider than it grows tall.

Shrublet. This fabulous little rose has won numerous international awards which guarantees a top performing easy care rose. The glossy green foliage is smothered by clusters of white flowers with a nice light fragrance that appear non-stop throughout the season. Great for mass planting. 2003

Hybrid Tea. Unique blend of smoky terracotta and deep plum blooms, glossy foliage. This would make an ideal birthday gift for your gardening friend or family member. This rose has been available overseas but bred in New Zealand by John Ford. New to us in 2025.

Hybrid Tea. A popular rose around the world and an International Award Winner too. Highly fragrant, large well shaped blooms in a warm apricot orange shade appear throughout the summer. Luxuriant green foliage and overall a really nice rose. 1995.

A good healthy climber, stunning in full bloom and award winning: Certificate of merit at the NZ Rose Society trials of 2022. There aren't a lot of hardy climbers with vibrant yellow blooms, so it's lovely to have this new option. Long stems and good for picking. Bred by Rob Somerfield of Tauranga. Climbing.

Hybrid Tea. A gorgeous and unusual rose that has shapely blooms of pale smokey beige overlaid with smokey lavender pink at the petal edges. Very popular. Free flowering with a nice spicy perfume. This roses colour is hard to describe and best seen. It is, however, one of my favourites. 1990.

This unusual rose combines well with other plants in the garden.

Hybrid Tea. The official rose of the NZ Red Cross bred by Sam McGredy. Medium sized blooms of brilliant, velvety red appear regularly on wide, long stemmed clusters. An extremely healthy bush with disease resistant glossy foliage. Multi award winning. 1998.

Floribunda. Beautiful clusters of stunning white blooms, with blush pink buds in spring. Exceptionally healthy plant, repeat flowering all season with moderate fragrance. Bred in NZ by Bob Matthews. Named to celebrate the 125th anniversary of St Hilda’s Collegiate School, Dunedin in 2021.