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Climber - Hybrid Tea. Peter Beales describes this as an "outstandingly beautiful climber." I agree! If you like single roses you will love Meg's large, scented blooms of buff yellow flushed with apricot and peach. Prominent russet-red stamens complete the picture. Glossy green healthy foliage. 1954.

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aka Patio Climber

Patio- Climber. This little climber has perfectly formed, small blooms of deepest dark purple. Nice dark green foliage too which shows good disease resistance. A new release from the UK which will no doubt become very popular. PVR. 2010.

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aka Mr Lincoln

Hybrid Tea. A superb, classic red rose that has been in demand since it was first introduced in 1964. Dark red buds open to cupped sumptuous blooms with an exquisite fragrance. Strong upright growth habit. Lovely to pick. A Multi Award winner for all the right reasons.

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Bourbon. A very beautiful old rose with cupped blooms of palest silvery pink touched with white, especially at the edges. The blooms are sweetly scented. Repeat displays throughout the season with a final flourish in the autumn. Relatively few thorns and long slightly lax canes. From France - 1878.

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Floribunda. Very pretty sprays of semi-double to single lilac blooms with attractive bright stamens. Nicely fragrant with a good healthy growth habit. Glossy green foliage. The simple beauty of this rose will soon have you singing "it's a marvellous night for a Moondance" ........PVR. 2001.

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This rose is an old favourite of mine and many other NZ gardeners. Often found thriving in older gardens. The white flowers are very fragrant and open from long pointed buds. A profuse flowering rose throughout the summer. Generally hardy and tolerant. From Northern Ireland - 1910.

There is also an excellent climbing version of this lovely old rose that David Austin has on his 'recommended roses' list - as do we.

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Austin. The light crimson buds open to reveal large, deep velvet crimson blooms that have a beautifull fruity fragrance. The blooms are double, full and cupped and can only be described as 'yum'. Repeats well and shows good disease resistance.

Munstead Wood was the name of Gertrude Jekyll's garden in Surrey. Gertrude Jekyll was an accomplished and influential garden writer and designer 1843-1932.

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Austin Std. The light crimson buds open to reveal large, deep velvet crimson blooms that are beautifully fragrant. The blooms are double, full and cupped and can only be described as 'yum'. Repeats well and shows good disease resistance.

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aka The Butterfly Rose

China Rose. An exceptionally graceful rose which bears masses of slender pointed buds of vivid red opening to soft yellow then changing to coppery tones of pink and later in the season crimson tones. A continuous, spectacular and unusual display. One of my firm favourites. Bred prior to 1896.

The name Mutablis means 'changeable' which is what really describes the flower colour best. This rose is also described as the 'Butterfly Rose' as the single flowers float and dance above the foliage like a - you guessed it - a butterfly.

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Patio Rose Std. This sweet wee rose as an astounding quantity of fragrant, pink blooms that literally smother the plant when in flower. Nice compact habit - would look lovely in a special pot or container. The perfect gift rose for the special Angel in your life. Nice compact habit. PVR.