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Hybrid Tea. An award winning rose which is not only very fragrant but very free flowering as well. The blooms are a pretty rose pink and are excellent for picking. Attractive dark green foliage. With 'Peace' as one of the pollen parents you know that this will be a good rose to grow. 1973.

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Climbing Patio. Powerfully perfumed petals pack a punch with intense pink-violet clusters, re-blooming on easy to shape, bushy branches. This supremely healthy plant deserves a spot in any garden, being both bee friendly and easy to grow. Bred by Kordes Rosen.

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China. Beautifully shaped small flowers that are shaded a creamy buff-yellow with hints of pink. Nicely fragrant. The foliage is dark green and quite twiggy with almost thorn-less stems. A sweet little rose with buds that are perfect for a button-hole. 1884.

Sometimes referred to as yellow Cecile Brunner.

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Hybrid Tea. Named in honor of Timaru's famous horse - yes born here not in Australia - this rose is sure to win you over. Gorgeous velvet red blooms that repeat well and are lovely to pick.

This rose has high susceptibility to downey mildew and we no longer stock it.

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Floribunda. This multi-international, top award winner displays sensational clusters of warm orange flowers all season. Wonderfully healthy and easy to grow with an even, compact growth habit. Dark green, glossy foliage offsets the glowing orange tones nicely. Bred by renowned Kordes Rosen.

Winner of Gold Star of the South Pacific, NZRS International Rose Trial Grounds, Palmerston North, 2024

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Floribunda Std 80cm. This multi-international, top award winner displays sensational clusters of warm orange flowers all season. Wonderfully healthy and easy to grow with an even, compact growth habit. Dark green, glossy foliage offsets the glowing orange tones nicely. Bred by renowned Kordes Rosen.

Winner of Gold Star of the South Pacific, NZRS International Rose Trial Grounds, Palmerston North, 2024

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Rambler. Small, dainty, semi-double flowers in shades of pink, salmon and creamy yellow appear throughout the summer. Blooms are delicately scented. Growth is upright (good for a pillar) and the foliage is light green and plentiful with relatively few thorns. Tolerates poor soil and some shade. 1923

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aka Picotee

Patio. Bred in NZ this award winning and eye-catching rose has pretty blooms of bright pink edged in silver white described as 'hand-painted'. The blooms are produced in generous clusters throughout the season. Glossy green disease resistant foliage. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield. Released in 2012. PVR

This rose has a Flower Carpet seedling as one of its parents which lets you know it will be robust, hardy and easy to grow.

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Hybrid Tea.Generously sized nostalgic shaped flowers of vanilla cream edged with pink. The delicately fragrant blooms are produced on long stems making this award winner perfect for picking. Robust plant with strong, upright growth habit. Repeat Flowering. Bred by renowned Kordes Roses.

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aka AKA Eden Rose

Climbing Hybrid Tea. Large full blooms that look like little round cabbages but oh so much prettier. The flowers are creamy white with over tones of lavender pink. Nice fragrance. Strong vigorous grower with bright green generous foliage. 1987.

FYI Pierre de Ronsard (1524-1584) was a French Poet who was popular in court about the time of Mary Queen of Scots. He was also an avid gardener. The breeder, Meilland honoured him by the naming of this lovely rose. Poetic justice wouldn't you say?