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Austin. The blooms of this beautiful rose are fully double and rosette shaped. The petals are a delicious, delicate pink touched with just a hint of soft apricot. Delightful fresh fragrance. Flowers displayed on branches with an arching habit.

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aka aka Old Velvet Moss

Moss. A tall and vigorous rose with sprays of buds covered in green 'moss' that open out to large crimson-purple, informal blooms that gently fade to soft mauve. Deliciously fragrant. Flowers in early summer only, but well worth planting. From France 1855.

William Lobb was Plant Collector in the Victorian era who hailed from Cornwall England.

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Austin. This is a beautiful rose that looks good enough to serve up with dessert. The large, full, quartered blooms consist of over 80 frilly petals that look like whipped cream when fully open. Strong fruity fragrance. Free flowering and a nice compact habit.

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Austin. This is a really good rose with large semi-double flowers of soft lemon yellow paling to almost cream. The flowers open to reveal silky golden stamens. Reliable, flowers freely from summer to autumn on a . strong upright growth 1984.

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Hybrid Tea. Named to celebrate the centenary of Midwifery. Pretty pink blooms with a gentle fragrance stand out well against healthy, glossy green foliage. A lovely gift for the wise woman in your life or to celebrate a birth.

Wise Woman, bred by Bob Matthews of Whanganui

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Floribunda. Exquisite soft lemon to creamy white cupped blooms create a magical garden display with refreshing fragrance, free flowering, superb health and glossy foliage. Created by Bob Matthews in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Matthews Nurseries Ltd in 2022. PVR

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Floribunda Std. Exquisite soft lemon to creamy white cupped blooms create a magical garden display with refreshing fragrance, free flowering, superb health and glossy foliage. Created by Bob Matthews in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Matthews Nurseries Ltd in 2022. PVR

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Standard Floribunda. Exquisite soft lemon to creamy white cupped blooms create a magical garden display with refreshing fragrance, free flowering, superb health and glossy foliage. Created by Bob Matthews in celebration of the 75th anniversary of Matthews Nurseries Ltd in 2022. PVR

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Austin. Not to be confused with a previous release AKA 'Wisley'. This is a rose with exceptional delicacy and charm with shallow cupped rosettes of bloom in a soft pink shade. The blooms are very fragrant and repeat well. Slightly arching habit.

Wisley is the research garden run the Royal Horticultural Society. The first 'Wisley' rose released by David Austin did not continue to meet the high standards expected of an Austin rose so it has been withdrawn and replaced with 'Wisley 2008'. F.Y.I.

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Floribunda - Gorgeous pink-apricot blooms that continue to appear throughout the summer and into autumn. Set against deep green foliage and releasing a wonderful fragrance this rose makes a stunning long lasting gift, not only for special occasions, but simply just because.