Hybrid Tea. Bred in NZ by Bob Matthews this rose is generally rated as excellent. Wonderfully fragrant, repeats well, profuse and generous with bloom, good foliage and striking rich mauve rosette shaped flowers. To top it off 'Waimarie' also shows good disease resistance. Excellent in deed!

Hybrid Tea. Beautifully formed, large flowers of an appealing soft peach-coral, produced with abundance either singly or in clusters. Nicely fragrant. Lovely for picking for a floral display or vase. Dark green healthy foliage.

Floribunda. Fully double bloomsq with a mass of ruffled bright red petals that are contained in a pleasing round shape. Lasts well in a vase. This rose is at its best planted in groups in the garden. Nice, neat compact growth habit, generally healthy and generous with bloom. 1977.

Floribunda. Add a touch of romance to your garden with this gorgeous rose that has masses of double white flowers. If you treat it with lots of love you will be rewarded with flowers from spring until autumn. Lovely dark green foliage with good disease resistance. Bred by Rob Somerfield. Deciduous. PVR

Floribunda. This is a multi-award winning rose that is exceptionally healthy and disease resistant. The flamboyant blooms are a blend of orange-red and gold off-set nicely by the dark green foliage. Repeats well - a great rose for the garden or a container.

Floribunda. This is a multi-award winning rose that is exceptionally healthy and disease resistant. The flamboyant blooms are a blend of orange-red and gold off-set nicely by the dark green foliage. Repeats well - a great rose for the garden or a container.

Floribunda. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield and a multi award winner, this showy rose has regular clusters of bright cherry red blooms with a hint of silver on the reverse. Nice dark green foliage and generally a healthy happy bush. Released in 2013. PVR.

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

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

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.