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aka Eternally Yours

Hybrid Tea. A rose with beautiful, large, shapely blooms of deep crimson-maroon with a hint of silver on the reverse of the petals. Nice light fragrance and good repeat flowering. Resistant to disease. 1994 AKA 'Eternally Yours'.

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Hybrid Tea. Catherine has a soft pink, creamy buds which open into vibrant pink flowers. The blooms, have a lovely soft fragrance, and sparkle on bronze-green foliage. A hardy bush rose. Bred by Bob Matthews, and named for his wife.

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Climber Noisette. A summer flowering small climber with spicy scented flowers of primrose yellow. The quartered frilly blooms have a green button eye. We have this in our garden and it performs well. Repeats intermittently until autumn. 1842.

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Floribunda/Shrub. Rich, hearty, peach tones melting into pinks through a champagne haze. Offers a rich abundance of flowers that will delight throughout the season. Bred by Rob Somerfield in NZ and received Certificate of Merit, International RoseTrial Palmerston North 2018.

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Floribunda. City of Lights has masses of yellow-lemon blooms that smother the bush. Good repeat flowering. This rose has a sweet alluring fragrance, and the bush is smallish and healthy with medium green glossy foliage. Bred by Rob Somerfield. Deciduous

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Hybrid Musk. When I first started growing roses this was one of my favourites. The small double flowers are produced in large clusters and are a blend of apricot, buff and pink. Nice bronze tones to the foliage and a good musky fragrance. Few thorns. Use as large shrub or small climber. 1925.

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Patio Weeper - Std 1.8m. Clusters of rich red, petite multi-petal blooms form in sprays on soft canes which can be easily shaped into your desired form! The perfect specimen plant. Repeat flowering, healthy grower. Bred by Kordes Rosen as part of their unique and exclusive 'Siluetta' range. PVR Deciduous

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Floribunda. This stunning rose has a heady fragrance and blooms of bright electric pink. Blooms are set on a compact healthy plant with dark green foliage. This award winning rose was originally bred in the UK. Award winning.

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Floribunda. This delightful rose would outshine even John Travolta! Orange-scarlet cupped double flowers dance amongst the glossy green foliage from spring through to autumn. Quite a show off. Nice light fragrance. Multi-award winner. 1984.

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Floribunda An abundance of large clusters of soft medium pink blooms with a cream reverse. Blooms last well on the plant or in a vase.Tidy compact growth habit that is low and spreading. Mid green leaves complement the pink blooms beautifully on this extremely healthy rose bred by NZs Rob Somerfield. PVR

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aka Eye Opener

Shrub. 'Eyeopener' is aptly named as the vivid red flowers with white centres and prominent yellow stamens are extremely showy and will make a strong statement in the garden throughout the summer. Bright green disease resistant foliage on arching stems. Definitely a favourite. 1987.

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Standard Floribunda. Bred in New Zealand this vibrant rose has single blooms of bright scarlet highlighted by a white centre and prominent golden stamens. Flowers non stop and grows well with very little fuss. Looks fabulous when used as a border or planted 'en masse'. 1975. Deciduous

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Floribunda. Soft cream blooms with a thin raspberry red edge. The cream petals turn pink with age making the older flowers stunning in their own right. The petals drop cleanly before they turn brown so no deadheading needed. Round, compact habit.

Certificate of Merit, Palmerston North Trial Ground, New Zealand (2013)

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Floribunda. Showy orange blooms with a white reverse. Masses of blooms form large clusters on long stems and have a lovely fragrance. Petals fall cleanly so the bush always looks tidy. Upright habit and dark glossy leaves with good disease resistance and very few thorns. Bred by Rob Somerfield 2017.

Winner of the Gold Star of the South Pacific.

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aka Flower Carpet Rose

A top performing and easy care rose with trusses of pretty coral pink flowers. The flowers are single with a ruffled edge and deepen in tone as they age. Excellent as a ground cover. Very free flowering (flowers for months) and shows good disease resistance too. Useful as a ground-cover.

Award winner. PVR.

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aka Flower Carpet Rose

Shrub. Hot pink double blooms that are produced in absolute abundance throughout summer and beyond. Almost foolproof to grow as the glossy green foliage is disease resistant and can be trimmed vigorously if required. Multi award winner and deservedly so.

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aka Flower Carpet Rose

Shrub. Extremely popular for the wave upon wave of flowers produced, their compact growth and high disease resistance. The Flower Carpet range are simply the best ground-cover roses you can buy! Sunset produces masses of orange blooms. It is perfect for low borders or patio pots. Deciduous

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Shrub Rose. Small cupped single mid pink flowers provide a dainty and pretty effect on this compact modern shrub bush. Seldom without a bloom. Looks wonderful in a container or used as 'en masse' as a border rose.

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aka Rosa Mundi

Gallica. A very Old rose. Large Crimson semi-double flowers, striped and splashed with pinks and whites. It is hardy with few thorns and matt green foliage. A very striking rose, which is pleasantly scented. Summer flowering.

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Hybrid Tea. This fragrant rose has an unusual an striking appearance with long apricot buds opening to large apricot/orange flowers. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

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Floribunda. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield this striking rose has a unique burnt orange/terracotta colour. Masses of flowers are clustered onto each stem and the buds are tightly curled pops of colour. A conversation starter for any garden.

Bees are attracted to this variety

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Floribunda. A lovely dark red rose with semi-double, ruffled blooms produced in regular clusters. Nice glossy foliage and a sweet fresh perfume make this rose a lovely one to pick. Bred in Demark 1986 and named after the Danish writer of fairy stories. Shows good disease resistance.

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Floribunda. A beautiful rose bred in NZ. It is a unique and striking blend of soft and deep mauve tones. Attractive dark green foliage and a nice light fragrance. This rose would look lovely under-planted with soft greys and white. Repeats well. 1998.

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Floribunda. Clusters of fragrant honeycomb coloured blooms, produced in beautiful multi-petal, tightly quartered formation. Repeat flowering, bushy plant with dark glossy foliage. Part of the easy care ‘My Rose Collection’ range bred in NZ by Bob Matthews. PVR

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Shrub. This modern shrub rose bred in NZ has hot pink single flowers highlighted with a white central zone and golden stamens. It repeat flowers all summer and if not completely dead-headed 'Hot Lips' will reward you with a show of lovely hips.

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Floribunda. For those of you who love 'Iceberg' rose but want just a bit more colour in your lives this 'sport' has white blooms brushed softly with pink - very pretty. Strong and healthy with plenty of blooms that have a nice light scent. Your garden will definitely be in the pink.

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Floribunda. Discovered in 1995 this sport of 'Iceberg' has semi-double, honey scented blooms of bright cerise pink. There is just a hint of cream in the centre highlighted by pink stamens. Has all the fine attributes of 'Iceberg' and a healthy and vigorous rose that is generous with bloom.

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Floribunda Pillar. One of the best white roses - ever! Free flowering with loose, double, pure white flowers. The blooms are produced in clusters of up to 15 per spray. Pleasantly perfumed with a gentle fragrance. Nice clean foliage, multi award winner and deservedly so. 1958.

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Austin. Bears pretty, lightly scented, pale yellow blooms, fading almost to cream. The many delicately frilled petals are arranged around a button eye. It forms a sturdy, quite upright shrub with glossy foliage. Good repeat flowerer.

Named after the character in Shakespeare's Cymbeline. David Austin, 2016.

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Floribunda. Clusters of showy white blooms. Buds can have a slight pink blush in cooler weather. Very dark glossy foliage. Jack Frost is an extremely healthy rose that has a slight spreading habit. Good repeat flowerer. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield.

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Patio climber. This award winning rose was introduced in 1975 and still rates as one of the best Patio Climbers today. The pointed buds open to warm pink, exhibition quality blooms that carry a soft fragrance. Plenty of blooms throughout the season. Can be used as a tall shrub or small climber. 1975

The name of this rose commemorates a French-Canadian folk heroine of the 1920's.

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Floribunda. A healthy rose with clusters of clear warm pink flowers borne in profusion throughout the season. Produced to commemorate the anniversary of the New Zealand suffragette movement. Very healthy upright bush.

Kate Sheppard was released in 1993 to mark the centenary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand.

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Floribunda. An abundance of luscious red rose buds that open to reveal pink centers will delight from summer to autumn. Great for cutting. Bred by Rob Somerfield, this medium sized rose displays high disease resistance. Gold star winner of the South Pacific trial grounds (2018).

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Shrub Pillar. A truly lovely shrub rose that smothers itself in lavender to lilac-pink flowers all season. The flowers come in large trusses with disease resistant foliage. A really pretty rose and certainly makes an impact in the garden. 1984.

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Shrub Rose Std. A truly lovely shrub rose that smothers itself in lavender to lilac-pink flowers all season. The flowers come in large trusses with disease resistant foliage. A really pretty rose and certainly makes an impact in the garden. 1984.

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Hybrid Rugosa, Shrub. Sprays of bright clear red semi-double flowers with a slightly lighter reverse. None to mild fragrance. Naturally hardy with quilted grey-green foliage. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Give her room to show off. Loves heat best.

Bred by Ralph S. Moore (United States, 1990).

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Floribunda. Bred by Sam McGredy this modern shrub rose has clusters of beautiful tight buds that open out to flowers of the most delicate salmon pink highlighted by golden stamens. A strong grower that flowers well and also has a lovely fragrance.

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Climber - Hybrid Musk. A great little climbing rose that I have always enjoyed growing. Clusters of fragrant creamy-white blooms appear non-stop from summer through to autumn. Nice dark stems and foliage set the flowers off really well. Generally vigorous, healthy and trouble free. 1913.

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Shrublet. Simply delightful and quite unique panicle like clusters of petite pretty-pink rosettes. This easy-care rose is ideal for landscaping, can be used as a low border plant. Repeat flowering and virtually thornless! Bred in New Zealand by Carl Dibley.

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Shrublet Std 80cm. Simply delightful and quite unique panicle like clusters of petite pretty-pink rosettes. This easy-care rose is ideal for landscaping, repeat flowering and virtually thornless! Bred in New Zealand by Carl Dibley.

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Patio 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. PVR.

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Floribunda. A pretty rose named after a lovely lady - NZ Rosarian Nancy Steen. The abundant blooms are large, fully double, fragrant and borne in clusters. The colour is blush pink with a cream centre. Nice glossy dark bronze-green foliage. Bred in NZ 1976.

The late Nancy Steen also has a rose garden named after her in the Parnell Rose Gardens - Auckland. Lovers of roses and history should also check out her book 'The Charm of Old Roses'.

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Hybrid Tea. Night Light produces a large number of lemon yellow blooms with outer petals ageing to cream. A compact bush of medium height with dark glossy foliage. Winner of the Certificate of Merit Palmerston North International Trial Ground 2017. Bred by Rob Somerfield, released 2019.

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aka Sweet Gesture

Floribunda. Flowers start as a tight pointed bud and open to a very clear pink with a mild, sweet fragrance. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Nice tidy bush. Bred by McGredy (1986) and introduced in New Zealand by Egmont Roses in 1993 as 'Northland'.

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Modern Shrub Polyantha. Another delightful rose from French breeder Delbard. This rose produces masses of semi-double pink to soft lavender flowers that have a white central zone highlighted with yellow stamens. The blooms have a lovely fragrance. Very free-flowering. PVR 2000.

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Hybrid Tea. Lovely well form flowers of rich rose-pink. Very fragrant. Healthy compact bush with a vigorous growing habit. Prima Ballerina will thrive in most well drained soils, easy to grow and hardy. Deciduous.

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Floribunda. Quintessential has lots of medium pink flowers with a lighter reverse. These blooms are packed with many petals often creating an old fashioned appearance. The bush is medium height and is clothed with extremely dark foliage. It is a very healthy variety. Deciduous

Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield. Released 2018

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Floribunda. This delicious looking rose has large double white blooms that have been dipped in raspberry red around the edges. Very striking. Nice perfume. The bold trusses of bloom repeat well. Upright vigorous bush. Award winner. 1988.

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Shrub Rose . Bred by Bob Matthews as part of his simplicity range. This stunning, healthy shrub rose, repeats well with masses of bright red flower planted en masse in a group. It is also good for attracting the bees as well.

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Shrub Rose Pillar. Bred by Bob Matthews as part of his simplicity range. This stunning, healthy shrub rose, repeats well with masses of bright red flower and looks amazing grown as a feature pillar in the garden. good for attracting the bees as well. PVR

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Hybrid Tea. A popular and beautiful rose with large shapely blooms in warm tones of orange and copper. Puts on a lovely display with little effort. Nice soft fragrance, repeats well from summer to autumn. Bred in Scotland. 1984.

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Floribunda. Well you will really get your groove on with this award winning NZ bred rose. The bright red blooms open with a patch of orange-yellow in the centre and on the reverse. This quickly fades leaving lightly scented 'painted' flowers of red and white set against dark foliage. 1988.

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aka Lady Banks Rose

Climber. An historic rose (1807) named after Lady Banks, wife of Botanist Sir Joseph Banks. The semi-evergreen almost thornless canes grow to 4-6m with a fresh light green foliage. The late spring flowers are double, dainty, pure white and scented. A lovely little rose that likes a warm sheltered spot.

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Shrub. If you want a vigorous easy care rose that flowers its head off then 'Seafoam' would be hard to overlook. Small double white flowers with a hint of creamy pink and a light fragrance appear in great quantity throughout the season. Glossy foliage and a spreading habit. Multi award winner. 1964.

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Floribunda. This NZ bred, multi award winning rose flowers continuously throughout the summer. The large clusters of blooms are beautiful, very double, and shaded a soft rose pink. Nice light perfume. An outstanding and deservedly popular rose with a lovely healthy compact bush. 1984

Sam McGredy named this rose after his friend the late Rex Hotchin who was not at all like a pretty pink floribunda but a good friend worthy of naming a beautiful rose after.

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Climber Modern. With a name like Sky Tower you know that this rose is upwardly mobile. Glossy green, disease resistant foliage and pretty light pink blooms with a bright pink reverse. The blooms are presented in large clusters on strong stems. Award winner PVR. Bred by Rob Somerfield 2004.

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Floribunda. Skyla Rose has glowing medium pink blooms that open in quartered style. The medium height, compact bush will produce abundant blooms through the season that will delight with their alluring fragrance. This rose has good disease resistance. Bred by Rob Somerfield, released 2019.

Pacific Rose Bowl Festival 2019 New Zealand Rose of the Year Trial winners Awarded Best Floribunda Rose and Most Fragrant Rose. Named to celebrate the life of Skyla Rose Keating, a brave fighter of DIPG brain cancer.

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Floribunda. Delicate shades of cream and shell pink, this rose has a gorgeous ruffled shape with a deeper pink on the reverse of the petals. Health dark green foliage set off these beautiful blooms. Bred in NZ by Rob Somerfield. 2024 release.

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aka The Kent Rose

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.

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Floribunda. A Serendipity - Flower Carpet cross that has produced a gorgeous medium sized bushy rose with delicious Creamy yellow flowers that are produced abundantly and accompanied by a delicate fragrance. Bred in NZ By Rob Somerfield 2014

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Hybrid Tea. The pointed buds open to reveal creamy white, fragrant blooms with golden stamens that are displayed to perfection against the deep green glossy foliage. Named for the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul, consecrated in 1852. A lovely rose. 2003.

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Floribunda. This rose definitely lives up to its name. Gorgeous smoky pink blooms are produced in large clusters throughout the season. Nice compact habit. A winner of the Gold Star of the South Pacific. Bred by Rob Somerfield in NZ, 2006. PVR.

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Floribunda. Delivering an abundance of fragrant, soft golden-apricot blooms above mid green leaves. Continuous flowering, lovely for the garden or enjoy your 'strawberry blonde' in a container. Bred in NZ By Rob Somerfield 2014.

Certificate of Merit, International RoseTrial Palmerston North 2017

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Floribunda. Lovely, large semi-double flowers of creamy-white, heavily flushed with pink that deepens in tone towards the edges. Continuous flowering, lovely for the garden or serve up your 'Strawberry Ice' in a favourite container. Multi Award Winner. 1978.

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aka Summer Gold

Floribunda Patio. This cheerful deep yellow rose will delight with regular flushes of bloom throughout the season. Lightly scented with nice glossy green foliage, and a compact habit. From the 'Palace' TM Collection bred for flower power. Multi Award Winner. PVR. 2002.

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Floribunda. Vivid, vibrant flower power – hot coral orange blooms with a pale yellow reverse. Healthy, shrub type growth with glossy foliage to match. Multi international award winner. Repeat flowering with soft fragrance. Bred by renowned Kordes Roses.

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Patio Climber. Petite butter yellow, semi-double flowers, fading into soft lemon. Free flowering and bee friendly. Ideal for growing up a short obelisk, frame or in a courtyard setting. Bred by Kordes Rosen Germany.

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Patio Weeper Std 1.8m. Petite butter yellow, semi-double flowers, fading into soft lemon. Free flowering and bee friendly. Cascading branches of flowers throughout summer. Bred by Kordes Rosen Germany.

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Patio Weeper Std 1.8m. Stunning sprays of petite, soft blush pink blooms Lovely sweet fragrance. Repeat flowering, healthy grower. Bred by Kordes Rosen, Germany.

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Hybrid Tea. Tobasco has medium to large orange salmon blooms found both singularly and in substantial clusters. In full flower it is a magnificent sight. The bush is a medium height and has a nice upright growth habit with good disease tolerance.

Certificate of Merit, Palmerston North Rose Trial ground, Rob Somerfield 2017

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Patio Climber. Here's something beautiful to grow when you want a climbing rose but don't have a lot of space. Cream buds open to reveal large, double white blooms that are overlaid with a soft creamy pink. Nice fragrance and attractive glossy pointed foliage. Rose of the Year 1997.

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Polyantha. This Polyantha rose should really be part of the 'Pollyanna' group as it always looks so cheerful. Pretty pink trusses of small, globular, double blooms appear in joyful abundance from spring right through to winter. The mid green foliage is glossy and shows good disease resistance. 1932.

The Fairy is a great rose for group planting or using as a ground cover rose. It is tolerant of poorer soils and will even cope with a little shade. The Fairy is happy in a container and copes well with a haircut at just about any time. Recommended.

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Austin. Perfect rosette shaped flowers of soft yellow The outer petals are slightly paler than the centre. The blooms that are freely produced have a nice delicate fragrance. Very reliable with strong growth habit. A great addition to any garden.

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Floribunda. This compact little rose has blooms that are an unusual blend of salmon pink, copper and lavender. Generous amount of bloom throughout the season offset against dark glossy foliage that is generally healthy. Lightly scented. Multi Award Winner. USA 2006. PVR.

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Floribunda. A surprising rose with gorgeous long white buds that open to reveal interiors of bright scarlet off set by the white reverse. The regular clusters of semi-double flowers have an unusual pinwheel form and carry a soft fragrance. Glossy green, disease resistant foliage. 2006.

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Floribunda. A surprising rose with gorgeous long white buds that open to reveal interiors of bright scarlet off set by the white reverse. The regular clusters of semi-double flowers have an unusual pinwheel form and carry a soft fragrance. Glossy green, disease resistant foliage. PVR 2006.

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aka Uetersen or Rosarium Uetersen

Climber Modern. A showy, healthy rose with large semi-double flowers of glowing pink. The flowers are continuous through-out the season and have a nice light fragrance. Tolerant of some shade. Named after the Rosarium Uetersen garden in Germany. 1977.

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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.

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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.

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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.