Latest news
Here are some news articles so you can keep up with what Rob and his roses are getting up to
Rob Somerfield tops trials with 'Mulberry Wine'
Rob Somerfield has taken out the top award for a new New Zealand rose for the 11th time.
Pacific Rose Bowl Festival 2023:
It is the ninth time he has won the award for the New Zealand Rose of the Year, this time for Skyla Rose.
NZ Rose of the Year 2022:
Tauranga rose breeder cleans up Pacific Rose Bowl festival awards.
Pacific Rose Bowl Festival returns 2022
The four-day Pacific Rose Bowl Festival is returning after being on hold for a couple of years due to Covid restrictions. It begins on Thursday 10th November at Rogers Rose Garden at Hamilton.
‘Pride of palmy’ rose
"Pride of Palmy" has been chosen as the name of a yellow rose that will be launched in 2020 to celebrate 50 years of Palmerston North hosting international rose trials at the Esplanade. Click below to read more.
Top roses revealed at Palmerston North trial grounds 2020
Tauranga rose breeder Rob Somerfield has done it again, picking up his ninth Gold Star of the South Pacific Award for the best rose grown and judged at the trial grounds in Palmerston North.
pacific rose bowl 2019
This article explores the results of the 2019 Pacific Rose Bowl Festival 2019. Click below to read more.
Pacific rose bowl at hamilton gardens 2019
Rob wins his 6th Pacific rose bowl at Hamilton Gardens. Click below to learn more.
New zealand rose of the year
Click below to learn more about the New Zealand rose of the year and other roses awarded prizes at the Hamilton Gardens Rose Festival 2018
NZ rose society Award
Click below to learn more about the New Zealand Rose society award Rob was recently awarded in Hamilton.
ROb on radiolive
Head to the Radiolive website to listen to Rob talk about breading roses and the Hamilton trials. This can be found under the ‘Home and Garden’ section under ‘Roses are out in colour’.
ROb is Heading to Dunedin
Click the link below to find out about Rob travelling to Dunedin and his up and coming rose 'Otago University'.
Hayward college
Click below to find out more about the rose 'Hayward college' bred by Rob for the silver jubilee of Otago University's Hayward College
Palmerston north trial grounds 2017
Click below to see the results of the Palmerston north trial grounds and see how Rob got on
2017 Rose of the year
Click below to find out more about the winning roses at the 2017 Pacific Rose Bowl Festival at the Hamilton Gardens.
Palmerston north rose trials 2016
Click below to find out how Rob went at the 2016 international trials in Palmerston North.
rose of the year 2016
Click below to read more about how Rob got on at the Hamilton Garden trial grounds in 2016