Mattocks awarded Silver Gilt for Cut and Container-Grown Roses at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2013
Mattocks, the consumer facing rose brand of commercial grower, John Woods Nurseries, was awarded a Silver Gilt for Cut and Container-Grown Roses, creating the beautiful display at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2013 from 9-14 July 2013.
Blooms included the new Rose Cherry Girl, launched at the show, which is a floribunda rose from Kordes. Featuring soft red double blooms on sturdy stems, the rose has healthy disease resistant foliage. Its compact growth makes Rose Cherry Girl ideal for borders and patio pots.
The entire display was awarded a Silver Gilt in the Roses and Floristry Vintage Festival and during the show attracted many visitors, including Formula One presenter Suzi Perry.
Mattocks Roses are stocked by nearly 180 outlets across the UK, including branches of The Garden Centre Group, Notcutts, Strikes of Klondyke and many independent garden centres, all of whom are detailed on the Mattocks Website.
Mattocks was established in 1875, since when it has earned a reputation for introducing novel disease resistant rose varieties in a wide range of colours, selected for their health, fragrance and outstanding garden performance.
For further information about Mattocks Roses, visit www.mattocks.co.uk.
For further information about John Woods Nurseries, visit
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Mattocks
Mattocks was established in Oxfordshire in 1875. Since then, the company has built a reputation for consistently developing novel, disease-resistant varieties of roses and creating beautiful displays at the RHS Flower Shows at Chelsea and Hampton Court Palace.
Mattocks is also responsible for the County® series of roses, flowers developed for – and named after – a number of British counties.
A wide range of colours, gentle fragrances and outstanding health properties ensure that all roses in the Mattocks range stand out from the crowd and give excellent garden performance.
The company also acts as UK agent for W. Kordes’ Söhne of Germany, one of the world’s most prolific rose breeders.
Mattocks is a subsidiary of Suffolk-based John Woods Nurseries, Gold award winner at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2010, for its Upwardly Mobile garden feature.
The work of Mattock’s has been recognised with a string of awards in recent years, including:
Best Rose exhibit Hampton Court Flower Show 2009
Gold medal Hampton Court Flowers Show 2009
Gold medal Hampton Court Flower Show 2008
Rose of The Year 2006 – Champagne Moment
Gold Standard Rose trials 2009 – Golden Beauty, Summer Beauty
Gold Standard Rose trials 2008 – Lancashire, Red Finesse, Temptress
Gold Standard Rose trials 2006 – Champagne Moment, Silver Ghost
Rose Of The Year® and Roses UK
Mattocks Joie de Vivre rose won the 2011 ROSE OF THE YEAR® award. Rose Of The Year® was introduced in 1982 and its aim is to discover by trials the best rose(s) in any given year. The prize is awarded by Roses UK, a joint marketing venture between BARB (British Association Of Rose Breeders) and the British Rose Group of the HTA (previously known as the British Rose Growers Association). Rose of the Year® aims to maintain and increase the profile of the nation's favourite flower, the rose, through promotional activities
Rose breeders are invited, through Roses UK, to enter what they consider to be the best of their up and coming varieties in to the Rose of the Year competition; generally up to 20 varieties are submitted annually.
Staffordshire Society
The County® of Staffordshire Rose was bred by Mattocks for the Staffordshire Society. The Society exists to represent the geographical County of Staffordshire (Based on the pre 1974 boundaries) and make people aware of their Staffordshire heritage. Key to achieving these objectives are social gatherings which encourage cordiality and good fellowship amongst its members, and support for worthy causes within the county of Staffordshire.
