Welcome to the Rose Society UK and welcome to 2019
In the Member’s Area you will find the latest Rose Times – Winter Edition and an update from The World Federation of Rose Societies.
With Spring weather comes new growth on the roses, pruning, feeding and mulching. Exhibitors will be preparing for the show season ahead and here’s the good news! THE 2019 SHOW SCHEDULES are now available!
Members may download the schedule from the Member’s Page OR a hard copy can be requested from the Show Chair by using the Contact Form Here
Last year a cold wet spring gave way to a hot summer with little or no rain for weeks and the roses continued to bloom!
The long over-due rain came in August and the roses continued to bloom
Our first summer show of the year was at Squires Garden Centre in Shepperton where our President Colin Squire OBE and his staff were magnificent hosts.
The exhibitors didn’t let us down either as they arrived with thousands of pristine blooms to put on a wonderful display. St Fagans in Cardiff was the next ‘Festival of Roses’ followed by the Ryedale Rose Festival at R V Rogers roses in Pickering Yorkshire.
We had a Gold Medal winning stand at the Great Yorkshire Show where we met lots of rose enthusiasts and signed up new members to our growing society.
Chorley Flower show on 28th and 29th July was our next Society show. Our Advice and Information stand at the show won another Gold Medal for the society and we looked forward to another successful weekend.
The exhibitors again provided a wonderful display of roses and then the weather took centre stage. On the sunday, the wind blew and the rain arrived. Due to safety concerns, after several trade gazebos blew over, the organisers decided not to open the show to the public. It was a sudden and sad end to an otherwise successful show. We have recently heard fro Chorley that next year’s show will go ahead as planned.
Harrogate Autumn show was a record breaker! The highest number of exhibitors and entries and the public had a superb show of excellent quality autumn roses.
In spite of appalling weather, our exhibitors, members and visitors to our society stands all reported that it had been a ‘good year for the roses!’
The society won Gold and Premier Gold medals at shows throughout the country where we met thousands of rose lovers.
For Members
The all copies of The Rose Times are available to download from the Member’s Area
Derek Lawrence, Executive Director of the World Federation of Rose Societies considers his . . . . . . . .
Desert Island Roses. What are your seven ‘must have’ roses? Find out what Derek’s are in the Winter newsletter in the Member’s Area
You think last summer was hot? Find out from ARS and Rose Society UK member Hal Reynolds, how he grows prize-winning roses in the desert! Hal tells all in the Winter Rose Times
2018 Dean Hole Challenge-winning exhibitor, Neil Duncan, tells us why he grows roses and what drives him on . . . . . .
“When I was fifteen, for my first job, I moved to Lew a small village just outside Witney to a horse breaking yard, as a part of the job, when we weren’t busy with horses, we looked after the gardens” . . . . . . . . . read the full story in The Rose Times located in the Member’s Area
Gareth Davies with some of his winning exhibits at the Royal Welsh Show
Society Vice Chairman, Gareth Davies recalls a trip ‘Down Under’ in his article; Rose Gardens of Adelaide, Tasmania and New Zealand”
. . . . . . . . . find out which ones in the Winter Newsletter located in the Member’s Area
Dr Elizabeth Perks tells us about her treasure trove of rose books
See the full story of A Rosarian’s Library in Febraury’s Newsletter located in the Member’s Area
Robert “Bob” Martin was installed as “POTARS” – President of the American Rose Society in October 2018.
Here Bob tells us why he believes that rose shows are an invaluable facet of any society.
“The primary educational value of a rose show lies in the education of its participants. And, as an educational organization, the rose show is the most single important educational activity that a rose society can undertake” . . . . . . get the full story in February’s Newsletter located in the Member’s Area
Our next rose show, the Spring Show at RHS Malvern is in
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