Great Britain

The Royal National Rose Society

The Gardens of the Rose
Chiswell Green, St. Albans
Hertfordshire AL2 3NR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 0845 833 4344
Fax: +44 1727 850360
Email: mail@rosesociety.org
www.rosesociety.org
President - Mrs. Ann Bird
Office:
Chief Executive - Ms. Roz Hamilton
Admin/Membership - Maggie Tarbox or Anna Magowan

The Royal National Rose Society is the world's oldest and largest specialist plant society. It maintains the world famous Gardens of the Rose at its St. Albans, UK home, including the RNRS International Trial Ground.

The newly designed and replanted Gardens of the Rose opened in June 2007 to considerable acclaim. They will, of course, remain a work in progress for some time to come. More roses, companion plants and shrubs will be added in 2008.

The Society publishes a journal for members - The Rose - and handbooks on growing and selecting roses. It is also associated with several National Rose Shows each year.

Members may call on a free advisory service on all rose problems. Members of the Society particularly interested in heritage roses may join its Historic Roses Group.

Fees:
Single UK: £26 per year
Double UK: £35 per year
Affiliated Society UK: £40 per year
Foreign: please enquire

When the Roses Bloom

Area & First Bloom Date Main Bloom Date
North - late June mid July
South - mid June late June

Calendar of Rose Events - 2008

DATE
SITE
C-convention
F-festival
L-lecture
M-meeting
R-rose show
S-seminar
T-trials
ORGANIZED BY
COMMENT
May 8-11 Malvern Show   Spring Gardening Show
May 20-24 Royal Hospital, Chelsea F Royal Horticultural Society Chelsea Flower Show
June 11-15 NEC Birmingham R   BBC Gardeners' World Live
June 21-22 Squires Garden Centre, Bagshot, Farnham, Surrey R RNRS Great Summer Rose Show
June 28-29 Shugborough Hall, Staffordshire R   West Midlands Rose Society at the Shugborough Garden Show
July 5-6 Newby Hall, Ripon,Yorkshire R RNRS Mid Summer Rose Show
July 8-13 Hampton Court Palace F Royal Horticultural Society Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
July 26 The Gardens of the Rose,
Chiswell Green
M RNRS Annual General Meeting
July 26-27 The Gardens of the Rose,
Chiswell Green
R RNRS RNRS National Show for Miniature Roses
September 12-14 The Showground,
Harrogate, Yorkshire
R RNRS The Great Autumn Rose Show
September 27-28 Malvern R RNRS Autumn Show