Great Britain
The Royal National Rose Society
The Gardens of the RoseChiswell 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
| C-convention F-festival L-lecture M-meeting R-rose show S-seminar T-trials |
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| 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 |