Great Britain
The Royal National Rose Society
The Gardens of the RoseChiswell Green, St. Albans
Hertfordshire AL2 3NR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 845 833 4344
Fax: +44 (0) 1727 850 360
Email: mail@rrnrs.org
www.rnrs.org
President - Mr. Rod Petty
Office:
Chief Executive Officer- Ms. Roz Hamilton
The Royal National Rose Society is the world's oldest 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 were added in 2008 and 2009.
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: £30 (plus joining fee of £5)
Double UK: £40 (plus joining fee of £5)
Single Foreign: £50 (plus joining fee of £5)
Double Foreign: £65 (plus joining fee of £5)
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 - 2011
| C-convention F-festival L-lecture M-meeting R-rose show S-seminar T-trials |
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| May 13-15 | Malvern | Show | Three Counties Agricultural Society / RNRS | Spring Gardening Show |
| May 24-28 | Royal Hospital, Chelsea | F | Royal Horticultural Society | Chelsea Flower Show |
| June 11 - July 31 | Gardens of the Rose St. Albans |
RNRS | Gardens of the Rose open 7 days per week, 10am - 5pm | |
| June 15-19 | NEC Birmingham | R | Royal Horticultural Society | BBC Gardeners' World Live |
| June 25-26 | Squires Garden Centre, Badshot Lea, Farnham | R | RNRS | Early Summer Rose Show |
| July 5-10 | Hampton Court Palace | F | Royal Horticultural Society | Hampton Court Palace Flower Show |
| July 9-10 | Lakeland Westmorland Showfield - Nr Kendal | R | RNRS | Mid Summer Show |
| July 20-24 | Tatton Park | Show | Royal Horticultural Society | Flower Show |
| September 18-19 | The Showground, Harrogate, Yorkshire |
R | RNRS | Autumn Rose Show |
| September 24-25 | Malvern Hills | R | Three Counties Agricultural Society / RNRS | Autumn Rose Show |