Category Archives: Rose Show

Rose Show Results

Posted on May 15, 2012 by

Planning a rose show is quite an undertaking. We begin planning each year in December for a Mother’s Day weekend show.  The list of tasks to be performed is daunting; judges must be invited from out of town. (Judges cannot … Continue reading →

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2012 Birmingham Rose Show – This Weekend

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

It is  with great pride that I invite you to the 60th Annual Birmingham Rose Show.  Each year The Birmingham Rose Society sponsors the show as a showcase of the wonderful varieties of roses that are grown in the state … Continue reading →

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Pruning @ The Gardens 2012

Posted on March 6, 2012 by

We had an awesome time on Saturday pruning the Dunn Formal Rose Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens.   Volunteers from the Birmingham Rose Society and the Alabama Master Gardeners program all turned out to help. This annual effort in March clears … Continue reading →

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>Birmingham Rose Show – My Results

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

> We had a great time at the Birmingham Rose Show this weekend. It was great to see everyone out in force to enjoy the roses on display. The Dunn Formal Rose Garden at the Birmingham Botanical Gardens was in … Continue reading →

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>Rose Shows – Horticulture Division

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

> The Horticulture Division is the backbone of any rose show and allows people who attend to experience a multitude of roses in one place. The sections of entry outlined here are only a few of the classes in which … Continue reading →

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>Rose Shows – The English Box & Artist’s Palette

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

>The English Box and the Artists Palette have been at every rose show I have ever attended.They truly do show off the rose in a very striking manner. I view these entry classes as somewhat challenging. The English Box The … Continue reading →

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>Rose Shows – The Arrangements Division

Posted on May 3, 2011 by

> Arrangements add that zing to a rose show like nothing else. The Birmingham Rose show has no shortage of artistic arrangements each year. Our Society is blessed with an array of talented floral designers whose goal is to show … Continue reading →

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>Why We Show Roses – Guest Post

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

> As many of you know, the Birmingham Rose Show is this weekend May 7 & 8 at the beautiful Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Some people think, why bother to enter a show? I have to admit I thought that myself … Continue reading →

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>Wacky Alabama Weather

Posted on February 14, 2011 by

> On Wednesday, we had 2″ of snow on the ground and temps in the teens. By Sunday the temperature had risen to 60 degrees with the snow gone and the sun shining bright, I took an opportunity to get … Continue reading →

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>My Rose Show Results – Birmingham Rose Show 2010

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

> Do you ever go somewhere expecting nothing to happen, and then everything happens? So it was at the Birmingham Rose Show today. I had a few blooms and two bright ideas for arrangements to take to the show, with … Continue reading →

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