Category Archives: Rose Society

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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Autumn Rose Garden Tour

Posted on November 6, 2011 by

Tina and I drove up to Chelsea Alabama Saturday morning to pick up an exhibitors box from a fellow member of the Rose Society. We had only heard descriptions of their rose garden and so we were also hoping for a … Continue reading →

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Day 30 – National Rose Month

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Well, It’s day 30 of National Rose Month and so draws to a close my daily posting of roses in honor of this occasion. I hope you have been inspired by the photos. Inspired in such a way that you … Continue reading →

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>Summer Garden Tours

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

As a part of our local rose society, each year in May, June and July we hold monthly meetings out in the gardens of our members and friends. This weekend we toured a members garden. I call it a hillside … 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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