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Birmingham Rose Show 2014 – Best of Birmingham

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Come out to the Birmingham Rose Show Sat & Sunday May 10 & 11 at the Birmingham Botanical Garden. See hundreds of roses on display, as well as exhibitions of photography and floral arrangements. Continue reading →

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An Award & Holiday Cheer Challenge Update

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Chris VanCleave aka “The Redneck Rosarian” is awarded the Bronze Honor Medal from the Birmingham Rose Society. This is the highest honor that can be awarded at a local Rose Society. Mr. VanCleave’s work on increasing membership, chairing the 2011 & 2012 rose shows as well as a commitment to community service were all mentioned in remarks given by Dr. Harold Settle at the awards event. Continue reading →

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Good News For Rose Growers & Exhibitors

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

Great news for rose growers! A new website dedicated to miniature and miniflora variety roses that promises to be a “one stop shop” for the best exhibition and garden variety roses. Continue reading →

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Tenarky District Fall Rose Show

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

The TENARKY District of the American Rose Society is comprised of 10 local societies in Tennessee, Eastern Arkansas and Kentucky. Rose garden enthusiasts throughout the region will travel to Nashville with their blossoms in coolers in hopes of having their roses named “Queen of the Show.” Continue reading →

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Rose Show Results

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

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 Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

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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My Garden In Bloom!

Posted on April 28, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

It been a blooming week in the rose garden. Most of our floribundas are now in bloom, as are many of our hybrid teas. This is about two weeks earlier that we like to see them bloom. Most of you … Continue reading →

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First Bloom – ‘Ketchup & Mustard’ Floribunda

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

I’ll have to admit that I was a bit skeptical about ordering a rose named for condiments, but its color combination intrigued me and so I ordered three. We planted these around our lamp post on the front lawn. They … Continue reading →

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3 Year Wait Over

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Chris VanCleave - America's Favorite Rose Gardener

I began planting floribunda roses about 3 years ago. Not only to provide color for the garden, but also to try for a chance to put together an artist’s palette. An artist’s palette is displayed at Rose Shows to showcase floribundas. … Continue reading →