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NRS Constitution & Bylaws Revised and Approved

The NRS Constitution and Bylaws have been updated and approved by membership at the February, 2026, meeting. The previous version of these documents was April 24, 2017.

Some of the changes were based on IRS requirements to other Rose Societies and others were made based on changes with the times. For example:
– verbiage was added that votes could be taken at virtual meetings, not just in-person,
– allowing co-presidents to be the same as an individual president (ie, Ron and John, and Janie and Liz)
– requiring that a financial audit be conducted every year
– requiring that a tax return be filed every year (we could lose our non-profit status if this is not done)
– specifying that membership expiration notices may be by email, not the label on the snail-mail
– meetings will be held monthly, not specifying the day of the month

For a copy of the Constitution of the Nashville Rose Society (Revised by NRS Executive Committee January 18, 2026 and approved by membership), click here.

Registration now Open for 2026 ARS Rose Show & Convention

The Medley of Roses – 2026 American Rose Society Convention and Rose Show will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, October 2-5, 2026, at the Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport Hotel.

Registration is now open!

Robin Jennings, Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Heirloom Roses
We have a great line up of speakers including Robin Jennings, Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Heirloom Roses (soon to be rebranded Heirloom since they sell much more than roses). Robin was recently a guest of Teresa Byington on the RoseChat Pod cast. Robin shares “Finding Your Bloomate, Lessons from the Philadelphia Flower Show”.

Listen to Teresa and Robin’s Podcast to get an idea of the excitement and energy that our speakers will bring to the Medley of Roses – 2026 American Rose Society Convention and Rose Show.

For the complete list of speakers, click here. Many of our sessions qualify for ARS Consulting Rosarian credit.

We hope to see you at the convention in October!

Saturday, April 4, 11:00am – Hendersonville Gardening Community Talk Series: Different Types & Groups of Roses

Join us for a wonderful morning all about roses with Ron Daniels, Master Rosarian and Sumner County Master Gardener. Ron will share his extensive experience growing roses and explain the different types and groups of roses along with their proper pruning methods.

The presentation will also include a live rose pruning demonstration, giving you practical tips you can use in your own garden. Whether you’re new to roses or already love growing them, this talk will help you care for them with confidence. 🌱🌸

📍 Hendersonville Public Library – Community Room
🗓 Saturday, April 4, 2026
⏰ 11:00 A.M.

Free and open to the public. Bring a friend and grow with us! 🌿✨

Monday, April 6, 6:30-8:30 pm – Your Best Roses

Please join us for our April 2026 meeting of the Nashville Rose Society in the Massey Auditorium of Botanic Hall / Visitor Services Building at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens. The evening will begin with time to mix and mingle at 6:30 PM, followed by the program at 7:00 PM.

The presentation will feature a curated collection of member-submitted photos and descriptions showcasing roses that are thriving in Middle Tennessee gardens.

The program will highlight varieties demonstrating strong disease resistance, repeat bloom, and overall garden performance in our local climate.

Guests are welcome to attend. Simply tell the gate attendant that you are there for the Nashville Rose Society meeting.

Feb 27-28, 2026 – Tenarky District Mid-Winter Workshop & Photo Contest

by Howard Carman, Tenarky District Director

Another year of growing roses has passed and what a year it was for the local rose societies of Tenarky. There were nice rose shows in Bowling Green, Nashville, Louisville and a GREAT 2025 Tenarky Convention and Rose Show in Memphis. The Memphis Rose Society did a fantastic job with providing an outstanding venue for our members to show our roses. These shows are important for two reasons, showing new people how nice roses can be and the opportunity for rose growers to show and get rewarded for all their hard work tending their roses throughout the year.

Our Tenarky Mid-Winter Workshop & Photo Contest is to be held in Bowling Green on February 27-28, 2026. I have reserved a larger room so that we will be able to have the vendors in the same room as the meeting. We have speakers lined up for great programs.

Sonja Lallemand, Editor of Illinois-Indiana District, will be speaking on Old Garden Roses, and you will enjoy her French pronunciation of rose names. Natalie Carmolli from Proven Winners is joining us virtually as well as providing some roses, then we also have Joe and Carrie Berg as our last speakers of the day presenting a program called “He says, she says”.

I will be bringing some potted roses for auction and selling with all the proceeds going to Tenarky, I have a couple of Dave Bang roses that I bought from K & M Roses when they had them discounted that I will donate to Tenarky also. I look forward to seeing everyone.

The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn University Plaza at 1021 Wilkinson Trace, Bowling Green, KY 42103, phone 270-745-0088. The hotel has provided a link here for reservations. The room block name is “Tenarky District of the American Rose Society Winter Workshop”. The hotel cutoff for reduced rate is January 27, 2026.

Here is the information you need!

Registration Form
Schedule of Events and Speakers
Photo Contest Schedule

Register Now!! We hope to see you in Bowling Green!