As the weather cools, what does a rose garden need to thrive? Ron Daniel and John Wendler, Co-Presidents of the Nashville Rose Society, led a workshop on Sunday, September 18, 2022, that covered fall activities like fertilizing, spraying, watering, deadheading, and winterizing roses.
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NRS 2022 Fall Grand Prix Rose Show Winners
The 2022 Fall Grand Prix Rose Show was held during the Nashville Rose Society regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Sunday, September 11, 2022, in the Potter Room at Cheekwood Gardens & Estate. The purpose of the Grand Prix is to give members a chance to learn about and practice exhibiting roses.
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Sept. 17-18 – 2022 Tenarky District Fall Rose Show & Convention Schedule and Registration Form
Hosted by the Nashville Rose Society
Exciting news for everyone! Mark your calendars and plan to come to the 2022 Tenarky District Fall Rose Show & Convention at Cheekwood Gardens in Nashville.
The show and convention will be held Saturday and Sunday, September 17-18. We will have horticulture, arrangements, and photography divisions. As this is our district rose show, we will have the 13 Tenarky District Challenge Horticulture Classes which includes the much sought-after Moore and McFarland trophies. Arrangements will include (for only the second time) the Sam Jones Memorial Arrangement Challenge class. This is your opportunity to enter your roses in district classes that are not available at our local shows.
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Sept. 11, 2-4:30 – Fall Grand Prix Rose Show at Cheekwood
The purpose of the Grand Prix is to give members a chance to learn about and practice exhibiting roses. A grooming room will be open at 1pm. Experienced exhibitors will be there to help anyone needing help grooming their roses. All you need to do is know the names of the roses you bring.
Click here to open the schedule for the Grand Prix.
The 2022 Tenarky District Rose Show schedule will be discussed and there will be members who can help you fill out the tags that go on your entries.
Please note: The NRS Grand Prix rose shows are not sanctioned by the American Rose Society .
For more information on how roses are judged, visit the American Rose Society website, rose.org, and study the “Guidelines and Rules for Judging Roses”.
Directions to the Potter Room: Enter Cheekwood and drive up to the parking attendants at the top of the hill. If they direct you to park outside the stone gates and it is difficult for you to walk far, tell them that the Rose Society has spaces reserved in Lot A. If those spaces are foll, there is a golf cart shuttle that will bring you to Botanic Hall. Once you park, bypass the ticket booth and come to the first building on your left which is Botanic Hall (you will notice the building has a large covered entrance). Enter the building and turn left down the hall to the Potter Room.
GOOD NEWS! Resistance to Rose Rosette Disease has been identified!
by Teresa Byington and Dr. Mark Windham
Resistance to Rose Rosette Disease has been identified and is a GAME CHANGER!
Listen to the full RoseChat Podcast with Teresa Byington and Dr. Mark Windham. Dr. Windham brings us up to date on where we are today with the rose rosette research, what we’ve learned, and the direction the research is going. He also discusses the extreme need for research dollars to help fight this deadly disease.
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