September is Rose Show Time in Nashville! The Japanese beetles are gone and with a good watering and spraying program, the roses will never look better. You have until 8pm on Sunday, September 20, to submit your photographs for the 2020 NRS Virtual Rose Show.
Entering is easy:
• This is not a photography show (but you will have to take pictures)
• Take photos in clear containers
• Use wedging if needed to improve the pose of the rose
• Two entries in each horticulture class is permitted
• Take photos in clear containers
• Use wedging if needed to improve the pose of the rose
• Two entries in each horticulture class is permitted
A variety of types of roses are planted in the Cheekwood Rose Study Garden. Because it is a hands-on teaching garden, roses are removed and new varieties added back to teach how to plant a rose. The list of roses in the garden change – click 
David Cook’s presentation to the Nashville Rose Society introduces the plants that attract beneficial insects to gardens and landscapes and identifies specific beneficial insects and mites that feed on other insects that damage plants. 
Since we are unable to hold an actual rose show this year, we are encouraging everyone to have some fun, take photos of your roses, and enter in our first virtual rose show open to all members of the Nashville Rose Society. This is not an ARS sanctioned rose show. NRS virtual certificates will be awarded.