Category: NRS News

The Nashville Rose Society + Cheekwood Estate and Botanical Gardens

A Partnership in Education

By Jill Garabedian

 

The Rose Study Garden at Cheekwood in full bloom.
After many years of Nashville Rose Society meetings being held at Cheekwood, Ron Daniels, current Co-President of the NRS, wondered why there was not a rose garden on the grounds. Since one of the Nashville Rose Society priorities is rose education and a core value at Cheekwood is botanical education, it seemed a natural fit to have a study garden on site. Continue reading “The Nashville Rose Society + Cheekwood Estate and Botanical Gardens”

Cheekwood 2019 Century Star Award Presented to NRS

John Wendler and Bob Bowen receiving the 2019 Century Star Award from Cheekwood.
On March 29, 2020, John Wendler, Nashville Rose Society Co-President, and Bob Bowden, NRS Rose Study Garden Manager, received the Cheekwood 2019 Century Star Award for providing more than 100 hours of volunteer service during 2019.

The award is presented to the organization with the most volunteer hours during the year. This is the second year in a row that the Nashville Rose Society has been recognized.

The Nashville Rose Society members are solely responsible for maintaining the Rose Study Garden.

Danielle Hahn, World Renown Rose Expert, to Speak at Cheekwood

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Danielle Hahn, founder and owner of Rose Story Farm
Danielle Hahn, founder and owner of Rose Story Farm in Carpenteria CA will be a guest speaker at Cheekwood on Sunday February 2, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. Hosted by the Nashville Rose Society, Danielle will discuss the evolution of Rose Story Farm from its beginning in 1998 with 1000 rose bushes to the premier boutique rose garden grower in the U.S. with 30,000 rose bushes of over 300 varieties. She will also offer tips on rose garden design as well as how to create beautiful floral arrangements with roses.
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2020 Nashville Rose Society Executive Committee Announced

The 2020 Executive Committee of the Nashville Rose Society was announced at the December 8, 2019, meeting and Christmas dinner.

The next term of the Society president position will be co-lead by Ron Daniels and John Wendler. By sharing the responsibility of president, Ron and John will be able to bring even more leadership to the Society and to the rose community in Nashville.

The new position of Program Director was announced and will be fill by Jill Garabedian.
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