Category: Rose Events

The 2025 Music City Rose Show presented by the Nashville Rose Society was held on Saturday, September 13-14, in Massey Auditorium at at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens.

Best in Show (Divisions I & II) winner is Ricky Lockhart, member of the Bowling Green Rose Society, with Hannah Gordon Floribunda in the Three Spray Challenge.

Linda Bowen, Nashville Rose Society, went home with both Queen (Crescendo) and King (Ring of Fire) of the Royal Court. Jean Harbstreet, Nashville Rose Society, won Princess and Novice Queen with the same Ring of Fire. Congratulations, Jean!

Ricky Lockhart swept the Miniflora Court with Queen (Dr. Troy Garrett), King (Shirley Raye) and Princess (Vernon Ricard).

Queen of the Miniature Court was Joy, shown by Ricky Lockhart, Renegade shown by Ron Daniels, and Daddy Frank shown by Gene Meyer.

Overall head table winner was Ricky Lockhart with 15 winners. Second place yours Gene Meyer with 10 winners. Third place Marty Reich with six winners. Linda Schork had five winners. Bob Bowen, Linda Bowen and Lisa Schaaf each had three winners.

2025 Royal Court

Place	Varity	Shown By	Certificate
Queen	Crescendo	Linda Bowen	ARS
King	Ring of Fire	Linda Bowen	ARS
Princess	Ring of Fire	Jean Harbstreet	ARS
Royal Court	Cajun Sunrise	Ricky Lockhart	NRS
Royal Court	Clair Elyse	Ricky Lockhart	NRS
Royal Court	Louise Estes	Ricky Lockhart	NRS
Royal Court	Donna Martin	Gene Meyer	NRS
Royal Court	Let Freedom Ring	Linda Schork	NRS
Royal Court	Pope John Paul II	Linda Schork	NRS

2025 Miniflora Rose Court

Place	Rose	Shown By	Certificate
Queen	Dr. Troy Garrett	Ricky Lockhart	ARS
King	Shirley Raye	Ricky Lockhart	ARS
Princess	Vernon Ricard	Ricky Lockhart	ARS
Court	Trinket	Ricky Lockhart	NRS
Court	Marshmallow Bubblegum	Martha Garman	NRS
Court	Healthcare Hero	Gene Meyer	NRS
Court	Miss Mabel	Gene Meyer	NRS

2025 Miniature Rose Court

Place	Rose	Shown By	Certificate
Queen	Joy	Ricky Lockhart	ARS
King	Renegade	Ron Daniels	ARS
Princess	Daddy Frank	Gene Meyer	ARS
Court	Pierrine	Gordon McClellan	NRS
Court	Arcanum	Bob Bowen	NRS
Court	Swirly Pop	Linda Schork	NRS

There are many more class winners besides the ones shown above, congratulations to all of those exhibitors as well. Click here for a complete list of winners.

You are invited…

to the Great American / Tennessee Garden Party at Wilson County / Tennessee Stat Fair. The Party will be held on the Hometown Stage of the Expo Center at the James E. Ward Agricultural Center, 945 E. Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, TN on Saturday August 23, 2025.

Sponsors include:

Giveaways! You must be present to win! Wear Your favorite garden party hat!

*SCHEDULE*

10:00am – 11:30am Lucas Holman – Kids Garden Clinic, “Propagating Success for Kids”

11:30am – 12:30pm Jason Reeves – “Planting Evergreens in Your Landscape and Making Holiday Wreath Demo”, Demo and Presentation

12:30pm-1:30pm Registration and submit entries for Charcuterie Showdown!

12:30pm-1:00pm Beekeeper Jessica Dodds-Davis, “What happens in the bee hive?” – Jessica will present the different bees, the role they play, how they pollinate and how honey is made

1:00pm-1:30 Kristen Hightower – “Slice, Stack, and Savor: A Guide to Charcuterie Done Right!” demonstrate the basics of assembling a charcuterie board

1:30pm-3:00pm – Charcuterie Showdown! Competition for building garden themed charcuterie board, Nick Beres, Channel 5 News, Master of Ceremonies

2:30pm -3:00pm Music by Stefani Daniels

3:00pm-4:00pm Ron Daniels, “Growing Roses” – Ron will present tips and tricks for growing prize winning roses. After his talk, Ron will be at a table at the back of the Hometown audience to sign purchased copies of his book “Rose Therapy” and answer rose questions.

4:00pm Rose Showcase – Showcase a variety of entries in the Rose Show – artwork, poetry, music, crafts, etc

4:45pm-5:00pm Sally Murphy – “How are Paintings and Gardens Alike?”

5:00pm-6:00pm Michael Zimmerman of Apple and Dove Cut Flower Farm, Gallatin TN – Step into the elegance of the Victorian era with our Floriography Class, where Mike shares the hidden language of flowers and demonstrates how to craft a bouquet rich with meaning.

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The 2025 Music City Rose Show presented by the Nashville Rose Society will be held at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens – Massey Auditorium on Saturday, September 13 (1:00pm – 5:00pm), and Sunday, September 14 (11:00am – 4:00pm).

The rose preparation area at Massey Hall will open at 6 a.m. on Saturday. Horticulture entries will be placed on the exhibition tables by show personnel from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Challenge exhibits will be placed by the exhibitor. Judging will begin at 10:30 a.m.

The back gate opens at 6 a.m. on Saturday, September 13, 2025. If you plan to enter the back gate 6-8 a.m., please contact Gene Meyer so your name will be on a list for the guard. The back gate is accessed off of Cheek Road. The front gate opens at 8 a.m.

Click here for a copy of the Rose Show Schedule.

The Rose Show will be open to the public from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Weekend Events are FREE to the Public (all in Massey Auditorium)

Saturday, September 13 at 2:30 p.m.- Seminar on the “Basics of Growing Roses”, presented by: Ron Daniels, ARS Master Rosarian and NRS Past President.

Following the seminar Ron will have a “Meet the Author & Book Signing” for his book Rose Therapy.

We look forward to seeing you at the Nashville Rose Society Annual Rose Show!

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