The 2024 meetings of the Nashville Rose Society will be held at the Cheekwood Estate and Gardens.
The Cheekwood Estate and Gardens is located at 1200 Forrest Park Dr, Nashville, Tennessee 37205. The meetings are free to guests, as is admission to Cheekwood for meetings. Simply tell the gate attendant that you are there for the Nashville Rose Society meeting.
Visit the post for the current monthly meeting for the location of the meeting that month.
For a list of past meetings and events, click here.
This will be the 99th time Roses In Review survey will be conducted. Rose growers everywhere can review new roses they’ve grown in their own garden. He will explain the how this survey is conducted and why it is important for all rosarians to complete. The results of the survey from members of our district will be posted on Tenarky website. Results from across the country determine the ratings that will go into the 2025 American Rose Society handbook Selecting Roses, a rose-buying guide to more than 3,000 varieties that all ARS members receive each year.
Please note that everyone can participate in Roses In Review. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ROSE SOCIETY TO PARTICIPATE! Jeff is asking that you wait until after his presentation to complete the survey.
In addition, Jeff will also be sharing information on some disease resistant varieties.
In the early eighty’s, Jeff and Cindy Garrett bought a house in Hixson, Tennessee, and planted their first three roses. They just were not performing for them. After reading an article in the local newspaper by Lester Smith talking about growing good roses, they decided to give him a call. Lester invited them over to his garden, which they found to be absolutely beautiful. He took them under his wing and began mentoring them on growing roses. He also took them to a Tri-State Rose Society of Chattanooga meeting. They were hooked!
They moved to their current home on Lake Chickamauga in 1989. That spring they added two rose beds with about 96 plants total. Over the years they have continued to develop their landscape to its current capacity of just over 350 roses.
They have both served their local society, the Tri-State Rose Society of Chattanooga, as President on numerous occasions. Currently they are editors of their local society newsletter, “Basal Breaks”. The Garretts have been honored with the Bronze Medal from their local society.
They are both active in the American Rose Society and are Master Rosarians. They have won a National Trophy for rose exhibiting and have been honored with the Silver Medal from the Tenarky District of the American Rose Society. They have both also won the Outstanding Consulting Rosarian Award for the Tenarky District. For many years Jeff has been the Tenarky District Roses In Review Coordinator. They are also regional editor’s for the annual Horizon Roses publication.
After thirty years with TVA, they both retired in January 2006. They now spend most of our time playing golf and growing roses. The Garretts have found growing roses to be a great hobby. They both enjoy it and it provides a wonderful stress relief to their hectic lives. Perhaps the only thing better than the beautiful flowers is the wonderful friends they have made through their local society and the ARS.
Don’t forget – The August meeting will be the SECOND Sunday of August, due to construction in the Massey Auditorium of Botanic Hall during the first week of the month.
The meeting will be held in the Massey Auditorium of Botanic Hall / Visitor Services Building at Cheekwood Garden and Estate. The Cheekwood Campus Map shows the location of Botanic Hall.
Note: Admission to Cheekwood is not required – let the gate attendant know that you are attending the NRS Meeting in Botanic Hall.
The 2024 Tenarky District Fall Convention & Rose Show will be held October 4-6, 2024, at the Warren County Extension Office, 5162 Russellville Road, Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Sip & Snack on Friday evening and the banquet on Saturday evening are at the Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the Convention hotel.
The Convention and Rose Show are hosted by the Louisville and Bowling Green Rose Societies.
The Rose Show will be held on Saturday, October 5. Doors open at 5:30 a.m. CDT . The Placement Committee and/or exhibitors will place horticulture entries from 7:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. CDT. Exhibitors will place Challenge Class entries. Judging begins at 10:15 a.m. CDT. The show will be open to exhibitors when the judging is completed and the awards table is arranged. The Show will be open to the public from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. CDT and is free to the public.
For information on the events of this fun-filled weekend, click here.
Click here for the Rose Show Schedule.
Registration is required for all participants. Full payment must accompany each registration form. Exhibitors MUST be registered and have an exhibitor’s number on entry tags. Entry numbers will be on name tags at registration or may be obtained from the registrar prior to the show. Registration must be received by September 30 for food tally. Anyone registering after September 30, will not be able to attend the banquet.The registration form is here.
Hotel accommodations are at the Holiday Inn University Plaza in Bowling Green, Kentucky. There are a limited number of rooms at the Convention price! There are other events on this date, so make your room reservation very soon! The deadline for the Convention price is September 3, 2024. Click here to reserve your room.
Please plan to attend!
Bring your roses to the Fairs!
Both the Wilson County Fair and the Tennessee State Fair will be held in the James E. Ward Agricultural Center, 945 E. Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, TN from Thursday, August 15 through Saturday, August 24, 2024.
The Wilson County Rose Show is open to Wilson County Residents, members of the Wilson County Gardeners Guild, members of the Wilson County Master Gardeners, members of a Wilson County FCE Club, or members of the Nashville Rose Society over 18 years old. The Tennessee State Rose Show is open to any Tennessee resident over 18 years old.
Exhibits for both shows must be entered at the Expo Center between 2pm and 6:30pm on Wednesday, August 14. You must register before the entry date – one registration works for both the Wilson County and the State Rose Shows. There is no cost to enter in either show.
There is no admission charge to enter the Fair Grounds to submit your entries. Once the State Rose Show judging is complete, exhibits will be transferred (by the Fair) to the Made in TN Building where they will be displayed for the duration of the Fair.
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We hope to see you at the Fair!
For a list of past meetings and events, click here.