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  • Saturday, June 15, 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm – New England Rose Society Show & Sale

    Come see a large, colorful array of cut roses displayed at the annual New England Rose Society Show on June 15 from 12:00 – 3:00 at The New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill. The roses are judged and awarded ribbons and certificates by horticultural judges within the American Rose Society. Learn tips and tricks for easy rose growing and ask consulting rosarians your questions. You do not need to be a member of the New England Rose Society to enter roses. The New England Rose Society is affiliated with the American Rose Society and has been in existence for over 80 years. Their task is to inform and educate people about our national flower, the rose. For more information about the society, visit http://www.rosepetals.org/. This event is included with General Admission. We recommend purchasing your tickets online in advance to secure your preferred date. You can also buy tickets in person at the Garden. There will be two lectures. At 10:30 am, enjoy Easy Roses, Happy Gardens: A Stress-Free Introduction, and at 11:30, hear Friends and Foes of the Garden.

  • Saturday, September 10, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm – Winterizing Your Roses

    Roses are a classic plant that can brighten up any garden or home. In this September 10 New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill program, Teresa Mosher provides tips for choosing hardy roses, fertilizing, rose dormancy, fall rose care, and winter protection. Photos from her locally revered Zone 5 garden in Methuen are incorporated into the PowerPoint presentation. Each participant will take home a signed copy of Teresa’s book A Year in my Rose Garden. filled with very helpful rose caring information, photos, information on ordering roses, a list of tools and supplies, her favorite books to read, rose terms, favorite roses and much more.

    Teresa Mosher is one of the leading garden and rose consultants in New England. She has over 30 years of experience as an avid gardener and cares for forty flower beds, 250+ roses, and over 2000 perennials, shrubs and trees in her garden. She is currently president of the New England Rose Society, a Horticulture Rose Judge, and Consulting Rosarian for the American Rose Society.

    $35 Member Adult; $50 Adult (Registration includes admission to the Garden) Register HERE.

  • Sunday, June 25, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Rose Show

    Sunday, June 25, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm – Rose Show

    The New England Rose Society presents the Rose Show at Tower Hill Botanic Garden on Sunday, June 25 from noon – 4.  Free with admission to the garden.

     

  • Thursday, May 19, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Roses

    Thursday, May 19, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Roses

    David Cannistraro, past President of the New England Rose Society, will discuss a selection of rose types, and how to properly plant them, prune them through the growing season, and protect them in winter, on Thursday, May 19 at 7 pm in the Parkman Room of the Education Building at Elm Bank, 900 Washington Street in Wellesley. He’ll also review best methods to deadhead and fertilize, and include a comparison of natural and over-the-counter sprays.

    A fun program to make rose growing easy, this program will be hands-on with potted rose demonstrations. Mass Hort members $12, nonmembers $20 – register online at www.masshort.org.

    Also, current President of the NE Rose Society Teresa Mosher will be selling and signing her book, A Year in My Rose Garden.

  • Saturday, February 21, 10:00 am – Organic Solutions to Common Garden Problems

    The New England Rose Society is kicking off its 75 Anniversary year with a free presentation on Saturday, February 21, beginning at 10 am at the Methuen Senior Center, 77 Lowell Street in Methuen. The topic will be Organic Solutions to Common Garden Problems.

    Monique Egan of BioSafe will discuss simple, sustainable and effective techniques to use in the garden to produce beautiful healthy plants while protecting people, pets and the environment. She will include methods to prevent the spread of disease, manage weeds and control undesirable insects.

    As always, the presentation will be followed by “Ask the Experts” a Q & A session in which Consulting Rosarians will answer your specific questions about growing beautiful roses.

    Public welcome. Refreshments provided.  For more information visit www.rosepetals.org. Image from www.groworganic.com.

  • Friday, March 23 – Sunday, March 25 – 2012 New England Rose Society Convention

    The 2012 New England Rose Society Convention will take place Friday, March 23 through Sunday, March 25 at the Best Western Mainstay Inn in Newport, Rhode Island.  This year’s convention will be hosted by the Rhode Island Rose Society.  Enjoy workshops, a rose show, educational programs, and receptions.  For complete information, visit www.arsyankee.org.  Ruby Celebration rose from Apuldram Roses (www.apuldramroses.co.uk)

  • Saturday, May 7, 9:00 am – Roses! Roses! Roses!

    Manuel Mendes, American Rose Society Certified Master Consulting Rosarian, will present a free seminar at Weston Nurseries, 93 East Main Street in Hopkinton, on Saturday, May 7, beginning at 9 am, on everything you need to know about roses.

    Weston Nurseries is delighted to welcome Manny Mendes for a discussion and demonstration all about roses. Manny Mendes will cover the most important aspects of choosing, planting and caring for your roses. He will teach you about the different types of roses and recommend the best cultivars for our region. Come learn everything you need to know about how to grow roses and how easy it is to include them in your landscape. Rose growing can be a rewarding hobby as well as a reliable way to add spectacular color and style to your garden.

    Manny Mendes has been growing roses for more than four decades and currently has over 250 rose varieties growing in his yard. He is active in many horticultural societies and has served as President of the New England Rose Society. For more information, call 508-435-4314, or log on to www.westonnurseries.com.

  • Wednesday, March 16 – Sunday, March 20 – The Boston Flower & Garden Show

    Leave behind the gray days of winter and rejoice in the 2011 show, entitled A Burst of Color: Celebrating the Container Garden. Boston’s biggest horticultural happening provides the tools and inspiration to kick off the season in style.  Hours are 9 am – 8 pm Wednesday, March 16 through Saturday, March 19 and 9 am – 6 pm on Sunday, March 20.   A complete schedule of lectures and demonstrations will be posted at www.thebostonflowershow.com, but some highlights include a talk by Tovah Martin on The New Terrarium, a lecture by Ellen Ecker Ogden  on The Complete Kitchen Garden, and a charmingly entitled “Growing Your Groceries in Containers” by Teresa O’Connor and Jayme Jenkins.   The show plays host to amateur competitions as well, coordinated by The Massachusetts Horticultural Society along with The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts.

  • American Rose Society Four Month Free Trial Membership

    The American Rose Society is offering a four month Trial Membership to new New England Rose Society members who are not American Rose Society members.  Current New England Rose Society members who are not ARS members may take advantage of the trial membership for a fee of only $5.  In addition, the general public who are not members of a local society or the ARS can have a four month trial membership for only $10.  This (admittedly fairly confusing) offer is a great way to learn more about roses.  Information and sign up will be available at New England Rose Society meetings, or you may email Manny at bettybigboy@comcast.net, or check www.ars.org.  The next New England Rose Society meeting will be held tomorrow, Saturday, November 20, at 10 am at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, but you may receive information on future meetings by emailing info@rosepetals.org, or by logging on to www.rosepetals.org.  Did you catch all that?

  • Saturday, November 20, 10:00 am – Roses for New England: A Guide to Sustainable Rose Gardening

    The New England Rose Society invites you to join its members on Saturday, November 20, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive, Boylston, Massachusetts, for the November meeting featuring Mike and Angie Chute, authors of Roses for New England: A Guide to Sustainable Rose Gardening.  Autographed books will be available for purchase at the lecture.  For more information, contact Tracy Peter, Secretary of the NERS, at 978-764-7101.