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The Nashville Rose Society serves all of Middle Tennessee by sharing knowledge and information about our national flower, the rose. Through a monthly newsletter and meetings that feature regional and nationally recognized speakers, we bring you advice and instruction geared to growing roses in the specific soil and climatic conditions of this area. For all scheduled Meetings & Events, click here.
Celebrate America 250 – Bowling Green Rose Society Annual Rose Show
Come to the Celebrate America 250 Bowling Green Rose Society Annual Rose Show on May 23, 2026, 1-4 pm! The show will be held at the American Legion Post #23, 208 Dishman Lane, Bowling Green, KY 42101. Doors will open for exhibitors at 6:30am CDT. Entries may be placed from 7am. until 10am. Judging begins at 10:15am.
Click here to see the Rose Show schedule.
The show is open and free to the public from 1-4:00 pm.
For more information, visit www.bowlinggreenrosesociety.org.
A Message from the Bowling Green Rose Society President
W E L C O M E . . .
As president of the Bowling Green Rose Society, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome each of you to our annual rose show and extend a special thank you to all exhibitors for sharing your beautiful roses with us. The work and dedication needed to produce such beautiful roses is greatly appreciated. For those traveling from out of town, you’ve truly gone the extra mile!
As always, I want to welcome and thank those individuals who through many years of hard work, dedication and training have acquired the skills necessary to become rose show judges. In sharing your expertise, you promote the excitement of competition and further educate exhibitors in the art of showing roses.
Our rose show would not be successful without the cooperative effort of many people in the community. We greatly appreciate the financial support of our sponsors and the use of the American Legion Post 23 facility. I would especially like to thank BGRS members, family and friends for their hours of work before, during and after the show.
For those from the community who have honored us with your presence to view the eautiful display of roses, I thank you and would like to take this opportunity to invite you to become a member of the Bowling Green Rose Society. If you have any questions, feel free to talk with any BGRS member.
Enjoy the show!
Linda Ford, BGRS President
Upcoming Meeting and Events
The 2025 meetings of the Nashville Rose Society will be held at the Cheekwood Estate and Gardens or at the Ed Jones Auditorium in the Ellington Agriculture Center. The meeting location, dates and times are shown on the Meetings & Events page of the website.
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.
The Ed Jones Auditorium at Ellington Agriculture Center is located at 416 Hogan Rd, Nashville, TN 37220. More information on how to find the Ed Jones Auditorium, click here .
Join the Nashville Rose Society at our May 3, 2026, meeting in the Bradford Room at Cheekwood Estate & Gardens.
Get ready for the Bowling Green Rose Show on Saturday, May 23! Marty Reich, Master Rosarian, will start the meeting with a demonstration of some rose grooming techniques and briefly talk about show schedules and entry tags. Click here to see the schedule for the Celebrate America 250 Bowling Green Rose Society Annual Rose Show.
Next we will see a video that Spenser Thomas has recorded for us on Nashville specific soil health and nutrient management. Spenser is the soil-health focused product manager at Great Big Plants, where he specializes in developing biologically supportive inputs designed to improve plant performance from the soil up. His work centers on compost extracts and soil-based solutions that enhance nutrient efficiency, root development, and overall plant vitality.
Spenser has recorded a Nashville specific soil health and nutrient management presentation that will be shown at the May meeting.
With a deep interest in both flowering plants and high-yield vegetable crops, Spenser works to help growers achieve healthier growth and more consistent performance by optimizing the underlying soil system. His approach prioritizes long-term soil health over short-term synthetic feeding, focusing on practical, results-driven outcomes for home gardeners and enthusiasts alike.
Spenser is particularly focused on making soil science more accessible to the public. By helping gardeners understand the complex interactions between biology, organic matter, and minerals, he aims to provide the tools necessary to cultivate stronger, more resilient plants through a “soil-first” philosophy.
Location Note: This meeting will be held in the Bradford Room at the Cheekwood Estate & Gardens Frist Center, a new meeting location on the Cheekwood campus (not the Massey Center used in previous years). Please plan to enter Cheekwood via the main weekend entrance and follow signage to the Frist Center. 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.