The Nashville Rose Society held its annual 2017 Fall Rose Show on October 7 and 8 at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Over 30 of the most accomplished exhibiting rosarians from across Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama competed for awards in multiple categories – from hybrid teas, floribundas and miniatures to climbers, shrub roses and old garden roses – displaying hundreds of roses in a variety of colors and fragrances. There was also a competition for best rose arrangement. Continue reading “The Nashville Rose Society Fall Rose Show
The Results are In!”
Author: NRS Editor
The Nashville Rose Society Fall Rose Show
Sources for Roses & Supplies – Nashville and Middle Tennessee
A list of sources for roses and rose supplies in the Nashville and Middle Tennessee area.
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Cheekwood Rose Study Garden List of Roses
The following is a list of the roses planted in the Rose Study Garden at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens.
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Article from American Rose – Roses in Your Zone – Southeast
Article from American Rose
The Magazine of the American Rose Society
July/August 2017
Written by Cindy Worch, Past President
Photos by Katelyn Daniels
The Nashville Rose Society
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. Continue reading “Article from American Rose – Roses in Your Zone – Southeast”
Combating Rose Rosette
Rose Rosette Disease is a devastating disease of roses. It makes the rose unsightly because of abnormal growth of the rose plant tissue. Symptoms such as witches’ brooms, excessive thorniness, enlarged canes, malformed leaves and flowers are associated with this disease. This disease has been reported since the early 1940s but only in 2011 did research demonstrate that it is caused by a virus, aptly named the Rose Rosette Virus. Continue reading “Combating Rose Rosette”