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Saturday, May 23 – 1-4:00pm – 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 6:30 a.m. 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

Sunday, May 3, 2:00-4:00pm – Rose Show Basics & Spenser Thomas, product manager at Great Big Plants

Spenser Thomas, soil-health focused product manager at Great Big Plants

Note meeting location at end of post!

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).

* Address to enter: Back Gate, 111 Cheek Road, Park in Lot C or D
* Enter 1st Floor of Frist Center from Lot C – Turn left and you will find the elevator.
* Take the elevator to 3rd floor and enter Bradford Room on the Right.

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.

NRS Constitution & Bylaws Revised and Approved

The NRS Constitution and Bylaws have been updated and approved by membership at the February, 2026, meeting. The previous version of these documents was April 24, 2017.

Some of the changes were based on IRS requirements to other Rose Societies and others were made based on changes with the times. For example:
– verbiage was added that votes could be taken at virtual meetings, not just in-person,
– allowing co-presidents to be the same as an individual president (ie, Ron and John, and Janie and Liz)
– requiring that a financial audit be conducted every year
– requiring that a tax return be filed every year (we could lose our non-profit status if this is not done)
– specifying that membership expiration notices may be by email, not the label on the snail-mail
– meetings will be held monthly, not specifying the day of the month

For a copy of the Constitution of the Nashville Rose Society (Revised by NRS Executive Committee January 18, 2026 and approved by membership), click here.

Registration now Open for 2026 ARS Rose Show & Convention

The Medley of Roses – 2026 American Rose Society Convention and Rose Show will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, October 2-5, 2026, at the Sheraton Music City Nashville Airport Hotel.

Registration is now open!

Robin Jennings, Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Heirloom Roses
We have a great line up of speakers including Robin Jennings, Senior Brand Marketing Manager at Heirloom Roses (soon to be rebranded Heirloom since they sell much more than roses). Robin was recently a guest of Teresa Byington on the RoseChat Pod cast. Robin shares “Finding Your Bloomate, Lessons from the Philadelphia Flower Show”.

Listen to Teresa and Robin’s Podcast to get an idea of the excitement and energy that our speakers will bring to the Medley of Roses – 2026 American Rose Society Convention and Rose Show.

For the complete list of speakers, click here. Many of our sessions qualify for ARS Consulting Rosarian credit.

We hope to see you at the convention in October!

Saturday, April 4, 11:00am – Hendersonville Gardening Community Talk Series: Different Types & Groups of Roses

Join us for a wonderful morning all about roses with Ron Daniels, Master Rosarian and Sumner County Master Gardener. Ron will share his extensive experience growing roses and explain the different types and groups of roses along with their proper pruning methods.

The presentation will also include a live rose pruning demonstration, giving you practical tips you can use in your own garden. Whether you’re new to roses or already love growing them, this talk will help you care for them with confidence. 🌱🌸

📍 Hendersonville Public Library – Community Room
🗓 Saturday, April 4, 2026
⏰ 11:00 A.M.

Free and open to the public. Bring a friend and grow with us! 🌿✨