John Wendler and Bob Bowen receiving the 2019 Century Star Award from Cheekwood.On March 29, 2020, John Wendler, Nashville Rose Society Co-President, and Bob Bowden, NRS Rose Study Garden Manager, received the Cheekwood 2019 Century Star Award for providing more than 100 hours of volunteer service during 2019.
The award is presented to the organization with the most volunteer hours during the year. This is the second year in a row that the Nashville Rose Society has been recognized.
The Nashville Rose Society members are solely responsible for maintaining the Rose Study Garden.
Talk of the Town, on NewsChannel5 Network, filmed an episode at the Cheekwood Rose Study Garden. The show was aired on Friday, September 21, 2018, featuring the Nashville Rose Show being held at Belmont College the weekend of September 22-23.
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”