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The World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) is an umbrella association of (as of 2015) 39-member countries' national rose societies. [1]Although founded in 1968 [2] in London by 8 constituent countries' rose societies, [3] the WFRS did not have a first meeting until 1971, held in New Zealand.
Roses will be shown by exhibitors throughout the southeast and if you have roses, you are encouraged to bring them in to enter the competition.
Royal National Rose Society Gardens in 2013. The Royal National Rose Society (RNRS) (1876–2017) was a specialist horticultural organization in the United Kingdom dedicated to the cultivation and appreciation of roses. Founded in 1876 as the "National Rose Society", it was the world's oldest plant society.
The "All-America Rose Selections" continued each year from 1940 until 2013. The award is considered to be the most prestigious rose award in the United States. [1] Hybrid tea rose, 'Francis Meilland' was the last rose awarded by AARS. [2] AARS was discontinued after 2013, and was replaced by the new "American Garden Rose Selections" program. [3]
The Syracuse Rose Society, with 300 members, was the first local rose society to join the ARS, in May 1914. Since 1974, the American Rose Society's headquarters and gardens have been located at the American Rose Center in Shreveport, Louisiana.
The Association maintains the grounds of the Tournament House, and volunteers from the Pacific Rose Society care for the rose gardens. There are hundreds of varieties of roses, camellias, and annuals planted at the All-America Rose Selections' test gardens. The gardens are open to the public throughout the year, except for December 31 through ...
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The American Rose Society (ARS) is a nonprofit corporation in Louisiana [12] (formerly of Ohio [13] and Pennsylvania [14]) which owns the property of The American Rose Center. [15] The gardens have been the home and national headquarters of the American Rose Society since 1974, when the non-profit organization moved from Columbus, Ohio , and ...