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Welcome. You have found the website of the local rose society based in Palm Beach County, Florida. We would love to help you grow beautiful roses. The Greater Palm Beach Rose Society serves the South Florida counties of Broward, Palm Beach and Martin. Our Society is very active year round with garden walks, shows, workshops and many other events. We do take a summer siesta where we do not have monthly regular meetings. This allows us to rejuvenate. Members of The Greater Palm Beach Rose Society enjoy growing roses and the opportunity to be with other rose growers eager to share their hobby. Whether it is discussing growing roses at a meeting, showing and sharing roses at a Rose Show, or working together to maintain public rose gardens, GPBRS provides a unique atmosphere to socialize with other rose growers. Monthly meetings with speakers and demonstrations provide guests and members a means to continue learning about rose care. Each meeting has an educational program with time for questions and answers. The GPBRS newsletter provides timely articles on rose care each month instructing us when to plant, how and when to prune, how to take rose cuttings, which fertilizer to use for the different times of the growing season, selecting a rose to grow, plus articles by members sharing their garden experiences. President's Message by Dr.Al Nessmith Spring has arrived and it feels almost like summer. It’s great to celebrate the religious holidays with a bunch of roses from the garden. I am beginning to wonder if my timing was right in pruning for prize winning blooms for the Rose Show. I am hoping that all is well, and I know I will have a lot of flowers sometime . . . but when? We had a good group for the March meeting and dinner. We had more time to visit and also to learn about how to prepare our roses for the show. I really appreciate those of you who take the time to come and be part of the GPBRS. Our administrative board meeting was spent mostly on details of the coming show, but we also talked about improvements to the Mounts Rose Garden and we discussed plans for future activities and events. We have had a good response from previous advertisers for our rose show program and also have added some new businesses. We will have show flyers at the April 23rd meeting to distribute which can be posted at places that might attract interested people. There may be some who would come to our show who, otherwise, might not have known about it or the Mounts Spring Plant Sale. There are other opportunities to help our Society. You could make a do-nation to purchase a trophy for our rose show. We would greatly appreciate donations so that we can plant more roses in the Mounts Garden. Several bushes have been placed through donations and memorials and they are growing and blooming beautifully. If we want to add more, we will need to do so soon, or we will have to wait until small. Most of all, we will need help on Friday, April 27 after noon and especially on that Saturday and Sunday in preparation for and during the show. Bring all the roses you have, even if you do not enter them in the show; we will be selling cut flowers and bouquets all weekend. Also the board is working on organizing a tour of local rose gardens. It will tentatively take place on Saturday, May 19. We hope to visit some of the private gardens cared for by Cool Roses. If we can arrange this, it will be a real treat, so save that date. Look for more information in the May newsletter Al Nessmith		Club Meetings Are held the fourth Monday of each month except June, July, August and December. Meetings start at 7:30pm at Mounts Botanical Garden located at 531 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach. Visitors and guests are always welcome. Next Meeting: --------------------------- Saturday, May 26, 11:00am, GPBRS Picnic & Meeting, Mounts Auditorium. Speaker: Geoff Coolidge, Program: Easy Care Roses We will be serving hamburgers and hotdogs. Beverages will also be provided. You are asked to bring a side, salad (cole slaw, potato salad, fruit salad, etc) or dessert. Please call Necebie Langford at 967-1535 to RSVP and to let her know what you will be bringing. Or, simply respond to this email. Please respond by May 22. You may bring a guest who is not a member, just let us know so we have an accurate count. The program will consist of a silent auction and power point show featuring Mike Athay roses. They are roses hybridized in New Zealand, recently introduced in the US. They strive for disease resistance. Some of the bushes will be part of the silent auction. We also ask you to bring an item for the auction. It can be almost anything that you think people might bid on. Does not have to be rose-related. I you have questions about the auction, contact Debbie Coolidge - 684-2421. We also want you to bring cut roses that you have blooming that day. They can be entered in the in-house rose show and/or used to decorate the dining tables. ------------------------------- Next Board Meeting To be Announced Up Coming Events To be Announced Note! Join the Greater Palm Beach Rose Society today and receive a free 4-month trial membership to the American Rose Society Annual dues are $18.00 for up to two family members. You will receive an informative monthly newsletter, The Rose Petal, via e-mail and you will also enjoy other great benefits such as discounts at local garden stores. The Membership period runs from January to December. Members come from all age groups and reside in Broward, Palm Beach and Martin counties. For more information contact Dr. Al Nessmith, President, 561-746-7882 or DrAlva@comcast.net ---------------------------------------------------- Happenings around the Deep South District of the American Rose Society May 25-27 2012 DSD Horticulture Judging School - Best Western Gateway Grand, Gainesville, Contact: Jim Small, jsmalljr@cfl.rr.com, 407-628-3874 ------------------------------------------------	Click Images below for Rose Show Photos, Member Photos, a Membership Application & Summer Rose Care also Roses & Rose Mosaic at Florida Southern College Rose Show April 2011 Membership Application Summer Rose Care Members Pictures Pruning Guidelines for Roses Pacific Northwest Roses Rose Mosaic Virus

To go to the American Rose Society website click here.	The Greater Palm Beach Rose Society Founded in 1970 Promoting Rose growing in South Florida for over 40 Years. GPBRS is an affiliate of the American Rose Society.	You Got a Problem with that? If you have questions about rose gardening, or if you are having problems with your roses, contact a Consulting Rosarian. As a member you will find their names and contact information listed below. Consulting Rosarians Our consulting Rosarians are appointed by the American Rose Society after spending years growing roses and being tested on their overall knowledge of roses and their care. Debbie Coolidge 561-684-2421 geoffcoolidge@comcast.net Geoff Coolidge 561-684-2421 geoffcoolidge@comcast.net Bill Langford 561-642-0200 whl2@prodigy.net Evelyn Rose 561-432-7159 aserose@bellsouth.net Freda Smith 561-676-9333 golfgrrrl@aol.com