Society Meetings: 7:00 pm social time, program starts at 7:30 pm on fourth Mondays (except summer or holidays), Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach OR online via Zoom. (Zoom link emailed to members before meetings.)

Upcoming Programs and Events


  • March 23, 2026 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden and Zoom, 7:30 pm. Program: “Container Roses for Beginners” with Adrian Rodriguez, Consulting Rosarian. Also Denise Abruzzese, Consulting Rosarian, will demonstrate how to "Set Up a DIY Mist System for Pots on a Shoestring Budget"!

  • March 28, 2026 - Tropical Rose Society Broward County Garden Walk. See TRS Facebook page for more info. Tickets are $25 per person: tropical-rose-society-rose-walk.cheddarup.com

  • April 27, 2026 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden and Zoom, 7:30 pm. Program: “Rose Care the Nelson's Way” with Ramon Diaz and Annee Nelson from Nelsons Roses. Roses on Fortuniana rootstock available for sale.

  • May 18, 2026 (3rd Monday) - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden and Zoom, 7:30 pm. HANDS ON Program: “Making Potpourri with Roses” with Laura Zaragosa.

  • June 20, 2026 - Deep South District Consulting Rosarian School in Monticello, FL. To sign up, email DSD CR Chair, Karen Barnes at dsdcrchair@gmail.com.

  • Sept 28, 2026 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden and Zoom, EARLY START 6:00 pm. Program: “PERFUME: The Story of Rose and Other Fragrances” with Master Rosarian Mike Becker.

  • Oct 2-5, 2026 - ARS National Convention & Rose Show, Nashville, TN. Info & Registration: https://medleyofroses.org/

    • The Rose Petal Newsletter – Summer 2023 to Spring 2024

    The Rose Petal is published during our Tropical South rose season, September through May (no December publication). Members receive the newsletter via email. If you have rose-related articles or information you would like to see included in the newsletter (your suggestions are greatly appreciated) please email them to:

    GPBRS Newsletter Editor
    newsletter@gpbrs.org

    2024 January GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Don’t Be Afraid to Spring Prune Your Roses
    Artistry in a Rose Show
    You Can Bank On It (Banker Plants)
    MREC Entomology Program

    2023 December GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Rose Hips and Hybridizing Roses
    Bloom Styles
    How to Care For a Baby Band Rose

    Photo: Band Rose in a New Pot. Photo Credit: Denise Abruzzese.

    2023 November GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    12 Best Old Roses for South Florida PART II
    Holly Golightly’s Garden
    Ruth’s Garden at FSU

    Photo: FSU Rose Garden View. Photo Credit: Malcolm Manners FSU Website.

    2023 October GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Mrs. B. R. Cant Photo by Victor Lazzari.

    12 Best Old Roses for South Florida PART I
    Deep South District Fall Convention & Rose Show

    Mrs. B. R. Cant Photo by Victor Lazzari.

    2023 September GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Beginner Advice: Planting & Design Tips For Your New Rose Garden
    David Austin’s Recommended Roses for Florida

    David Austin’s Vanessa Bell rose. Photo by Laura Zaragoza.

    2023 Summer GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Beginner Advice: Rose Pests and Diseases
    Can We Talk Poop??? (Organic Fertilizer)

    Photo: William Fountain, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org (cropped