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


  • Sept 28, 2026 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden and Zoom, EARLY START 6:30 pm. Special Presentation: “PERFUME: The Story of Rose and Other Fragrances” with international Master Rosarian Mike Becker.

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

  • Oct 23, 24, 25, 2026 - Deep South District Fall Convention & Rose Show "Kick Up Fun with Roses", Gainesville, FL.

    • Summer 2024 to Spring 2026 Rose Petal Newsletters

    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

    2026 March GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    David Austin USA at Gainesville – Florida
    Broward County Rose Garden Walk
    2026 GPBRS Rose Show Report
    ARTICLE: Fertilizers, Soil pH, and Fertilizing Your Roses
    54th Annual Tampa Rose Show “Bloom into Beauty”
    New Rose Garden at Mounts Botanical
    Consulting Rosarian School
    Palm Beach Area March Rose Tips

    2025 September GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Message from the President
    Tips and Tricks for South Florida
    Rose Show Planning – Volunteering
    Next Meeting – Photographing Roses: Some Basic Guidelines and Examples with Ken Rifkin

    2025 Summer GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Roses at the Norton Museum of Art
    Rose Show Planning
    June & July in the Rose Garden
    Rose Pesticide Spray Protocol

    2025 January GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    2025 Mid-Winter Meeting “Roses in Paradise”
    January in the Rose Garden
    Pruning Your Roses
    Diary of a New Rose Grower…
    From the VP of Membership
    Spotlight on Savanna Sunbelt
    2025 GPBR Board

    2024 December GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Rose Care in India (Container Roses)
    GPBRS Holiday Party Pictures
    Installation of 2025 Board
    Outstanding Horticulture Judge Award
    December Rose Care

    2024 October GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Choose the Right Rose Every Time Zoom Program
    Just Forget Everything We Learned (Dr. Kimberly Moore’s presentation overview)
    Staking Fortuniana Grafted Roses (repeated)
    Ballet Florida and Roses!

    2024 September GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Fall Cleanup!
    Staking Fortuniana Grafted Roses
    Upcoming Events

    2024 Summer GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Opportunity for a Free Rose Garden Design from David Austin
    Yep! You have Sawfly
    Year in Review

    Photo: Actual David Austin garden design plot. Credit: anonymous, used with permission.