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/

    • Wilkinson’s South FL Rose Fertilizer Program

    Back in 2007, Ken Wilkinson shared his Rose Fertilizer program at a Rose Growing class in West Palm Beach. He had hand written his program, copied it and passed it out. Here it is, exactly as he wrote it back then. Back then, Ken and Debbie had about 90 some odd roses in their garden….

    Wilkinson’s Fertilizer Program

    • Milorganite: Every month. Everything in the ground and all roses in 25 gal. pots. 1 cup per bush (HTs, Floribundas, OGRs, Shrubs, Climbers, Mini-Floras). All mini’s in 10 gal. pots 1/2 cup.
    • Alfalfa Meal or Pellets: Every January and mid August. 1 cup per large bush and 1/2 cup per mini.
    • Bone Meal: Every January. 3/4 cup per large bush, 1/4 cup per mini.
    • Fish Meal: March and September. 3/4 cup per large bush, 1/4 cup per mini.
    • Black Cow (Composted Manure): Every February. 2 big shovels for each large bush, 1 shovel for each mini.
    • 12-6-8 Rose Special (chemical): May, June, July, August, December. 1/2 cup per large bush, 1/4 cup per mini.
    • Bloom Buster (12-55-6) or something similar and Fish Emulsion: March 1, 21, April 15, October 1, 21, November 15. Using 2 gal. watering can, 2 Tablespoons Bloom Buster, 2 Tablespoons Fish Emulsion. 2 gal. per large bush, 1 gal. per mini. Most of it right down the middle of each bush. Water all plants GOOD the day before using this.

    Used with permission.