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  NEW DATES ANNOUNCED FOR THE WFRS WORLD ROSE CONVENTION IN 2022 Rosarians in Australia and across the world are looking forward to the 19th World Federation of Rose Societies World Rose Convention – hosted by the National Rose Society of Australia. This Convention has been postponed as a result of COVID19. The Convention will […]

Virtual Autumn Rose Show In place of the Autumn Rose Show which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 virus, a Virtual Rose Show was arranged in its place. From an idea put forward by Peter and Brenda Burton, members were encouraged to submit photographs of each a Stem and a Cut, staged in a bottle […]

National Rose Trial Garden of Australia 2019 Awards Rose Trial Gardens exist throughout the world.  At least 25 are acknowledged by the World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS). In Australia, the National Rose Trial Garden (NRTGA) was established in 1996 to trial roses not yet commercially released, bred locally or internationally. The purpose of the […]

In May this year, the President of Garden Clubs of Australia contacted all Ministers for Education in Australia seeking support for the distribution of the Ecology Warriors Package which the GCA had developed in conjunction with the National Garden Club (USA). That process is complete and that 9,500 schools in Australia have been give access to the […]

The Lookbook of Rosen Tantau is a new type of image illustration, which offers links to our homepage, to our english movies and to other absorbing sites. To view the Lookbook click here.

Glenda Bailey OAM For Service to the Community of South Australia • Artist, porcelain painting, current. • Teacher, porcelain painting, current. Keith Art Group • Life Member, current. • President, 1988. • Secretary, 1986. • Member, since 1982. • Involved in the design and artwork completed on windows installed in a church by the Keith […]

Coleen Houston OAM For Service to the Community of Hay Bishop’s Lodge Historic House and Heritage Rose Garden, Hay • Committee Member, since 1985. • Coordinator, Lodge Spring Market, ‘for 10 years’. Rose Society of South Australia • President, Chaffey Rose Club (Branch), since circa 2013. • Convenor, Heritage Roses in Australia National Conference, 2005. […]

Malcolm Watson receives civil honourWell known Rosarian Malcolm Watson has been named as a recipient of the Order of Australia Medal (OAM); one of this country’s highest civil awards. Malcolm has received many awards from within the rose fraternity, including the Australian Rose Award, the TA Stewart Memorial Medal and the World Rose Award. The […]