Royal National Rose Society
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The Royal National Rose Society is dedicated to the cultivation and appreciation of rose
s. It was founded in 1876 and is based in St Albans
in England
. It is a membership organisation, with members drawn from professional and amateur gardeners and horticultural businesses in the United Kingdom
and around the world.
A key function of the Society is to conduct trials for new breeds of roses from all over the world. The International Merit Trials held at the “Gardens of the Rose” for both amateur and professional breeders are renowned worldwide.
Where possible the Society provides help with any rose related problems, from finding a specific rose through to identifying roses, as well as providing general and specific rose care advice. It also holds probably the world’s most comprehensive rose library, with books dating back to the early 1900s. This facility provides a useful resource for both members and many affiliated learning institutions throughout the world.
The Society publishes a quarterly journal called The Rose. The yearly publication The Rose Annual was revived in 2005 but has not been printed since 2007.
The society's show piece is the Royal National Rose Society Gardens (formerly The Gardens of the Rose) at its headquarters.
Rose
A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa, within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of erect shrubs, and climbing or trailing plants, with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers are large and showy, in colours ranging from white through yellows...
s. It was founded in 1876 and is based in St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a membership organisation, with members drawn from professional and amateur gardeners and horticultural businesses in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and around the world.
A key function of the Society is to conduct trials for new breeds of roses from all over the world. The International Merit Trials held at the “Gardens of the Rose” for both amateur and professional breeders are renowned worldwide.
Where possible the Society provides help with any rose related problems, from finding a specific rose through to identifying roses, as well as providing general and specific rose care advice. It also holds probably the world’s most comprehensive rose library, with books dating back to the early 1900s. This facility provides a useful resource for both members and many affiliated learning institutions throughout the world.
The Society publishes a quarterly journal called The Rose. The yearly publication The Rose Annual was revived in 2005 but has not been printed since 2007.
The society's show piece is the Royal National Rose Society Gardens (formerly The Gardens of the Rose) at its headquarters.