raytherose - The RNRS

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The Royal National Rose Society

The Rose Society of the British Isles

The RNRS is a charitable trust whose main aim and interest is to promote the rose.

The Society is run by a Board of Trustees whose role is to manage the Society and the head quarters at the Gardens of the Rose in St Albans.

Throughout the year the Society organises amateur rose shows across the UK; the season opener is at Malvern in Worcester at the Spring show. Summer shows are held at Squires Garden Centre in Badshot Lea, Farnham and at the Lakeland Rose Show at Crooklands. In the Autumn, the last National show is held in conjunction with the Great Autumn Show at Harrogate.

.These photographs in the slideshow below were taken during the summer of 2010. Head Gardener, Andy Godley has made a real difference to the gardens since hisappointment and the results are clear for all visitors to see

The Gardens of the Rose are now closed for the winter and re-open in the late Spring 2011. More winter planting of spring - flowering bulbs and companion plants should ensure a colourful start to the garden's open season in June.

2007 was a landmark year for the RNRS; the redesigned garden was opened to the public in June to generally good reviews. The roses, although young, produced a good crop of blooms providing visitors with a colourful display right up until Autumn. Click on the link below to see a slideshow of images taken during summer 2007

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