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


  • January 27, 2025 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: “Pruning for South Florida” with ARS Rosarians, Mike Becker and Bill Langford.

  • February 8 and 9, 2025 - Winter Plant Sale at Mounts Botanical Garden, Admission: Adults $20, Senior, Military or College Students is $18. Saturday: open to public 9 am – 4 pm; Sunday: open to public 9 am to 3 pm. Winter Sale Info.

  • February 24, 2025 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: “Fertilization and India Fertilizing Protocols” with Denise Abruzzese.

  • February 28 through March 2, 2025 - Deep South District Mid-Winter Meeting, “Roses In Paradise”. Best Western Gateway Grand Hotel, Gainesville, FL. Vendors: Angel Gardens, Nelson’s Southern Roses, Jim’s Purely Organic.

  • March 24, 2025 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: “Floral Arranging” with Mariana Symecko.

  • April 5, 2025 - GPBRS Rambling Rose Tour, ) Time: 10 am - 1:30 pm. Tickets via Eventbrite, GPBRS meetings or on the Tour. Advance: $15. Day of Event: $20. Children 16 & under are free. See fabulous private rose gardens in Lake Worth and Wellington.

  • April 26/27, 2025 - Plant-a-Palooza Spring Plant Sale at Mounts Botanical Gardens. Admission: Adults $20, Senior, Military or College Students is $18. Saturday: open to public 9 am - 4 pm; Sunday: open to public 9 am to 3 pm. Spring Plant Sale Info

  • Fall 2020 – Spring 2022 Rose Petal Newsletters


    2022 April GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Rose Show Report and Pictures!


    2022 March GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Mostly about the upcoming rose show and how to prepare for it.


    2022 February GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Page 2-4: Messages from Consulting Rosarians
    Page 4: Garden Talk at the Acreage
    Page 5-6: Our Rose Show Schedule
    Page 6: Pruning for A Rose Show in South Florida – M. Becker
    Page 8-10: World Rose Convention – in Australia


    2022 January GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Learning About Roses – Pruning
    Dealing with Scale Insects
    Transplanting Fortuniana Grafted Roses


    2021 December GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Winter Care of Roses
    Getting Started with Arranging



    2021 October/November GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Smart Pots
    Roses, Roses, Everywhere


    Save Your Rose Petals for Potpourri
    Florida Rose History
    Nature’s Garden
    September In Your Garden


    2021 Summer GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Summer Rose Care in South Florida
    Planting Your New Rose
    A Little Botany

    Planting Pearl d’Or. Photo Credit: Rebecca Materasso


    2021 April GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Tea in the Garden by Mike Becker
    Propagation from Cuttings
    Benefits of Worm Castings


    2021 March GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    A Look at a Free Master Gardener Program (unofficial)
    Scientific Research on Some of our Favorite Soil Amendments


    2021 February GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    New Exciting Roses! by Mike Becker
    Connie’s Rose Garden Checklist for March
    Gloves in the Garden


    2021 January GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Pruning Articles
    Directing Traffic in the Rose Garden
    Planting
    Pruning Roses: Why? Mike Becker
    The Brutal Art of Shovel Pruning


    2020 November GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Rosy Facts, Native American Legend
    Fragrance in Roses
    Olivia Rose Austin, Rose Hips
    Sustainable Rose Garden

    Photo Credit: David Austin website.


    2020 October GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    ARS Photo Contest Rules
    Pruners & Garden Tool Care
    The 49 Cent Rose