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, K&M Nursery, Nelson’s Southern Roses, Rose Petal Nursery, Jim’s Purely Organic.

  • March 24, 2025 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Hands-on Program: “Rose Arranging” with an Italian floral designer from Blossom Express.

    • Current GPBRS Calendar

    Society Meetings (held in-person and Zoom): 7:30 pm on 4th Mondays, Mounts Botanical Garden, 531 N. Military Trail, West Palm Beach. No meetings in June, July, August.

    January 6, 2024White Flower Farm TripSaturday 10:30 am to 12:30 pm. $15/person. In Jupiter, FL. MORE INFO & REGISTER HERE
    January 19 – 21, 2024Deep South District Mid-Winter Meeting“Romancing the Rose”. Best Western Gateway Grand Hotel, Gainesville FL. 2024 Midwinter Invitation Letter | 2024 Mid-Winter Registration Form.
    Vendors: Rose Petal Nursery, Jim’s Purely Organic Fertilizer
    January 22, 2024 GPBRS MeetingMounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: Pruning: Live demonstration, bring your rose bushes and learn how to prune different types of roses.
    February 10/11, 2024Plant-a-Palooza Winter Plant SaleMounts Botanical Gardens, Saturday: open to public 9 am – 4 pm; Sunday: open to public 9 am to 3 pm. Winter Sale Info
    February 26, 2024GPBRS MeetingMounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: Hot New Roses for 2024! with Victor Lazzari.
    March 25, 2024GPBRS MeetingMounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Special Program: “The Roses of M. S. Viraraghavan, for Florida Growers”. Presenter: Dr. Malcolm M. Manners, the John and Ruth Tyndall Professor of Citrus Science and Professor of Horticulture at Florida Southern College.
    April 13, 2024Rambling Rose Garden Tour!(Saturday) Time: 10am – 1:30pm. Tickets via Eventbrite, GPBRS meetings or on the Tour. Advance: $15. Day of Event: $20. See three fabulous private rose gardens in Lake Worth, Wellington and Royal Palm.
    April 22, 2024GPBRS MeetingMounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: Creative Floral Designs Using Roses with Christine Biscoglio, Accredited National Master Flower Show Judge.
    April 27/28, 2024Plant-a-Palooza Spring Plant SaleCool Roses selling roses on Fortuniana rootstock at the Plant-a-Palooza Plant Sale, Mounts Botanical Gardens, Saturday: open to public 9 am – 4 pm; Sunday: open to public 9 am to 3 pm. Spring Plant Sale Info
    April 27, 2024Rose Seminar, Mounts Botanical Garden“South Florida Roses 101: A Beginner’s Crash Course” with author Victor Lazzari during Mount’s Spring “Plant-a-Palooza” Plant Sale, Exhibit Hall A. Time: 11:00 am (NEW TIME).
    April 28, 2024Jupiter Library PresentationPublic Rose Seminar by GPBRS at the Jupiter Public Library. Topic: “Growing Roses in Florida”. Time: 2:30pm. Bill Langford, ARS Consulting Rosarian and Rose Show Judge.
    May 20, 2024GPBRS Meeting(3rd Monday) Mounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: “Ask the Experts!” with ARS Master and Consulting Rosarians. Bring your questions!
    June TBD, 2024A Picnic In the Rose GardenLocation: TBD. Time: 11:00 am. Cost: Members Free, Guests $5. Potluck: hamburgers & buns provided. Fun social event!
    SUMMER BREAK – No general meetings
    July 2, 2024West Boynton Beach Library PresentationPublic Rose Seminar by GPBRS at the West Boynton Public Library. Topic: “Growing Roses in South Florida”. Time: 2:00 pm. Denise Abruzzese, Consulting Rosarian.
    September 23, 2024GPBRS MeetingMounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: “New Rose Sustainability Trials in South Florida” with Dr. Kimberly Anne Moore, Environmental Horticulturist, Associate Center Director and Professor. UF/IFAS, Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center.
    October 28, 2024GPBRS MeetingMounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: “Rose Propagation Class” with Consulting Rosarian, Denise Abruzzese.
    November 25, 2024GPBRS MeetingMounts Botanical Garden, 7:30 pm. Program: “Report from the American Rose Society’s National Convention in Rhode Island” by Mike Becker, ARS Master Rosarian..
    December 5, 2024Holiday PartyMounts Botanical Garden, Time: TBD. Potluck, main dish provided by GPBRS.

    For more information on our meetings, programs and events, contact our Vice President in charge of Programming at: programming@gpbrs.org