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 26, 2026 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden and Zoom, 7:30 pm. Program: “Pruning for South Florida” with Master Rosarians Mike Becker & Bill Langford.

  • February 14 & 15, 2026 - GPBRS Valentine's Day Rose Show "For the Love of Roses" during the Winter Plant Sale at Mounts Botanical Gardens. Entries: Saturday, Feb. 14th from 7am to 10am. Public Rose Show Hours: Saturday: 1pm to 4 pm; Sunday: 9am to 3pm.

  • February 14 & 15, 2026 - Winter Plant Sale at Mounts Botanical Gardens. Admission: Adults $20, Senior, Military or College Students is $18. Saturday: open to public 9am - 4pm; Sunday: open to public 9am to 3pm.

  • February 23, 2026 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden and Zoom, 7:30 pm. Program: “Spring Rose Care” with Ramon from Nelson's Roses.

  • March 23, 2026 - GPBRS Meeting at Mounts Botanical Garden and Zoom, 7:30 pm. Program: “Container Roses for Beginners” with Adrian Rodriguez, Consulting Rosarian. Also “Setting up a DIY mist system” with Denise Abruzzese, Consulting Rosarian.

    • The Rose Petal Newsletter – Summer 2023 to Spring 2024

    The Rose Petal is published during our Tropical South rose season, September through May (no December publication). Members receive the newsletter via email. If you have rose-related articles or information you would like to see included in the newsletter (your suggestions are greatly appreciated) please email them to:

    GPBRS Newsletter Editor
    newsletter@gpbrs.org

    2024 January GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Don’t Be Afraid to Spring Prune Your Roses
    Artistry in a Rose Show
    You Can Bank On It (Banker Plants)
    MREC Entomology Program

    2023 December GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Rose Hips and Hybridizing Roses
    Bloom Styles
    How to Care For a Baby Band Rose

    Photo: Band Rose in a New Pot. Photo Credit: Denise Abruzzese.

    2023 November GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    12 Best Old Roses for South Florida PART II
    Holly Golightly’s Garden
    Ruth’s Garden at FSU

    Photo: FSU Rose Garden View. Photo Credit: Malcolm Manners FSU Website.

    2023 October GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Mrs. B. R. Cant Photo by Victor Lazzari.

    12 Best Old Roses for South Florida PART I
    Deep South District Fall Convention & Rose Show

    Mrs. B. R. Cant Photo by Victor Lazzari.

    2023 September GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Beginner Advice: Planting & Design Tips For Your New Rose Garden
    David Austin’s Recommended Roses for Florida

    David Austin’s Vanessa Bell rose. Photo by Laura Zaragoza.

    2023 Summer GPBRS Rose Petal Newsletter

    Beginner Advice: Rose Pests and Diseases
    Can We Talk Poop??? (Organic Fertilizer)

    Photo: William Fountain, University of Kentucky, Bugwood.org (cropped