The Utah Rose Society held its annual Rose Show on Saturday, June 8 at the Garden Center in Sugar House Park. In spite of the challenges that the weather in Utah has given us this spring, including a snowstorm, a hailstorm, and a heatwave, rose aficionados from across the Wasatch Front contributed a bountiful array […]
On Thursday, Sept. 22, the Utah Rose Society met in the garden of Doug and Cindy Crookston to enjoy their beautiful collection of roses. Although not all of them were in bloom at this point in the season, they looked pretty good considering the difficult summer we’ve just been through. Several newcomers were welcomed to […]
On Thursday, July 21, the Utah Rose Society met at the home of Musharrat Sheikh to admire her wonderful collection of roses and hear a presentation by URS president Elise Hutchings on how to care for roses during the summer. In spite of the intense heat, many roses were still in bloom, including this beautiful […]
The Utah Rose Society held its annual Rose Show in the Garden Center on Saturday, June 4. Although most people’s roses were late in developing this spring, because of the cool weather, enough were in bloom to provide for many beautiful entries in the show, and it was great to have it again after a […]
For their April meeting, the Utah Rose Society was treated to a demonstration of the various kinds of designs that can be entered into the “Arrangements” division of the Rose Show. These included “Make a Statement” (a mass design for a sideboard), “Alfresco on the Patio” (a modern design, using two containers), “A Splash in […]
On Thursday, August 12, members of the Utah Rose Society gathered at Red Butte Garden for a tour of the rose garden. They were met by three garden employees who explained the history of the rose garden and answered questions about the roses and companion plants that are featured there, including more than 150 varieties […]
On Thursday, August 16 the Utah Rose Society and the Alternative Garden Club enjoyed a potluck dinner at Jerry Yoneda’s rose garden in West Point, UT. Mr. Yoneda grows more than 900 varieties of roses, all of them labeled and beautifully maintained, and everyone enjoyed this opportunity to see them. The evening ended with a […]