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The South West Rose Group meet monthly. On the Months of February, April, June, August and October. Meetings are held on the Second Sunday of the Month at 10am at the Sports and Community Centre, Recreation Road, Dardanup The remaining monthly meetings are external and include rose pruning and budding demonstrations, annual Spring Show and bus trips, The date, time and place for these events are advertised in our Newsletter, so join the club and get all the other information.
For Meetings in February, April, June, August and October members are asked to bring a small plate of food for morning tea. There is an entry fee of $3. We have a trade table of plants and produce, books etc. Raffle tickets are 50 cents a ticket and there is a free door prize. We have a small library of books that can be borrowed on a monthly basis.
Guest speakers are often invited to our meetings and recent speakers include:
Bob Melville who gave a prestnettion on the new varieties of roses available. Bob also spoke on the subject of judging an Exhibition rose using specimens from our Best Rose Table as examples.
The Tea Rose Ladies brought a wonderful slide show presentation to us which explained the history of the Tea Rose and their rise and fall in popularity. These roses are now being acclaimed as superb roses for warm gardens. Their book "Tea Roses Old Roses for Warm Gardens" was also on sale and many members took the opportunity to add this beautifully illistrated book to their collection.
The South West Rose Group is a proud member of the Western Australian Rose Society.
Neutrog Fertilisers are the experts choice in fertilisers to use on your roses (SUDDEN IMPACT FOR ROSES). Recommended by the South West Rose Group of Western Australia, for more information check out their web site www.neutrog.com.au
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Telephone: 97957522 |Facsimile: 97957522 |Email: wy-wurry@activ8.net.au