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  • Pruning workshop

    Beetham Nurseries Pool Darkin Lane, Beetham, Cumbria, United Kingdom

    There is a lot of mystery surrounding pruning roses. In this workshop, HRG Chair Michael Marriott shows that if you understand the principles it is in fact very easy and quick. For more information contact enquiries@beethamnurseries.co.uk  

  • Pruning workshop

    Hatton Grange Shifnal, Shropshire, United Kingdom

    There is a lot of mystery surrounding pruning roses. In this workshop in Shropshire at Hatton Grange, five minutes from David Austin's, HRG Chair Michael Marriott shows that if you understand the principles it is in fact very easy and quick. For more information contact him on michaelrosarian@gmail.com

  • Pruning workshop

    The Garden House 5 Warleigh Road, Brighton, United Kingdom

    There is a lot of mystery surrounding pruning roses. In this workshop, HRG Chair Michael Marriott shows that if you understand the principles it is in fact very easy and quick. For more information see http://www.gardenhousebrighton.co.uk/event/specialist-rose-pruning-1-day-workshop/

  • Visit to rose gardens in the Loire Valley

    Azay-le-Rideau , France

    This tour is now sold out. If you would like your name to be added to the waiting list please email Mary Hember on mary@hember.net The tour will now start in London and travel to and from France by Eurostar. Departure on Monday morning at 09.30 from St Pancras. We plan to take you to […]

  • The Hope

    Romantic Ledbury Gardens – 19 June

    The Hope near Ledbury

    Historic Roses Group morning visit to The Hope, near Ledbury. Afternoon visit to Little Malvern Court, also near Ledbury.

    £25.00 – £30.00
  • Morton Hall

    Well Tempered Rose Gardens – 20 June

    Morton Hall Gardens Morton Hall Lane, Redditch, United Kingdom

    Historic Roses Group morning visit to Morton Hall, near Redditch. Afternoon visit to Coughton Court, near Alcester in Warwickshire.

    £25.00 – £30.00

  • Two Gardens in Fife

    Arrangements have been confirmed for the HRG visits to two gardens in Fife at the end of June. Cambo House 26 June - Cambo House: On Wednesday 26th June a visit has been arranged to the garden of Cambo House, Kingsbarns in Fife, starting at 2.00 pm. The large walled garden at Cambo holds a significant […]

  • Nordic Roses 2024

    Kalmar Congress Centre Skeppsbrogatan 49, Kalmar, Sweden

    This is a wonderful opportunity to see beautiful roses and rose gardens in Scandinavia. Nordic Roses 2024 is a World Federation of Rose Societies regional convention whose main event is in southern Sweden, where roses grow particularly well. There are also both pre and post events tours, the former to Finland and the latter to […]

  • Pemberton rose collection at St Francis Hospice: Helping in the garden on Thursday, August 1

    St Francis Hospice Broxhill Road, Havering Atte Bower, Essex, United Kingdom

    Leo Watermeier, an HRG member who is usually to be found in the gardens of Armstrong Park in New Orleans, recently visited the collection of Pemberton roses at St Francis Hospice. Leo arranged to spend Thursday, 1 August helping in the garden with weeding and dead-heading, or as one of our committee members prefers to […]

  • Cuttings day at Carolside

    Mrs Rose Foyle has very kindly agreed to host another cuttings day at Carolside in the Scottish Borders. Whilst previous cuttings events have been much later in the year, the date this time has been set for Wednesday August 21st starting at 11.30am. This will be an opportunity to obtain cutting material to propagate from […]

  • Annual General Meeting

    Chelsea Physic Garden 66 Royal Hospital Road, London, United Kingdom

    The HRG's 2024 AGM will take place on 3 October 2024 at the Chelsea Physic Garden starting at 10 a.m.

  • Romantic Rousham

    Rousham , United Kingdom

    Roses at Rousham Rousham, near Bicester: We meet at 10:30 at Rousham House and Gardens for a private tour led by our highly knowledgeable and experienced chairman, Michael Marriott. Rousham Rill Described by the owners as "completely unspoilt and uncommercialised", the eighteenth century pleasure grounds at Rousham are largely unchanged since the time of William […]

    £15.00 – £20.00

  • Abundant Oxfordshire

    Roses at Broughton Castle Note: Bookings for the June 20 visits will close on Thursday June 12. After this date you will have to make your own arrangements. Broughton Castle, near Banbury: We meet at 10:30 at Broughton Castle for a guided tour of the magical gardens that surround the sixteenth century moated and fortified […]

    £65.00 – £75.00

  • Scottish and Northern summer visits – Jackson’s Wold and Castle Howard

    Arrangements have been finalised for two visits in late June to gardens in North Yorkshire. The first is to Jackson's Wold Garden near Sherburn (YO17 8QJ) and is scheduled for the afternoon of Wednesday June 25th. Mr and Mrs Cundall have developed the three acre gardens at their farm on the Yorkshire Wolds over the […]

  • Annual General Meeting

    The AGM this year will follow a different format and will take place over two days. We will be based at the Talbot Hotel in Malton. The first event will be a three-course dinner at the hotel on Monday 22 September. Henry Robinson will tell us about his and Susie's collection of ramblers at Moor […]

  •  The Deane House – near Winchester

    The Deane House Sparsholt,, United Kingdom

    The Deane House, Sparsholt, near Winchester, SO2 1LR Mr and Mrs Morse’s spacious garden is on several levels, with wonderful views onto the countryside. There is a walled garden with many roses, magnificent copper beech and tulip trees, plus stained glass and modern water features. Further interest is provided by the connection with Jane Austin, […]

    £25.00 – £30.00

  • Wine and Roses at Mottisfont

    National Trust Mottisfont Romsey, United Kingdom

    Wine and Roses: An Evening at Mottisfont A unique opportunity to visit Mottisfont without the crowds. Mottisfont is celebrated for its internationally significant rose gardens. It is home to the National Collection of Historic Roses, and recently there has been a renewal of these roses and improvements to the companion planting. We will have Mottisfont […]

    £20.00 – £25.00

  • Bentworth Lodge

    Bentworth Lodge near Alton, Hampshire, GU34 5JS Rosemary Andreae has redesigned the long classic English herbaceous borders of her impressive garden. In addition it features Victorian topiary, sweeping lawns, a 120 ft old rose border backed by a pergola of climbing and rambling roses, plus old and modern roses surrounding a fishpond, banks of contrasting […]

    £10.00 – £12.50

  • A Gertrude Jekyll Garden at Upton Grey

    The Manor House, Upton Grey, RG25 2RD The Manor House has a formal garden that Rosamund Wallinger has recreated using Miss Jekyll's plans, as well as a lovely selection of Historic Roses. Booking: £13.00 per head (HRG members, non-members £15.50) including refreshments. Rosamund Wallinger will speak to us about the restoration of the garden. Please […]

    £13.00 – £15.50

  • 2026 Rose Tour of Germany

    A four-day tour from 2nd to 6th June 2026, focused on a full day at the world-famous Rosarium at Sangerhausen, where there are 8,600 species and varieties and 80,000 bushes. The visit will be made all the more valuable as we are to be shown round by a former, very knowledgeable director Hella Brumme, who […]