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SUMMARY:Wine and roses at Sissinghurst
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a visit to Sissinghurst for an evening of  ‘Wine and Roses’ in the garden led by the Head Gardener\, Troy Scott Smith\, who is restoring the roses that Vita Sackville West planted in the garden. \nWe will meet at 6pm at the Elizabethan brick entrance to Sissinghurst\, to enjoy our tour with Troy. \nPrice £25 for HRG members\, £35 for non-members (must attend with a member). \nIf you would like to book or have any queries\, please email historicrosesgroup@gmail.com
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/wine-and-roses-at-sissinghurst/
LOCATION:Sissinghurst\, Biddenden Road\, Cranbrook\, Kent\, TN17 2AB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Day visits
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ORGANIZER;CN="Victoria Martin":MAILTO:historicrosesgroup@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Pruning and Training: talk by Bev Bond
DESCRIPTION:In this talk Bev Bond will be aiming to show the possibilities of these marvellous and sometimes majestic plants and will introduce you to some beautiful plants that she has cared for over the years. She will explore training\, supports\, growing plants on buildings\, (including historic buildings) and the importance of soil\, aspect and establishment. She will discuss some of her techniques\, rose varieties\, pruning cuts\, wound healing\, pruning for direction and planning ahead. Bev will also look at the supposed dichotomy between historical accuracy and ornamental value\, and the possibilities when restoring plants. Some information on tools\, tool maintenance\, health and safety\, ladders\, attachment\, wires and tying\, will follow. \nBev Bond was born into two families of market gardeners; her father and both grandfathers grew vegetables and flowers for Covent Garden. She was educated at grammar school\, then Braintree College\, Shuttleworth Horticultural College and The Open University. After working some years in the family business\, Bev moved to inspecting production of oats\, fruits and nuts\, throughout Europe\, for a major food manufacturer\, for 10 years. Then\, during a decade employed as gardener\, guide\, and garden guardian in a historic garden\, she further developed her pruning skills on large wisteria\, climbing roses and so forth and began to branch out on her own. \nFor the past 23 years Bev has been self-employed as a horticultural gardener\, and over the last 17\, specialising in wisteria and rose contract pruning and training. She has been lecturing on garden history and presenting talks on gardens\, and plants for over twenty years. \nThis is the last in a series of seven online talks on the theme “Roses from the Arctic to Australia” in partnership with the Gardens Trust\, with an international slant. Each talk is a live online presentation\, chaired by Maeve Heneke\, Hon Sec of the HRG\, with tickets available at £5 each of £28 for the entire series of seven evenings. Talks start at 6pm and last approx. one hour\, with an extra half hour for audience questions to the speaker. \nYou can buy a ticket here for the entire course of seven sessions for £28.\n \nOr buy a ticket for this individual lecture here for £5.
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/pruning-and-training-talk-by-bev-bond/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other events and activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230522T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230522T193000
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SUMMARY:Il Piccolo Roseto di Giovanni Chilanti: talk by Helga Brichet
DESCRIPTION:This small rose garden on a hillside outside Rome overlooking olive groves was established by Italian engineer Emanuele Dotti in memory of a dear friend who had inspired him with a love of old and species roses. It started life as a collection of roses grown in large containers on the terrace of Emanuele’s Rome apartment\, but soon expanded so that outside space became urgently needed to house them. Some land on the edge of a small village outside Rome was located\, and this is the story of how the rose garden developed\, with over 600 roses bushes in beds\, borders\, and climbing up olive trees\, overlooking a valley in a beautiful countryside setting. Now there are plans to establish a reading room in the farmhouse for visitors\, with a collection of books on roses from the late Milton Nurse\, former editor of the Historic Rose Journal\, donated by the Historic Roses Group. \nHelga Brichet is a distinguished rosarian\, plant-hunter and lecturer who was President of the World Federation of Rose Societies (WFRS) from 1997 – 2000. Now Emeritus President\, she lives with her Belgian husband\, André\, in Italy\, on a 5-acre hillside property in Santa Maria\, Umbria\, central Italy. Here Helga grows a large number of China roses and Hybrid Giganteas\, Hybrid Sempervirens and “Mystery Roses” from Bermuda. In her 9 years as chairman of the WFRS Conservation Committee she established the Specialised Conservation Committee\, constructing an international database on endangered rose varieties and their location. One of her ambitions has been to introduce to rose lovers in the western hemisphere old and historical roses from China\, many scarcely known previously in the west. In 2000 a beautiful chance seedling rose with single pale pink blooms\, discovered by Australian nurseryman John Nieuwesteeg\, was named ‘Helga Brichet’. \nThis is the sixth in a series of seven online talks on the theme “Roses from the Arctic to Australia” in partnership with the Gardens Trust\, with an international slant. Each talk is a live online presentation\, chaired by Maeve Heneke\, Hon Sec of the HRG\, with tickets available at £5 each of £28 for the entire series of seven evenings. Talks start at 6pm and last approx. one hour\, with an extra half hour for audience questions to the speaker. \nYou can buy a ticket here for the entire course of seven sessions for £28.\n \nOr buy a ticket for this individual lecture here for £5.
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/il-piccolo-roseto-di-giovanni-chilanti-talk-by-helga-brichet/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other events and activities
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230515T193000
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SUMMARY:What’s in a Name?: talk by Darrell Schramm
DESCRIPTION:If you’ve ever wondered how or why an historic/heritage rose obtained its name\, you may be interested in this talk. Who or what was the original inspiration for these often tantalising names? Were the roses named for celebrities of the past\, for particular places or famous events\, or for people who were linked personally to the rose breeder? More prosaically\, did hard-nosed business play a starring role? If so\, did this do the trick and help bring profit for the breeder and lasting fame for the person\, place or event – or for the rose? Darrell Schramm will briefly discuss the background or history behind about four dozen old garden roses\, and show you beautiful images of them\, too. It will be a virtual story time. Pour yourself a cup of tea – or maybe something stronger – and be prepared to be enlightened\, amused and entertained. \nA teacher and professor for about 45 years\, Darrell Schramm taught literature\, English composition\, poetry\, editing\, and rhetoric\, and is now retired from University of San Francisco. He was born in North Dakota\, and has also lived in Colombia\, Portugal\, and Spain. His publications include a book of poetry and Rainbow: A History of the Rose in California (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform\, 2017)\, as well as poetry in more than 100 poetry publications\, plus articles in various academic magazines and journals. He is currently editor of Rose Letter for The Heritage Roses Group and of The Vintage Rose for The Friends of Vintage Roses\, and American Rose Society Chair for Heritage Rose Preservation\, as well as a member of the Historic Rose Group and a regular contributor to the Historic Rose Journal. \nThis is the fifth in a series of seven online talks on the theme “Roses from the Arctic to Australia” in partnership with the Gardens Trust\, with an international slant. Each talk is a live online presentation\, chaired by Maeve Heneke\, Hon Sec of the HRG\, with tickets available at £5 each of £28 for the entire series of seven evenings. Talks start at 6pm and last approx. one hour\, with an extra half hour for audience questions to the speaker. \nYou can buy a ticket here for the entire course of seven sessions for £28.\n \nOr buy a ticket for this individual lecture here for £5.
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/whats-in-a-name-talk-by-darrell-schramm/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other events and activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230508T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230508T193000
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SUMMARY:Can you grow roses in Iceland?: talk by Vilhjálmur Lúðvíksson
DESCRIPTION:This presentation describes the climatic and environmental challenges facing gardening in Iceland and will explain the opportunities provided by recently successful efforts in afforestation in providing shelter that allows the cultivation of ornamental plants like roses. Only a small fraction of roses available today can be successfully grown in Iceland. We represent a marginal market to rose producers and there is no interest in breeding roses that can survive here. \nThe Rose Club of the Icelandic Horticultural Society (IHS) was established in 2002. Its role will be explained\, with an overview of some varieties and classes of roses now grown successfully – or unsuccessfully – in Iceland\, plus where they come from. Recent efforts in rose breeding by local amateurs and semi-professionals will be described\, plus the main challenges that face us as a result of extreme variability of our climate\, during summers more than winters – and the importance of finding the right cultivars. \nDr Vilhjálmur Lúðvíksson is a chemical engineer\, educated at the University of Wisconsin\, USA. He was CEO of the Icelandic Research Council from 1978-2004\, and is a former President of the Icelandic Horticultural Society (IHS) and past Chairman of the IHS Rose Club. His professional life was devoted to industrial development\, the shaping and implementation of science and technology policy in Iceland from 1968 – 2010. As a member of the Nature Conservation Council Dr Lúðvíksson has been involved in the Icelandic conservation and afforestation movement seeking and testing biodiverse forestry varieties suitable for Icelandic conditions. \nMarried with two children\, Vilhjálmur has spent over 60 years establishing a 17ha woodland garden on family land severely affected by centuries of overgrazing which destroyed vegetation and caused extensive soil erosion. Recently he has sought new opportunities in gardening provided by the shelter from growing forests. This includes ornamental trees and bushes\, fruit trees\, rhododendrons and roses. \nThis is the fourth in a series of seven online talks on the theme “Roses from the Arctic to Australia” in partnership with the Gardens Trust\, with an international slant. Each talk is a live online presentation\, chaired by Maeve Heneke\, Hon Sec of the HRG\, with tickets available at £5 each of £28 for the entire series of seven evenings. Talks start at 6pm and last approx. one hour\, with an extra half hour for audience questions to the speaker. \nYou can buy a ticket here for the entire course of seven sessions for £28.\n \nOr buy a ticket for this individual lecture here for £5.
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/can-you-grow-roses-in-iceland-talk-by-vilhjalmur-ludviksson/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other events and activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230501T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230501T193000
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SUMMARY:A Rose Garden on a Working Farm: talk by Michelle Endersby
DESCRIPTION:A formal rose garden in the middle of an Australian farm with a high likelihood of drought and flooding rains may seem like a frivolous extravagance. But at Sages Cottage Farm in Baxter\, Victoria\, an historic 38-hectare property run by disability service provider\, Wallara\, the rose garden plays a pivotal role in the experience and programs for clients and visitors alike. Not only a tranquil and calming display garden\, the roses are also a source of fodder for the farm animals\, a cutting garden for the café\, a source of materials for craft projects and food source for the bees for honey production. With a collection of interesting roses\, rose garden tours are a potential source of income and education. Michelle will show you the microclimates and the multitude of opportunities provided by this special rose garden. \nMichelle Endersby is a writer and visual artist from Melbourne\, Australia\, and the ‘Rose Lady’ at Sages Cottage Farm where she is responsible for the care of over 150 roses. Inspired by a vision of a light-filled rose garden she experienced on awakening from a coma following emergency brain surgery\, Michelle has made roses the focus of her creative and horticultural endeavours. She is also a member of the HRG and has contributed to the Historic Rose Journal. Michelle is the creator of the popular Art\, Gardens and Always Roses monthly e-newsletter. \nThis is the third in a series of seven online talks on the theme “Roses from the Arctic to Australia” in partnership with the Gardens Trust\, with an international slant. Each talk is a live online presentation\, chaired by Maeve Heneke\, Hon Sec of the HRG\, with tickets available at £5 each of £28 for the entire series of seven evenings. Talks start at 6pm and last approx. one hour\, with an extra half hour for audience questions to the speaker. \nYou can buy a ticket here for the entire course of seven sessions for £28.\n \nOr buy a ticket for this individual lecture here for £5.
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/roses-from-the-arctic-to-australia-a-rose-garden-on-a-working-farm-talk-by-michelle-endersby/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other events and activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230424T193000
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SUMMARY:The Other Rosaceae: talk by Tom la Dell
DESCRIPTION:The National Fruit Collection growing at Brogdale is the most comprehensive collection of fruit varieties in the world. It is the contribution of DEFRA (the UK’s Department for Environment\, Food and Rural Affairs) to the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation’s collections of genetic diversity to secure the future of the world’s food crops. It is the only fruiting collection\, providing public access to the National Fruit Collection and to a wide range of education programmes on the heritage of the varieties held\, fruit cultivation\, and fruit in a healthy diet\, plus guided tours\, festivals and events. Tom will talk about the 4\,000 apples\, pears\, cherries\, plums and smaller collections\, and how Brogdale Collections is working to maximise the public benefits of these wonderful collections. Future plans include a series of fruit gardens from Medieval to Renaissance (Italian Villas) to Baroque (Versailles) and the Victorian kitchen garden\, to show around 400 historic varieties in their historic settings. \nTom la Dell is a landscape architect and ecologist\, a trustee of the charity Brogdale Collections\, a member of the Kent Gardens Trust and the HRG. Originally a plant scientist\, Tom became a landscape architect instead of working with breeding food crops. His work has included all aspects of landscape architecture\, often combined with his work as an ecologist. He has written extensively for the KGT and the Historic Rose Journal. His long-standing interest in garden history and plant heritage started with excellent lectures in the late 1960s. \nThis is the third in a series of seven online talks on the theme “Roses from the Arctic to Australia” in partnership with the Gardens Trust\, with an international slant. Each talk is a live online presentation\, chaired by Maeve Heneke\, Hon Sec of the HRG\, with tickets available at £5 each of £28 for the entire series of seven evenings. Talks start at 6pm and last approx. one hour\, with an extra half hour for audience questions to the speaker. \nYou can buy a ticket here for the entire course of seven sessions for £28.\n \nOr buy a ticket for this individual lecture here for £5.
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/roses-from-the-arctic-to-australia-the-other-rosaceae/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other events and activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230417T193000
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SUMMARY:The Humour of Hole: talk by Martin Stott
DESCRIPTION:This online presentation by Martin Stott is about the Rev Samuel Reynolds Hole\, 1819-1904\, celebrated Anglican preacher\, rosarian\, horticulturalist\, prolific letter-writer\, author of the immensely popular A Book about Roses (W Blackwood and Sons\, 1869) among other works\, and Dean of Rochester Cathedral. He was the first organiser of the National Rose Show in London\, one of the inaugural recipients of the Victoria Medal of Honour awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society and the first president of the National Rose Society\, 1876-1904. \nMartin Stott is an author\, blogger\, former BBC journalist\, current co-editor of By Any Other Name for the World Federation of Rose Societies\, and HRG member. \nThis is the third in a series of seven online talks on the theme “Roses from the Arctic to Australia” in partnership with the Gardens Trust\, with an international slant. Each talk is a live online presentation\, chaired by Maeve Heneke\, Hon Sec of the HRG\, with tickets available at £5 each of £28 for the entire series of seven evenings. Talks start at 6pm and last approx. one hour\, with an extra half hour for audience questions to the speaker. \nYou can buy a ticket here for the entire course of seven sessions for £28.\n \nOr buy a ticket for this individual lecture here for £5.
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/roses-from-the-arctic-to-australia-the-humour-of-hole/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Other events and activities
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230405T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230405T151500
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SUMMARY:Talk by Michael Marriott: Old Roses and Their Modern Equivalent
DESCRIPTION:HRG Chairman Michael Marriott is giving a talk at the Bromley House Library on 5 April entitled “Old Roses and their Modern Equivalent”. \nLater in the month\, on 22 April\, Sandra Lawrence will be giving a talk about Ellen Willmott\, who is well known for  the book The Genus Rosa and the species Rosa willmottiae. \nFull details on these and other garden-related talks on the Bromley House Library website. \nBook tickets here. \n 
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/talk-by-michael-marriott-old-roses-and-their-modern-equivalent/
LOCATION:Bromley House Library\, Angel Row\, Nottingham\, NG1 6HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Other events and activities
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221015T160000
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SUMMARY:HRG Rose Day at Hinton Ampner
DESCRIPTION:John Wood\, Head Gardener at Hinton Ampner\, will meet you in the carpark. (Keep separate from NT payments.) \nIf you get stuck\, John’s mobile is 07770 853 174. \n10.30am: Introduction & coffee \n\nA brief history of Hinton Ampner and how roses are used in the garden.\nRose evolution and rose anatomy.\nPropagating your own roses: Cuttings vs budding and the effects on the final plant; seed-raising\, variability\, dormancy.\nPlanting and replanting where roses have been established.\n\n12.30pm: Lunch. \nBuy lunch in tea room or bring your own. \nAfternoon: \n\nHow to take cuttings (practical outside session): participants take their own cuttings under supervision.\nTour of garden\, looking at design and how roses have been used in various situations\, and how we prune certain roses.\nQ&A\n\n4pm: Ends \nCost: £15 payable to HRG. \nNB Space is limited to 15 persons max so please book as soon as possible by contacting Maeve Heneke on maheneke@hotmail.com \n 
URL:https://historicroses.org/event/hrg-rose-day-at-hinton-ampner/
LOCATION:Hinton Ampner\, Alresford\, SO24 0NH
CATEGORIES:Day visits,Other events and activities
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