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NORWAY • The Norwegian Rose Society
COUNTRY:...........................NORWAY
ROSE SOCIETY INFORMATION for 2012
OFFICIAL NAME:................The Norwegian Rose Society (NRS)
Address: .....................villo be Åsvegen 45
N-2133 Gardvik
Norway
Email:.........................post@norskroseforening.com
Website; .....................www.norskroseforening.com
Contact:......................Chairperson – Bodil Carlson
The Norwegian Rose Society (NRS) was founded in 1982 in association with the
Norwegian Horticultural Society. Today it is an independent Society and also part of the
Nordic Rose Society.
Our aim is to promote interest in and knowledge of garden roses. The NRS has a
centrally elected board of six members from the Oslo area, five local divisions and ten other
contact people from all over Norway. Since 1994, a paid secretary has been contracted to
ease the workload of Board members. The NRS has over 1250 members.
Our publication, Rosebladet, is issued four times a year. In addition, meetings,
lectures, courses and tours are arranged every year. The main Rose Show is held in Oslo in
early July and includes a competitive exhibition of roses in several classes. This main event
of our year can draw several thousand people and is a welcome source of income for the
Society.
A demonstration Rose Garden was founded in 1990 at Tomb Agricultural School,
near Moss, south of Oslo. Its aim is to show the public a “Living Rose Catalogue”. The
roses are purchased, but many new varieties are sent to us for evaluation by noted firms in
Europe. Today we have nearly 400 different varieties, including historic roses and well-
known Norwegian shrub roses.
Fees: NOK 250
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