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World Federation of Rose Societies • BERMUDA
BERMUDA• Bermuda Rose Society
COUNTRY:...........................BERMUDA
ROSE SOCIETY INFORMATION for 2012
OFFICIAL NAME:................The Bermuda Rose Society
Address: .....................P.O. Box PG 162
Paget PG BX
Bermuda
Tel:.............................(Country Code: 1) 441 293-2685
E-mail: .......................erayner@logic.bm
Website: .....................http://rosesinbermuda.com
Contact:......................President – Mr. Eugene Rayner
Secretary – Jean-Marie Wade
The Bermuda Rose Society has about 200 members. Since Bermuda is an island
about 700 miles from the U.S. coastline in the Atlantic Ocean, remote from other influences,
it has been called a living museum of roses. Roses were brought to the island by ships
travelling from all over the world. Our main goal is to protect Bermuda's rose heritage. We
are mainly interested in Old Garden Roses.
Each year the Bermuda Rose Society raises about 500 slips of our Old Garden Roses,
which we sell – this is the major fund raising activity of the Society. We also donate roses to
Government and to the Bermuda National Trust for parks and public gardens
The Society meets monthly from October through May, usually on the first Friday of
the month at the Horticultural Hall in the Bermuda Botanical Gardens in Paget. Besides the
business of the Society there is a monthly competition of cut roses and rose arrangements,
and often a guest speaker. The Bermuda Rose Society usually invites one overseas guest
speaker each year. Any rosarian visitors are welcome to attend.
The Society is working on a revision and update of our rose book, Roses in Bermuda,
which was published in 1997 and now is completely sold out. The Society maintains a
Repository Garden of Old Garden Roses in the grounds of Waterville, the headquarters of the
Bermuda National Trust. It is also a participant in the Earthkind Project. The roses we have
chosen for this are 'Vincent Godsiff', 'Smith's Parish', 'Spice', 'Maitland White', 'Mutabilis'
and 'Carefree Beauty'.
As a prerequisite for membership, all persons must attend two meetings prior to
submitting an application that is supported by two existing members. We do not accept
foreign membership. The Society issues approximately four newsletters per session for its
members
Fees: $30.00 per year
Life Membership: $250 (may be applied for after 10 years)
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