The Tennessee Rose Society strives to share knowledge and interest in our national flower, the Rose. Our monthly meetings feature nationally recognized Rosarians and Master Gardeners, giving advice and instruction to grow beautiful roses in East Tennessee. The Tennessee Rose Society is a member of the American Rose Society.
Our meetings are held at 2:30 p.m. This year meetings will be held in member’s homes, gardens, or nurseries. See the meeting schedule.
To join the Tennessee Rose Society, please download and fill out the membership form found here.
For additional Information, please send an email to: Tennesseerosesociety@gmail.com.
Spring Rose Care (April)
- Check your pH (6.0-6.5 is ideal) if you didn’t check it in March
- Get a Soil Sample if you didn’t do this in March
- Prune your roses (this makes your bush want to grow more and improves the health of your roses)
- Apply organic fertilizer to established bushes – NO granular until after the last frost date (April 14th)
- Begin your spray program (unless you have no spray roses or don’t want to spray and don’t mind black spot. You can pick off the diseased leaves and put in garbage bag)
- Water if it doesn’t rain 1 inch a week
- Watch out for Aphids (soft bodied insects that look like pieces of thread on the bud). Remove these with a gloved hand or very forceful stream of water. You can also use insecticidal soap.
- Check your roses EVERY DAY looking for minor problems/pests before they become a major problem
- Take pictures of your rose!
April 11th Road Trip to Johnson’s Nursery in Cookeville.
It will take 1 1/2 hours to drive to Cookeville and they are on CENTRAL time, so it is an hour earlier than it is in Knoxville.
Medley of Roses – 2026 ARS Convention & Rose Show coming to Nashville October 2-5, 2026. Click http://medleyofroses.org for more information.
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