How to Grow Roses in Colorado

Photo by Tammy Jansen

 

April and May are busy months for plant society educational seminars and plant sales. 

Click HERE for a list of many of these events.

Mark your calendar for April 8, 2023. The Denver Rose Society kicks off the outdoor rose growing season with the popular SymROSEium. Now that's a catchy title, aptly named by a member's spouse a few years ago.

The who-what-where of this year's event is super easy. Starting with the where (and time).

Saturday, April 8, 2023, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at Denver Botanic Gardens Mitchell Hall. It's FREE with paid admission to the gardens unless you're a DBG garden or Denver Rose Society member (then no admission required). 

Getting into Denver Botanic Gardens has changed from a few years ago. Anyone who is a DBG member or visitor needs a timed ticket to enter the gardens and into Mitchell Hall for the free SymROSEium. Click HERE for a ticket.

Denver Rose Society members just need to show their membership card at the gate. Cards are available under Members on the Denver Rose Society website.

No preregistration is required! Parking is free in the multi-level garage (elevators available), just across the street from DBG.

You know the who - members from the DRS who enjoy sharing the love of growing roses and helping the public learn more about effective rose growing.

What - this year's SymROSEium features member experts called consulting and master rosarians because they know more than most people about growing beautiful roses, teaching about rose care and disseminating this information far and wide for many years. Plus, they are really nice folks.   

The 2023 theme is A Season of Roses: Rose Care Throughout the Seasons

Three speakers will share what we should do each season in the rose garden. Topics will include planting and pruning roses in the spring, watering and fertilizing during the summer, and deadheading and winterizing in the fall.

A question-and-answer period will follow the presentations. 

Consulting Rosarians will be available during the break and after the question-and-answer period.

Plus there will be some goodies to purchase (checks and credit cards accepted, of course), including High Country Roses and a wonderful Plant Select® plant - HALF PINT® pineleaf penstemon. Don't forget the famous and updated edition of Growing Roses in Colorado. AND a brand new fertilizer called Darn Good Fertilizer since the former Mile-Hi Rose Fertilizer company closed shop.

Be there !! 😉😊