Rose Show & Special Events

Don't miss the 11th rose pilgrimage of the San Diego Rose Society on Sunday May 3, 2009. We will depart from the Old Town Transit Center in San Diego early Sunday morning and proceed north, relaxing as we enjoy rose growing tips and stories from our on-board consulting rosarians. Our first stop will be the Descanso Gardens in LaCanada Flintridge. The rose garden or International Rosarium displays approximately 2,600 rose plants including species, old garden and modern roses with the hybrid tea class being the best represented. The rose collection began in the late 1940s as a one acre project for Mr. Boddy and hybridizer Dr. Walter Lammerts. Revamped and designated the International Rosarium in 1994, the rose garden now covers five acres. Here is a fun read about the gardens.

Our next stop will be RoseHills. Popular to many visitors to Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier is the Pageant of Roses Garden, which first opened to the public in 1959. Over the years this 3.5 acre garden has grown in the variety of roses displayed. Today, the garden features approximately 7,000 rose bushes in more than 600 varieties . In 1984, the garden was honored by the All-America Rose Selections (AARS) with the coveted Public Rose Garden Achievement Award, designating it the most outstanding public rose garden in the nation. There is always something new to see at the Pageant of Roses Garden. As an official display garden for both the ARS and the AARS, as well as a miniature display and test site for the ARS, the garden receives the most up-to date roses available.

A short drive from Rose Hills will take us to Exposition Park . It's not exactly a park in a traditional sense, but the Exposition Park Rose Garden is a kind of urban oasis for Los Angelinos and tourists looking for an escape from the hectic urban environment. A sunken garden featuring more than 20,000 rose bushes of nearly 200 varieties of roses is such a bright spectrum of hues and shapes to make any botany fan go wild. The garden is particularly popular for weddings with the aromatic fragrance of roses wafting throughout the entire grounds. We are making our pilgrimage to the park during the height of the blooming period to really take advantage of the smells and palate of colors that fill the park. The park has been a rosy shade of red within the city limits since 1928. We will enjoy our lunch here amid the roses.

After all this time with flowers and gardens, some of us may be yearning for a flower or a rose of our own to take home as a memory of our trip. Or some of us may just want to see more roses. For all of us, our next stop will be Tropic World Nursery in Escondido. There will be many wonderful, well priced roses for us to buy and room on the bus for them to join us.

We will then jaunt into Escondido to the garden of Gary and Sonja Bulman. Gary has been growing and showing roses for years in Escondido. He is an American Rose Society Consulting Rosarian and has been providing information to new rose growers through our society newsletter, our monthly meetings and our annual rose care seminar. Growing several hundred roses, Gary exhibits and wins regularly at the Del Mar Fair. We are excited to view his private rose garden.

Happy, and filled with the memories of roses blooming, we will return to San Diego as the sun is setting, about 7:30pm.

The cost for this incredible day of roses is a very affordable $75 which covers a comfortable charter bus, snacks, and admission to Descanso, Rose bags, and lunch. Our bus has limited seating so reserve your seat now with a check for the San Diego Rose Society sent to myself, Ruth Tiffany. If you have questions or need more information please call me at 619-548-6950 or email me at ruthsgarden@msn.com

Pilgrimage Flyer and Reservation Form

Our journey in search of beautiful roses will end, but remember the essence of making a search for the very best roses in the world never is complete and all should put the dates of November 11-15, 2009 on the calendar. This is when the American Rose Society National Convention is being held in Palm Springs. It will be another great rose trip!!!

82nd Annual Rose Show

Rose Show Schedule

Please save the date and plan to exhibit, attend and/or volunteer your help.

Entries will be received from 6:30 to 9:30 am.

The show will be open to the public from noon to 6:00.

Admission is $5 per person ( includes admission to the show and guided rose garden tours.)
Children 8 and under admitted free. Parking is free.

This year our rose show will be held at the Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino.

1932 Wildcat Canyon Road
Lakeside, CA 92040
888-7-BARONA (722-7662) ~ 619-443-2300

Directions to Barona Valley Ranch:

Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino is located in the scenic Barona Valley, just 30 minutes from downtown San Diego.

From San Diego:

Take I-8 East (or West) to 67 North.

Drive 5 miles on 67 North to the first light; turn right onto Mapleview Street.

At the second light on Mapleview, turn left onto Ashwood Street.

At the next 4-way stop sign, Ashwood turns into Wildcat Canyon Road. Continue straight on Wildcat Canyon Road.

Drive for 5 miles to the main entrance; turn left into Barona Valley Ranch Resort & Casino.

For information contact: Linda Clark

Have you noticed how beautiful your roses are? Well, it is soon going to be the time again where everyone will be able to share and enjoy the beauty of roses. “Roses at the Ranch” is the San Diego Rose Society’s 82 nd annual rose show. It will take place in a whole new venue, Barona Valley Ranch and Casino on Saturday June 6, 2009 . We are excited to be able to share our love of roses in a place that values both people and surrounding nature. We look forward to making it our new home.

Everyone I have had the pleasure to meet and work with has been overwhelmingly helpful and understanding I can’t wait until everyone is able to see the beautiful setting for the show. It starts with the peaceful countryside that unfolds into a manicured greenbelt with lush trees, flowering shrubs and annuals, turf and serene ponds. It’s made complete with a rose garden and golf course. The exquisite grounds for meandering and incredible restaurants and hotel facilities will make the day and stay a true pleasure. And did I mention the rose garden?

Plan on enjoying a weekend of roses! Our show will be housed in the Barona Convention Center called the Stardome Room. We will be able to use a large indoor and outdoor exhibitor preparation area that is close to parking and the placement table for entries. Our schedule writer, Julie Nydam, has been working to create something for everyone in the show schedule that will soon be posted on our website. So start the day with your entries on Saturday morning June 6 th (properties will be ready at 4:30 , placement starting at 6:30 until 9:30 ). Then try a relaxing breakfast at any one of the enticing cafes, a leisurely walk around the grounds, and don’t forget the rose garden. You will want to be back in time to catch the opening of the show at noon . What could be better than that?

Doug Kalal has designed a wonderful layout to highlight all the entries with winners gathered in the “winners’ circle” and awards by Ruth Tiffany given at 2:15 . After taking in the beauty of the show, join our guided garden tour @ 1:00 , 3:00 or 5:00 for another view of the rose garden. Finally Barona has offered us rooms at a discounted rate that will top off your rose show experience. Stay Friday and/or Saturday night for a special room rate available to our rose society if you reserve by May 1. Come and enjoy golf, gaming and dining.

Thanks go to all who have graciously volunteered service and to all who have been patient in this truly new experience for me. I look forward to an exciting and beautiful show. I would love to encourage donations of dollars toward trophies/expenses and/or time to work together in the many jobs that need to be filled. Please don’t hesitate to contact me for questions, suggestions or reservations for the Barona Hotel.

WE PROMISE YOU ROSE GARDENS

Results from 80th Annual Rose Show: May 19-20, 2007