The Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society is an educational, non-profit organization dedicated to the cultivation of roses in the Asheville, Western North Carolina, and the Southeastern United States. Society members are rose enthusiasts and home gardeners who enjoy growing roses. We want to expand our knowledge of rose culture. We enjoy a sense of community, camaraderie, and the desire to assist each other and the public in the pursuit of rose knowledge.
The Asheville Blue Ridge Rose Society has kept the rose culture alive through its intent and purpose of growing and showing the best of the best roses for the enjoyment of the residents of Asheville and Western North Carolina. Many members also enjoy the thrill of exhibiting with other rose-lovers. Our rosarians take pride in promoting the rose and helping people solve their rose problems.
If you are new to growing roses and have questions, we have a group of experienced rosarians who are happy to help you with every area of rose culture, from planting and routine care, to exhibiting and everything in between.
We host many programs, workshops, and entertaining events throughout the year.
Our society belongs to the Carolina District of the American Rose Society.
MISSION
Our mission is to encourage and promote interest in all aspects of rose culture and to encourage the planting of roses for community beautification. We will work together to promote the rose in our community. We will do so by providing education, community outreach, and support to fellow members of the gardening community. We will also provide monthly meetings where our door is open to the community, and we encourage them to come in and join us with garden tours, speakers, social events, and fellowship with other rose growers.
VISION
The rose became our National Floral Emblem when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law in 1987. It has long been a symbol of love, honor, respect, and admiration. It is now a symbol of our nation along with the American flag, the National Anthem, and the National Motto. The American Rose Society aspires to be the nation’s best source for information, research, and education about the rose for our members and the general public.
