MONTHLY MEETINGS:
Albuquerque Rose Society Meetings are held February through May and September through November, usually at 7 p.m. at the Albuquerque Garden Center (see map below). Each meeting includes a special rose-related program with topics ranging from how to landscape with roses to learning about the hidden stories behind our favorite rose names. A brief business meeting is held afterward.
Note that we do not meet in June, July, or August. In December, our Annual Holiday Party is held at the Garden Center or a local restaurant.
2025 Program Schedule
- February 12 Tool Talk
- March 12 Irrigation
- April 9 Rose Pests
- May 14 Tour of Tony Hillerman Library Rose Garden, 6PM
- September 10 TBD
- October 8 TBD
- November 12 TBD
- December Holiday Party
Pruning Demonstrations
Members of the Albuquerque Rose Society will be pruning the roses in the Tony Hillerman Library Rose Garden (8205 Apache Ave NE) this spring. Please join us to learn about or help with pruning. Rose Society Members-only pruning sessions for 2025 will be on March 1 – 2 and March 22 – 23. Pruning sessions will be open to the public on March 8-9 and March 15-16. Consulting Rosarians and other experienced rosarians offer free pruning demonstrations during the public sessions.
Rose Show and Exhibition
- The Albuquerque Rose Society and other societies throughout the country provide opportunities to show roses grown in local gardens and to compete for awards for the best roses, rose arrangements, and rose photographs.
- Each year our spring rose show is a judged show on a weekend in May at the Albuquerque Garden Center. This year our show will be on May 17, 2025. See the Rose Show page on this website for details.
- More opportunities to show roses and compete include the Santa Fe Rose Society’s rose show and the flower shows at the New Mexico State Fair in September.
- For those who want to share what they grow, but not compete, the Albuquerque Rose Society has a rose exhibition at the Albuquerque Botanic Garden each year in September.
Our shows and exhibitions are free events and are open to anyone who wants to participate or visit. They are a good place to see roses you might want to add to your gardens.
Deadheading at the Garden, Tuesday nights
Deadheading in the Rose Garden, Tony Hillerman Library, begins weekly in June and continues throughout the summer. See “Volunteer Opportunities” for more information.