Events 2024

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2024 Virtual Meetings for CRS Members

Tuesday February 27, 2024, 7 pm eastern time

Topic: Roses on the Rock
Guest Speaker: Todd Borland
Horticulturist, Memorial University, Newfoundland & Labrador
Extra Feature: Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, ON
Marie Decker

Tuesday March 26, 2024, 7 pm eastern time – Annual General Meeting (followed by presentation)

Topic: CRS Virtual Rose Show results presented by Elizabeth Schleicher
Extra Feature: Vancouver Rose Society’s 2023 Rose Show presented by Brenda Viney

Tuesday May 28, 2024, 7 pm eastern time 

Topic: Canadian Heritage Roses
Guest Speaker: Joan Altenhof
CRS member
Extra Feature: The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs, Calgary, AB
Gail Fitzmartyn

Tuesday September 24, 2024, 7 pm eastern time

Topic: Four Rose Gardens in 40 Years
Guest Speaker: Dr. John Mathieson
Vancouver Island
Extra Feature: Hamilton-Burlington Rose Society – “Our Favourite Rose of 2024”

2024 Pop Up Meetings for CRS Members and all other Rose Societies in Canada

Tuesday April 23, 2024, 7 pm eastern time

Topic: Chemical Free Rose Maintenance
Guest Speaker: Tanya Blankenburg
Niagara Parks and Niagara School of Horticulture
Extra Feature: Paul Caron
SRQS 
Video of his garden (bilingual presentation)

Saturday November 30, 2024, 2 pm eastern time

Topic: “Parfuma Roses – Fragrance from Kordes Roses”
Guest Speaker: Thomas Proll
Kordes Roses
Germany