2025 Rose Show: “A Rainbow of Roses”

“A Rainbow of Roses” will be held on Saturday May 17, 2025 at the Albuquerque Garden Center.  Anyone can enter! Membership in the Albuquerque Rose Society is not required.  There are three divisions:  Horticulture, Arrangements, and Photography. Entries will be accepted on Saturday, May 17 from 7:30 AM until 10:00 AM. The show will be open to the public from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.

Please review the rules prior to the show! You can find the rules and helpful videos at this link: https://www.albuquerquerose.com/virtual-exhibition/

Free Rose Pruning Demonstrations at the Albuquerque Rose Garden

Where: Tony Hillerman Library, 8205 Apache NE, 87110 

When: 10 AM – 3 PM (Weather permitting)

             March 8 (Sat) & March 9(Sun)

             March 15 (Sat) & March 16 (Sun)

What: Rose Society members will demonstrate 

pruning and answer your rose questions. 

Bring your gardening gloves, clippers, and 

get ready to prune!

For Information: www.albuquerquerose.com

or Contact us: workspace@albuquerquerose.com 

72nd Annual Rose Show

The Albuquerque Rose Society held its 72nd annual Rose Show the weekend of May 18-19 at the Albuquerque Garden Center, with the most well-attended event in years.

Hundreds of rose varieties filled the room with color and scent, as steady streams of visitors admired the floral vases, arrangements, and artistic photographs in celebration of America’s national flower. The weather prior to the show was challenging for exhibitors, with hail and high winds wreaking havoc on local gardens, but entries were up, with, in addition, several novices joining in for the first time, rewarded for their efforts with blue ribbons and American Rose Society medal certificates by judges from Colorado and Arizona.

The rose raffle was a popular event, with five beautiful varieties awarded to lucky winners, along with Osuna Nursery gift certificates.

Passion for roses is clearly alive and well in Albuquerque, and society members thoroughly enjoyed this annual opportunity to interact with an enthusiastic public.