The Greater Gwinnett Rose Society meets the first Tuesday of each month with the following exceptions - We have an annual Summer Picnic usually in July. We have a Christmas Party/Dinner in December and because of Rose Day we generally do not meet in March. Meetings start at 7:00 and are typically held at the Gwinnett Justice and Administrative Center in Lawrenceville. However, due to the need to bring tools for budding and grafting the meeting is being held at the Collins Hill Library, 455 Camp Perrin Road, Lawrenceville. Directions to the library. We will not meet next month due to the Rose Show but will meet at the Luthern Church for our November meeting also due to the elections.
Workshop on Grafting & Budding Roses
Join us to hear, learn and do. Yes, Bobby Burns is back by popular demand to help us DO budding. That's right, this is a hands-on meeting. So, bring a sharp knife that has a really short blade. Bring a small pot, about a gallon size. And, bring some rose material to graft. Or, if there is a rose you want, ask the owner for some cuttings, as it is time for pruning. Because blades are essential to your work, we cannot meet at our regular room at GJAC. You may remember that we met there in June. Bobby is a member of the South Metro Rose Society and is a Consulting Rosarian. He has a fabulous collection of unusual roses, which he grows at his mother's home in Griffin. Bobby has been a rose hybridizer for ten years and has been grafting roses for almost as long. In his spare time, he teaches English at Georgia State. Come to the meeting to bud roses. Bring (or ask someone to bring) along some roses you would like to bud. This is a workshop!
We invite you to attend our meetings or any of our activities. If you would like to join the society, you can obtain an application at any of our meetings or functions or you can either print this application and fill it in by hand or enter your information on this application, print it and send either version with your check made out to "GGRS" to Kim Borland, Greater Gwinnett Rose Society, 6705 Mtn Meadow Drive, Clermont, GA 30527.
Greater Gwinnett Rose Society
6705 Mountain Meadow Dr.
Clermont, GA 30527
GGRS, which is affiliated with the American Rose Society, is dedicated to the enjoyment, enhancement and promotion of roses. Membership in GGRS is open to anyone interested in learing about or growing roses. Annual dues are $15.00 for a single membership or $20.00 for two when at the same address. Dues include a monthly newsletter, meetings with informative speakers and rose programs.
Our next meeting will be held at Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center on February 5.
You may also wish to join the American Rose Society. It has many benefits including a monthly magazine.
Finally, if you do not live in Gwinnett, but live in or near Atlanta, near Athens or in the South Metropolitan area you may wish to join or visit one of the other Local Societies.