RHODE ISLAND ROSE SOCIETY

Category: Updates

  • Upcoming Events

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    Upcoming:3/14/26: Annual meeting, installation of officers, presentation on culinary and medicinal uses of roses by Becky Martorelli2/14/26: RIRS Zoom meeting: Gretchen Ward Warren on Walsh ramblers3/7-3/9 Yankee District Rose Convention in Sturbridge3/14/26: RIRS Annual Meeting – Becky Martorelli on Roses for Culinary and herbal Uses 4/11/26: Public rose pruning and planting at Hattie Ide Chafee…

  • April 11 Meeting- Hattie Ide Chaffee Home

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    April 11, 202610-12:30 Hattie Ide Chafee Nursing Home200 Wampanoag TrailRiverside, RIPlanting and pruning demonstration for the public at the Hattie Ide Chafee Nursing Home in East Providence

  • April 11 Meeting

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    10-12:30200 Wampanoag Trl, Riverside, RI 02915 We meet in the new rose garden at the Hattie Ide Chaffee Retirement Home in East Providence to demonstrate pruning, planting and other basic early season rose care to the public. Q and A to follow.

  • March 14 Meeting

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    RHODE ISLAND ROSE SOCIETYShepherd of the Valley Church604 Seven Mile Rd, Hope RISaturday, March 14, 202610:00am – 12:30pmGrowing Roses for Culinary & Medicinal PurposesRIRS 28th Annual Meeting Program Get Excited! This month Becky Martorelli, President of CT RoseSociety will be our guest speaker. Becky’s presentation will includea PowerPoint program. She will also be bringing some…

  • February 14 Meeting

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    Zoom:10-1230 Saturday, February 14, 2026: 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM After a short business meeting followed by the annual election of 2026-2027 officers comes special guest speaker Gretchen Warren and her Zoom presentation on Walsh Ramblers. Created in Woods Hole on Cape Cod in the early 20th century, Walsh ramblers play an important role of…

  • January Zoom Meeting

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    Rhode Island Rose SocietySaturday, January 1010 AM – 12:30 PMZOOM MEETING Our January Zoom meeting will feature Chris VanCleave. His presentation will be on the American Garden Rose Selections for 2026. He will not only talk about the winners, but will also speak about the program and the importance of regionality when selecting roses. A…

  • Time Change Again- Saturday Dec 13, 2:45-5!

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    Shepherd of the Valley Church – Saturday Dec 13, 2:45-5Updated Meeting Agenda Due to the unforeseen circumstances, our meeting will be more of a holidaygathering. Sheperd of the Valley Church has changed the time that we can use the hall, due to the funeral. The new time is 2:30 setup for vendors and 2:45 for…

  • Important: Meeting time changed

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    Unfortunately, due to a funeral at Shepherd of the Valley, we need to change our planned meeting time Saturday. We will now be having our holiday meeting from 1:30 to 4 at the church.

  • Holiday meeting

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    RHODE ISLAND ROSE SOCIETYShepherd of the Valley Church604 Seven Mile Rd, Hope RISaturday, December 13th, 202510am – 12:30pm Please join us at our Annual Crafters’ Holiday Event, where you canpurchase unique gifts for family and friends. It will be a festive,fun-filled morning with Patsy Cunningham leading off by giving a quickdemonstration on a holiday Ikebana…

  • Bylaws and Constitution now available

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    Both may be found on the About Us page