The San Diego Rose Society’s
96th Annual Rose Show
May 4-5, 2024
San Diego, CA
Ronald Reagan Community Center
Sponsored by Walter Andersen Nursery
Click here to download the 18-page rose show schedule and information for exhibitors.
Saturday, May 4, 2024:
Rose Show opens to the public at approximately 1:00pm. upon completion of judging. Closes at 5:00pm. Admission is free.
From 1pm to 3pm, there will be a silent auction for roses. This is the list of silent auction roses (subject to change):
Altissimo
Bonfire
Cecile Brunner
Edisto
Redemption
Baby Austin
Brandy
Rose de Rescht - 1945 (Portland Damask, own root, 1 gallon, unknown breeder/found)
Honorine de Brabant - 1916 (Bourbon, own root, 2 gallon, sport of Commandant Beaurepaire)
Caroline de Sansal - 1916 (Damask / Hybrid Perpetual, own root, 1 gallon, Bred by Jean Desprez)
Schedule for the afternoon:
1pm - 3pm - Silent Auction of roses
1:30 – 2:15pm - Judges workshop…new guidelines, issues and process feedback hosted by Linda Clark
2:30 – 3:15pm - Arrangement workshop (How To) hosted by Gerry Mahoney/Lauren Toth
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Rose Show opens 10:00am. and closes at 3:30 pm. Admission is free.
Schedule for the afternoon:
11:30 – 12:30pm - Rose care questions and answers hosted by Beth Van Boxtel
12:30pm - Rose Show Awards
2:00pm Live Auction of roses begins. The list of the live auction roses is below.
3:30pm - $5.00 donation to take blooms home in a container you provide
Ronald Reagan Community Center
195 East Douglas Avenue
El Cajon, California 92020
The San Diego Rose Society thanks all those who generously contribute gifts of Effort, Donations or Sponsorship.
All amateurs are invited to exhibit their roses.
It is Rose Show time again! Such excitement abounds as the gardens begin to burst forth with such color and beauty. Soon you will be able to share the loveliness with our 96th annual rose show, once again at the Ronald Reagan Center in El Cajon. This year our event will begin on Saturday May 4th with the opportunity to bring your roses to enter for judging and fill the room with spectacular color. Our newest class is called Lovely Lady and features three fully open blooms. Everyone can enter! If showing isn’t your thing, maybe helping is!
We couldn’t put on the show without your help and support…
The day before the show means set up and we always need volunteers for this. Some of you haveoffered to help. Please come ready to push and cover tables, unload properties, and make it look good for opening morning. We will be working Friday May 3, from 12:00-2:00. The more helpers we have, the faster it goes!
Early Saturday, we need someone to provide coffee and donuts. We can cover the cost but need someone to bring a few boxes of coffee and 5-6 dozen donuts. Natalie Stout will be leading placement, with Dawn Isbel helping. They will start about 7:00 a.m. and we could really use a few more helpers so please come lend a hand.
We need more clerks. We are grateful that Marcia Giles has volunteered to serve as head clerk this year. She will help get the clerks ready with their assignments. She can be contacted at marcia @ marciagiles.com. It is a great experience, and we can fill you in on what to do that morning. (We have printed instructions.) Please come help us clerk from 9:30-noon, Saturday.
It would be great to have a few folks who would like to be greeters at the door with welcoming words and membership information. Hours are from 12:30-4:30 Saturday and 10:00-3:00 Sunday.
There will be a thank you supper at the Clark Garden at 5:00pm Saturday, for all those participating and helping the show be successful. Tear down happens at 3:30pm Sunday, and we always need volunteers for this. We must be completely cleaned and out by 5:00 so the more the hands the better.
Thanks to all who have called or emailed a willingness to assist. I will count on you and hope many more will be able to volunteer. You are welcome to join us any time or contact Linda Clark at linsline @ cox.net
Rose Show Chairperson, Linda Clark
