Become a Member

North Bay Rose Society Member Benefits

  • The North Bay Rosarian

    North Bay Rose Society's monthly newsletter. All members are welcome to offer items for the newsletter. The deadline is the last Monday of the month before the meeting. Please email newsletter@northbayrosesociety.org.

  • Educational Programs

    Monthly programs on all aspects of rose growing, for beginners as well as experienced rosarians.

  • Rose Shows

    Members can enter into our annual Spring rose show, to win ARS and North Bay Rose Society trophies and ribbons. We have mini rose shows at each meeting during the Summer months.

  • Consulting Rosarians

    Instructions and inspiration through fellowship with our consulting rosarians. Every meeting of the North Bay Rose Society has a rosarian in attendance.

Pink, red, and orange roses in a vase along a table of other roses being displayed at the North Bay Rose Society Annual Spring Rose Show

Join the North Bay Rose Society today

Membership is open to anyone interested in growing or showing roses.

Membership is $15/per year per person, or $20/year per couple.

Please contact membership@northbayrosesociety.org.

Meetings & Events

The North Bay Rose Society meets the second Sunday of each month (except September & December) at Florence Douglas Center 333 Amador Street Vallejo, CA.

Doors open at 1:45 pm, meeting begins at 2:00 pm. Please use doors on the back side of the building. All in-person meetings include refreshments and a raffle. All our meetings are free and open to the public. For more info see our events page.

Past Meetings

Some examples of past meetings activities

April 12, 2021 - ARS Consulting Rosarian and garden writer Debbie Arrington presented 'How to Test a Plant.'

May 10, 2021 - ARS Former President Master Rosarian and Hort. Judge Jolene Adams presented 'Creative Climbers.'

June 14, 2021 - ARS CR Joe Truskot gave a presentation on Rose Crown Gall disease. 

July 12, 2021 - ARS CR Stuart Dalton presented 'Mid-Year Rose Care.'

August 9, 2021 - ARS CR Charlie Malarkey presented the ARS presentation on 'David Austin Roses.'

October 11, 2021 - ARS Hort. Judge, Arrangements Judge, and Master Rosarian Ann Marie Harris presented 'Ladies in White,' on white roses in Impressionist paintings.

November 8, 2021 - Matt Douglas from High Country Roses presented information on new and recently introduced roses.

February 14, 2022 - ARS Master Rosarian Karen Anne McCann presented a program on fertilizers.

March 13, 2022 - ARS Master Rosarian Rebecca Shaw presented a hands-on workshop on rose arrangements.

April 10, 2022 - ARS Master Rosarian and Horticultural Judge Eileen Jackson presented a program on getting your roses ready for the rose show.

November 13, 2022 - ARS Master Rosarian Karen Anne McCann presented a program on new roses. This also included presentations by a few NBRS members on their favorite roses.

January 8, 2023 - Jennifer Thomas, a rep from Felco, described rose tools and their maintenance, and information on winter rose pruning was also presented.

February 12, 2023 - Annina Puccio, Director of Events and Advocacy at The Monarch MilkWeed Project, gave important information on how to plant to attract Monarchs and other pollinators.

March 12, 2023 - Casper Curto, an experienced licensed Landscape Design-Build Contractor and a member of the California Landscape Contractors Association, presented  'Garden Design 101.'

April 2, 2023 - NBRS members Eileen Jackson and Iona Stuart presented rose show tips and information about creating rose arrangements.

May 21, 2023 - Joe Truskot gave an interesting presentation on 'Bugs: Good, Bad and Benign."