Iceland
Icelandic Rose Society (IRS)
c/o Horticultural Society of IcelandPO Box 1461
IS-121 Reykjavik
Iceland
Tel: +354 552 7721
Email: gardurinn@gardurinn.is
www.rosaklubbur.is
President - Mr. Samson B. Hardarson
The Icelandic Rose Society (IRS) is a division of the Horticultural Society of Iceland. The Horticultural Society was founded in 1885 and the IRS was founded in 2002. The IRS is also a member of Nordisk Rosenforening (Federation of Nordic Rose Societies.)
The IRS has a five member Board and a current membership of approximately 215. Meetings are held four to five times during the winter months to discuss roses and their cultivation. The Society also bulk orders roses from Denmark, Sweden, Finland, England and Canada for its members in the spring.
The Icelandic Rose Society does not hold rose shows but it does run rose trials and publishes the results on its website.
When the Roses Bloom
| Area & First Bloom Date | Main Bloom Date |
| Reykjavik - Zone 5-6 (USA Zone 3-4) - late June | July - August |
| Akureyri - Zone 5-6 (USA Zone 3-4) - late June | July - August |
Calendar of Rose Events - 2008
| C-convention F-festival L-lecture M-meeting R-rose show S-seminar T-trials |
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| April 10 | Reykjavik | L | Icelandic Rose Society | "Cultivation of Roses in Finland" - Peter Joy |
| April 23 | Reykjavik | M | Icelandic Rose Society | Presentation and discussions re annual bulk order |
| Mid summer | Hofdaskogur Rosarium, Hafnafjordur | F | Icelandic Rose Society | Plant roses and host a barbeque |
| July 10-14 | Lillehammer, Norway | C | Icelandic Rose Society & Norwegian Rose Society | Tour to Norway to participate in the Nordic Rose Weekend |
| July 30 | Reykjavik area | F R |
Icelandic Rose Society | Visit to private gardens |
| Summer | Reykjavik area | M R |
Icelandic Rose Society & Horticultural Society of Iceland | "Rose Walk" (open to the public) - a 2 hour walk to visit private gardens |
| September 6-7 | Reykjavik | M | Icelandic Rose Society | Hosting the annual meeting of the Federation of Nordic Rose Societies |
| September | Reykjavik | M | Icelandic Rose Society | Presenting our Bulk Order for Spring 2009 |