Norway
The Norwegian Rose Society (NRS)
Storgata 12N-3484 Holmsbu
Norway
Tel: +47 32 79 36 38
Email: post@norskroseforening.com
http://www.norskroseforening.com
Secretary -Leonard Larsen
The Norwegian Rose Society (NRS) was founded in 1982 in association with the Norwegian Horticultural Society. Today the NRS is an independent Society and is part of the Nordic Rose Society. Our aim is to promote interest in and knowledge of garden roses. The NRS has a centrally elected board of six members from the Oslo area, five local divisions and ten other contact people from all over Norway. Since 1994, a paid secretary has been contracted to ease the workload of Board members. The NRS has over 1200 members.
Our publication is issued four times a year. In addition, meetings, lectures, courses and tours are arranged every year. The main Rose Show is held in Oslo in early July and includes a competitive exhibition of roses in several classes. This main event of our year can draw several thousand people and is a welcome source of income for the Society.
A demonstration Rose Garden was founded in 1990 at Tomb Agricultural School, near Moss, south of Oslo. Its aim is to show the public a 'Living Rose Catalogue'. The roses are purchased, but many new varieties are sent to us for evaluation by well known firms in Europe. Today we have nearly 400 different varieties, including historic roses and well known Norwegian shrub roses. All the continuous flowering roses are evaluated after their first winter in the field. They are evaluated for at least three years, using a 100 point scale. The results are published every year in the November/December issue of the Society magazine, ROSEBLADET, and in the Tomb Rosegarden Brochure.
Fees:
NOK 200 (2008)
NOK 225 (2009)
When the Roses Bloom
| Area & First Bloom Date | Main Bloom Date |
| Oslo area (60º North) - Beginning of June | First or second week of July |
| Harstad (69º North) - July | Beginning to middle of 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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| June 28-29 | Freiaparken, Oslo | F | Norwegian Rose Society | "Rosedagene" ("Rosedays") |
| July 11-13 | Lillehammer | C | Norwegian Rose Society and Nordic Rose Society | Nordic Rose Weekend for all 5 Nordic countries |