Yes, the Portland Rose Society is a 501c3 and we do take donations. The donations are used to further the missions of the society. We provide you with a letter detailing the amount of the donation and our 501c3 number. If you have any other questions please call 503-777-4311 or send a message to the Webmaster.

 No, you do not need to be a  member to attend a meeting. Meeting are open to everyone and do bring a friend to intoduce to roses.

All general meetings are at Oaks Park and are on the 3rd Monday of that month and begin at 7:30 pm.

Yes. Anyone can purchase the fertilizer. It is available at the monthly meetings in March, April and May, and can be picked up in the parking lot at Oaks Parks. 

Yes. It is available for sale at the following locations:

Dennis' 7 Dees 

 No, there is not an admission fee at this time and you do not need to be a member to see or enter roses. 

 No, there is no cost, and you do not need to be a member. 

 Please see the page “Tips for First Time Exhibitors.” Or come to one of our meetings where we have presenters on a variety of rose topics.  

 No. Anyone can bring roses from their yard to exhibit at the show. Please see the page “Tips for First Time Exhibitors.” 

 The rose society teaches how to keep the rose city the "Rose City." The Portland Rose Festival Foundation is the organization that you should contact about the information you want. They have a very complete web site at Rosefestival.org.  You will find all of the events and contacts there to get you the kind of information that you are seeking. Good luck and hope to see you at the Rose Festival. If you have any problems, you can contact us and we will try to get you directed better.  

Yes, follow the directions on our new on line store.

 Yes. Please put your request on the “Feedback Page” or you can call and leave a message on the PRS phone (503-777-4311) and The ChatterEditors will contact you for your information. 

 Yes. Please put your request on the “Feedback Page" or you can call and leave a message on the PRS phone (503-777-4311) and The ChatterEditors will contact you for your information. 

 Yes.  Please put your request on the “Feedback” Page or call and leave a message on the PRS phone (503-777-4311) and the Membership Secretary will contact you to get the details. 

 Yes, we have consulting rosarians who would be willing and able to come to your meeting, or event. Just call the PRS Phone line (503-777-4311) and someone will get back to you. You can also enter a message with your request on the “Feedback Page” at Portlandrosesociety.org. 

 That is “rust.”  You can to the webpage “All About Roses” and check out the “Common cures for rose problems” to learn more about this common problem and other problems that might be happening to your roses. 

 You can start pruning your roses around President’s Day in the Spring. Also, you can plan to visit one of the many FREE Pruning Demonstrations provided by members of the Portland Rose Society. Please see the “Calendar” for specific dates in February and March. 

 Go to the webpage “All About Roses” and check out the “Pruning Guide.” Also, you can plan to visit one of the many FREE Pruning Demonstrations provided by members of the Portland Rose Society. Please see the “Calendar” for specific dates in February and March. 

The standard recommendation is to wait until about the end of February or early March. It also can be done with great certainty of success any time earlier in the year. I usually start my hard pruning in January and February, any time the weather is nice enough to encourage me to go out into the garden to enjoy the day. The only drawback to the early pruning time is that if you have a very late and hard frost the tips of some of the canes can be killed and then it would be prudent for the beauty of the garden to prune those dead areas away, thus having to prune some of the bushes twice. Therefore for people with small rose gardens it is probably prudent to wait until early spring, but I personally have almost 1000 roses in the garden and I need to spread the pruning time out so that I can get it done without rushing at the end.  Roses are very forgiving of almost anything we do to them or when we do it, so decide what you want to do and forget worrying about what is right, as right is subjective and not an absolute with roses.  

 You can prune your roses in the Fall if they are tall and you don’t want them to break off in the wind. No need to prune them down real low, just enough to keep them from being damaged in during the Winter weather. 

No it is not too late to do pruning now. However, I would start by removing any old branches that are not being very productive. I am sure that you can identify dead branches, so cut them off as close to their origins as you can. Next look to find canes (branches) that are not producing any significant growth. By now vigorous parts of the plant should be producing vigorous growth. These would be the next parts that I would remove, again all the way back to their origin.  Hopefully you will still be left with a significant amount of plant material. You can prune this back as well, basically to any size that you want, but probably do not reduce these parts of the plant by more than 1/2. I am not sure what the overall size of the plants are right now, but this type of pruning will probably allow the plant to produce significant new growth through this season, and then you can prune it any way you like next February-March.  Roses are really resilient and you probably have nothing to fear by going at the job with vigor.

 Check out the following websites where you can search for a specific rose. Also, If you are looking for a rose to purchase from a local retail store, check out the “Portland Rose Finder on the webpage “All About Roses.”
http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/index
http://www.everyrose.com/everyrose/index 

 Roses are pretty immune as to the depth of the graft union. In our climate in Portland I suggest that people plant the bud union below the soil about 2 inches as it gives some built in protection against possible winter kill. In colder climates the recommendation is to put it even deeper. In Ontario the recommendation is to put it up to 8 inches under the soil. Normally this requires a lot of deep digging, but you already have yours that way. The roses should continue to thrive under their new conditions without any problems. The only change is that they will produce roots along the stems that are underground. 

 A robust rose plant will transpire up to a gallon of water a day during a warm sunny day. So if you can water such that your plants are receiving 7 or more gallons each per week they should stay healthy, growing and most importantly producing beautiful flowers.  If they are not getting enough water they just slow way down in the growth and flower production. In the garden, roses will not show any specific signs of dehydration other than they just slow way down.  If you add water and they begin to grow faster you will be on your way to understanding just how much your particular roses need to do their best.