8 0417 294 778 A Touch of Grass Garden Care GARDEN CLEANUPS / REJUVENATION & MAKEOVERS A SPECIALTY We offer an experienced, professional and reliable service Call Jeremy on ... Est. Gold Coast since 2001 Let us create your new and rejuvenated garden where you can sit back, relax and enjoy your tranquil surroundings ... Specialising Garden Makeovers & Rejuvenation * Garden Care * Plant Selection * Soft Landscaping Yet again the Gold Coast Rose Society Annual Show will be an opportunity for rose lovers and gardeners to enjoy the beauty of South East Queensland roses. The experts at the show can share hints on how to grow and tend roses in our Gold Coast climate. In its 24th year, the show is a delight to the senses. The Robina Community Centre is transformed by the colour, shape and fragrance of roses. varieties of roses. A chance to see the difference between a Floribunda and a Hybrid tea, the simple beauty of a single-petaled species rose or delicate Miniature rose. Or learn about the range of David Austin English roses, at the same time revelling in their heady fragrance. Perhaps speak with an expert to Exhibitors from the Gold Coast, Darling Downs and Brisbane will have presented their roses for judging before the show opens to visitors. The numerous categories are judged under the National Rose Society of Australia Standards. A visit to the show can help unlock the mystery of the many types and Gardening by Kate Heffernan Honorary Life Member Friends of GCRBG, Botanic Garden Consultant learn which roses are suitable for screening, arches, walls, pergolas and posts, or ground cover roses that can be used to trail over low walls. Roses are also suitable for pots, with pot size and growing media selection important. Roses have a long and interesting history. Records show that the Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians and Egyptians cultivated and traded roses. Rose petals were used in wine, sweets, rose water and to make garlands, while the fruits (known as hips) were used as food. It is said that some Roman statesmen slept in a bed of rose petals, leading to the saying ‘a bed of roses’. First noted for its potential in Persia, aromatic rose oil is extracted for perfumery while the apothecarists blended rose petals and oil for medicinal purposes. The fragrance is used in aromatherapy for relaxation and calming. Not to be missed for the spectacular quality of roses on display and for an opportunity to purchase quality potted roses. 24th Annual Gold Coast Rose Society Show September 28 - 11.30am - 4.30pm September 29 - 9.30am - 3.00pm Robina Community Centre Auditorium
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy NjM5MTE=