15th HRiA Conference
The 15th HRiA Biennial Conference, Glen Waverley VIC, 2023
The 15th HRiA Biennial Conference, Glen Waverley VIC, 2023
Working bees are planned for the mornings of 18th March, 8th and 22nd April and 6th and 20th May between 9.30am and 12.30pm.
It is with deep sadness that we inform members of the passing of long-term HRIA member Noelene Drage on 10th September 2023. Instrumental in forming the Perth Region in 1991, Noelene became its first Coordinator and went on to become […]
A Publication Dedicated to Single, Nearly Single and Semi-Double Flowered Roses. Editor: Stephen Hoy, Georgia USA
Author(s): Heritage Roses in Australia Incorporated Publisher: Heritage Roses in Australia Incorporated, 2022 ISBN: 9780645377903 Roses have a long history – much of it steeped in mystery – and beautiful roses from the past that have survived the vicissitudes of […]
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Author(s): Margaret Furness Publisher: Heritage Roses in Australia Incorporated, 2022 ISBN: 9780645377910 A rose by any other name would smell as sweet… Around 1,000 Tea roses were available in Australia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. With changing […]
This grant honours the work of the late David Ruston in the collection, conservation and promotion of heritage roses. The rose garden he created in Renmark SA was previously recognised as the Australian National Rose Collection. The Grant: The grant […]
5th September 2021 Gillian joined Heritage Roes in Australia Inc. during the early days of Heritage Roses in Sydney, NSW. She was on the committee from the beginning and was one of the main instigators in the ‘Rose Rescue’ operation […]
Long-term HRIA member Hillary Merrifield passed away on the 9th of September 2021. Hillary was respected both in Australia and overseas as an expert on heritage roses, especially Tea roses , and the many friends she made through roses were […]
HRIA members can download past Journals by first logging in to the website, then going to the Members Section which can be found under the Membership menu tab. The Journal Archive and other member resources can be found there. Additionally, […]
HRIA Journal 43: 3, spring 2021, pp 38-39. Margaret Furness, Barossa & Beyond. (Updated from the Rose Letter, August 2020, of the Historic Roses Group, USA, and printed with permission.) David Ruston OAM, rosarian par excellence and first president of […]
Some interesting notes and descriptions of terms which newcomers to heritage roses will find helpful.
Cassandra Bernstein (California) provides some guidelines for identifying roses. Condensed from an article in the Autumn 2006 Journal.
Margaret Furness (Barossa & Beyond) describes the types of rose mutations.
Re-written from an article in the Summer 2013 Journal.
Tate Hancox (Adelaide) describes some roses diseases and pests. Summarised from an assignment done for his undergraduate degree.
Check out the Conservation and Heritage section of the World Federation of Rose Societies http://www.worldrose.org/conservation-and-heritage.html “By Any Other Name” (BAON) is the newsletter of the Conservation and Heritage section of the World Federation of Rose Societies. See the link below […]
List of locations to view heritage roses and nurseries where you can purchase them, by state.
Author(s): Susan Irvine Publisher: Hyland House, 1996 ISBN: 9781875657902 The first in a series of works of quality gardening writing, by rose expert Susan Irvine. Irvine has chosen her hundred favourite fragrant roses; ones guaranteed to perfume the garden and […]
Author(s): Bryant. Geoff et al Publisher: Random House. 1997 ISBN: 9780091833770
Author(s): Peter Cox Publisher: Heritage Roses in Australia Incorporated, 2016 ISBN: 0994609000 Species roses are the wild roses that pre-date civilization, found in the forests, swamps and grasslands of their native habitats, having evolved over millions of years. All the […]
Author(s): Editor Virginia Keane Publisher: A special edition of Rosa Mundi. Heritage Rose Foundation, Richardson, Texas, 2011 ISBN: 9780983385103 Review: Paperback, 122pp. US $39 including postage (or US $50 for a year’s subscription which includes the book; $40 students & […]
Author(s): David Ruston, with Sue Zwar Publisher: Rosenberg Publishing Pty Ltd, 2011 ISBN: 9781921719097 A fascinating insight into the life of Australia’s foremost Rosearian, David Ruston of Renmark, S.A. From the flyleaf: “David tells his fascinating tale in a modest […]
This is the newsletter of the World Federation of Rose Societies’ Conservation and Heritage Committee, and can be accessed via the WFRS website at www.worldrose.org. The Conservation and Heritage page contains some interesting information and links to the newsletters.