Events
THE BERMUDA ROSE SOCIETY ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
FRIDAY 2nd MAY 2025 at 10.30 AM
HORTICULTURAL HALL, BOTANICAL GARDENS
RECEIVING OF EXHIBITS: 7:30 – 8.30 AM – BENCH (20 ENTRIES ONLY, 6 ROSES IN BOUQUET COUNTS AS 1 ENTRY)
STEWARDS ONLY IN HALL FROM 8.45 AM AND JUDGING 8.45-9.45AM
REFRESHMENTS IN ANTE ROOM FROM 9.30 AM, HALL OPENS AT 10 AM, MEETING STARTS 10:30 AM
THURSDAY 1ST MAY 2025: SET-UP AT 8.45 AM (for approximately one hour)
FLORAL ART TITLES
CLASS A – “TALL SHIPS” – 24″ WIDE X 24″ DEEP, no height limit
CLASS B – “SUMMER HOLIDAYS” – NO SIZE RESTRICTION – 1st prize – Clifford Wilkinson Trophy and gift certificate
CLASS C – “BEACH COMBER, sand and sea” – 15″ WIDE X 15″ DEEP X 15″ HIGH, 1st prize – Babs Gosling Trophy and gift certificate
CLASS D (1) SHADOW BOX – ANY DESIGN – 1st prize – Painted Rose Tray and a gift certificate
CLASS D (11) SHADOW BOX – IN THE STYLE OF THE DUTCH/FLEMISH PERIOD 1600-1800 – 1st prize a gift certificate
Most points at the AGM enduring the year in Shadow Boxes will receive the Connie Hutchings Trophy.
CLASS E – NOVICE – A DESIGN USING A BASKET AS A CONTAINER – 15” wide X 15” deep, no height limit. Novice Class is only for beginners or inexperienced members. Novice participants may enter any Class. – 1st prize – gift certificate
2nd in all categories will receive gift certificates.
PROGRAMME
Quincey Burgess, Superintendent of Horticulture, will give a presentation “Subsistence to Sustainability”. Quincey Burgess looks to create sustainable farming solutions for Bermuda and the world at large. he will talk on ‘subsistence to sustainability’ in diverse communities in Kenya, as well as Bermuda, propagation of rare fruit trees in Bermuda by grafting and layering.
