Welcome to the Greater Milwaukee Rose Society
The Greater Milwaukee Rose Society meetings held on the second Tuesday of the month, January – October. Our meetings are open and free for the public and always include an opportunity to ask your rose gardening questions. For 2026, the January and February meetings will take place via ZOOM.
January 2026 meeting will feature a replay of our April 2024 webinar with speaker Suzanne Wainwright-Evans sharing options to control insects in our gardens without chemicals. We hope you join us!
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83841371434?pwd=Q74Ifjl23ZQXBAcIAAa6lgEuNSfGWG.1
Welcome!
We are glad you stopped by!
The Greater Milwaukee Rose Society is a nonprofit 501(c)3 (tax free) organization affiliated with the American Rose Society and the North Central District. Founded in 1946, we are a group of amateur rose growers with varied level of experience. We exist to provide rose growing education and inspiration to anyone who would like to grow roses. Come join us! Our meetings are open to everyone!
Meeting Details
Our meetings will be held in the lower level of Waterstone Bank on the second Tuesday of each month, March thru October: 6:30 – 9PM
Meeting Location: 6560 S 27th Street, Oak Creek, WI
2026 Programs
- 1/13: ZOOM program – Growing roses without chemicals
- 2/10: ZOOM program with Ping Lim Rose Breeder; Hardy Roses for Today’s Garden
- 3/10: Weed Identification & Control in Personal Gardens; speaker Matt Wallrath, UW Madison, Outreach Coordinator
- 4/14: All about Compost; speaker from Blue Ribbon Organics
- May – October programs to be announced
2026 Activities
- April (dates tbd): Pruning at Boerner Botanical Gardens
- 7/8: Member Garden visit
- June 13th: Garden Visit at Will Radler’s, 9AM – Noon
- 8/9: GMRS Hosts the Rose Show at Wisconsin State Fair
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