Vale Bob Melville
One of Australia's foremost Rosarians, International Rose Judge and respected horticulturalist Bob Melville passed away in November 2022.
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PERTH REGION OF HERITAGE ROSES IN AUSTRALIA
"There is simply the rose: it is perfect in every moment of its existence."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Celebrating the Romance, Beauty
& Fascination of Heritage Roses
What is a Heritage Rose?
Roses in Perth
Growing Roses in Perth
A Passion For Old Roses & Their Alluring History
Heritage Roses in Australia Inc. began with an informal structure of people who were fascinated with old roses that had survived in the gardens of our early settlers or brought to Australia by enterprising nurserymen from the UK, France or Europe to fill the gardens with memories of “home”.
Some of these old roses we find today, growing in abandoned farms, cemeteries and roadsides.
The Perth Region is a branch of Heritage Roses in Australia Inc., a national organisation that is represented in New South Wales, Queensland, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and WA with a National Executive that represents these states. You can visit our parent site HERE.
Pruning, Propagation & Budding
Preserving & Conserving Heritage Roses in WA
Contributing & Working in Public Gardens
Heritage Roses Mesmerise With Simple & Timeless Elegance
Early Beginnings of PRHRiA
Old Nursery Catalogues
Newsletter
The Tea Rose Book
Tea Roses: Old Roses for Warm Gardens
Published in 2008, and awarded a literary award by the World Federation of Rose Societies in 2009, this definitive resource book about Tea Roses was written by 6 members of the Perth Region of Heritage Roses in Australia. Find out about the writing of this now quite rare book.
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