2023 Rose Garden Contest

Check here for information on the

upcoming 86th Annual Royal Rosarian Rose Garden Contest in 2024

Thank you to all the rose growers who Joined us at the 
2023 Rose Garden Celebration in Portland, the Rose City!

A Royal Rosarian Foundation and Portland Rose Festival Community Event

The Royal Rosarian Rose Garden Contest is open to all rose growers within 20 miles of Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, Oregon. No garden club membership is required to enter the contest. Entry is free, and all are invited to join us next year!

Key Dates for 2023 were: 

  • May 26 (Friday) Applications Due
  • June 4  (Sunday) Royal Rosarian Judging
  • June 5  (Monday) City of Portland Parks & Recreation Judging
  • June 20 (Tuesday) Awards Ceremony at the International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park
2023 Rose Garden Contest Winners
 
Div. 1  Formal Rose Garden
            A. 25-75 roses            Judy Fleck
                                     
Div. 2  Rose Plantings
            A. 25-75 roses            Brandie Embry-Strayer
            B. 75+ roses               Molly and Jerry Bauck
 
Div. 3  Rose Society                        
            12+ roses                    Brandie Embry-Strayer          
Div. 5  Visibility                                
            A. West                       Rich Baer
            B. East                        Ric Neil
 
Div. 6  Senior Citizen
            A. West                       Eugene Gott
            B. East                        Shelagh Kaseburg     
 
Div. 8  Royal Rosarian
            12+ roses                    Kimberly Bown
                                   
Div. 9  First Time Entrant     Ellen Millender
 
Div. 11 Commercial               St. John Fisher Catholic Church
 
Div. 12 Frank E. Beach Visibility Award
 
            Commercial               Kenton Community Garden
 
            Residential
      1. Sarah Adams
      2.  Brian and Debby Hochhalter
      3.  Kathy Darnielle
 
 
Royal Rosarian Prime Minister’s Award
Highest Score, All Divisions:  Ric Neil
 
Terry and Virginia Schrunk Memorial Award
Highest Score of Formal Rose Gardens, Division 1:  Judy Fleck
 
Pat Troyer Memorial Award
Highest Score of Rose Plantings, Division 2:  Brandie Embry-Strayer
 
 

In 1938, the Royal Rosarian Rose Garden Contest was established as the first sponsored, citywide event to honor the rose, the “Queen of flowers.” The contest was so popular that it immediately became an annual event. The Royal Rosarians are committed to continually improving the contest to showcase the best amateur rose gardens and commercial plantings in Portland, the City of Roses. The contest promotes greater appreciation of growing roses, honoring those citizens who help beautify Portland through their rose-growing efforts, and upholds the signature Royal Rosarian slogan “For You A Rose In Portland Grows!” Royal Rosarians encourage all rose growers in the Portland Metropolitan Area to enter this contest. 

If you have questions regarding the contest, please email rosegardencontest@royalrosarianfoundation.org

 

Thank you for the contributions received to support the Rose Garden Contest this year. 

If you want to support next year's event, please send your contribution to:

 Royal Rosarian Foundation
Attention: RGC
PO Box 8956
 Portland, OR 97207
 
The Royal Rosarian Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization
 
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