Heritage Roses in Australia Association
HomeThe AssociationWhat's OnResourcesLinksGalleryConferencesQuestionsGlossaryContact Us2010 HRIAI Conference - BrisbaneMembership Details for Heritage Roses in Australia
Overlooked and Over the Fence
30-09-2009

Traditional Plants in Queensland's Gardening Heritage - a new book from Kyleigh and Michael Simpson Click Here

View the latest Gallery on Tea-Noisette-China Collection

View the Tribute to David Ruston article as a PDF Download.
Home

Welcome to the Website of Heritage Roses In Australia Inc.


Heritage Roses in Australia Inc. is a fellowship of those whose aim is to advance the preservation, cultivation, distribution, and study of old garden roses, including roses no longer in general cultivation, roses of historical importance, species roses and their hybrids.

The HRIAI 10th National Conference 'The Subtropics, Rainforest to Roses' will be held in Brisbane 5,6,7,8 October, 2010.  A four day garden tour visiting public and private gardens in and around Brisbane, Montville, Toowoomba and Mt Tamborine is in the planning stages.  Entertaining speakers have been selected for your enjoyment.  Details are published with the registration forms in the winter 2010 journal as well as this website, however you may contact our conference convenors:

David and Bernadette Curley 07 3351 1559 or email djcurley@bigpond.com for more information. 

 

Latest News:  One Day Ticket - $45 per person at Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Auditorium, Brisbane. 7.45am to 1.00pm then to the Heritage Rose Garden at New Farm Park from 1.30pm to 3.00pm. Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea all provided. Experience the Tastes of Queensland, afternoon tea will be provided by the Subtropical Fruit Club of SE Qld.  Non members may attend the one day ticket.

Gala Dinner - $95 per person at The Summit Restaurant, Mt Coot-tha. Guest violinist Tess McLennan will perform during the early evening. After dinner speaker, horticulturist Noel Burdette.  Non members may attend the Gala Dinner.

  

Click on Conferences.   We hope that you will come and join us in Brisbane and experience our iconic "beautiful one day, perfect the next".

Photo Galleries have now been updated. Please click here to view... 

The Charm of Heritage Roses


Most gardeners know the modern rose varieties – such as Hybrid Teas, Ground Cover roses and the David Austin roses (yes they are modern – with some old blood!) but their older relatives are less well known. Heritage roses display an amazing variety in size, form, foliage and hips which complement the diversity in blooms. We find sprays of small singles or doubles, clusters, pompoms, large singles and very full double flowers with exquisite perfumes. Most will repeat their flowering and are disease resistant. They mix happily with other shrubs, perennials, bulbs and annuals in the garden and many prefer just a light grooming. They are also drought tolerant and have survived in old gardens and cemeteries without special care.

Roses were grown before 2000 BC and occur naturally only in the northern hemisphere. Those of European origin do well in our temperate regions and those with Chinese origins thrive across both our cooler areas and the hot dry parts of Australia. Our historic Australian roses (eg the Alister Clark collection) are being rediscovered and welcomed back into our private and public gardens.

We would like to thank Neutrog Fertilisers for their support

PDF icon   Membership Application/Renewal Form

PDF icon   World Federation of Rose Societies 2010 Directory

We use & recommend Neutrog’s Sudden Impact for Roses



We use & recommend Neutrog’s Sudden Impact for Roses.