About Us
MEVRS members are fun, generous people from all walks of life who share a love for roses.
We’ve been having fun with roses since 1953. Our members have all levels of experience with roses.
We assist and encourage the cultivation of roses here in Arizona. We’re an affiliate of The American Rose Society.
Everyone is welcome to join our group to learn more about how to grow and take care of your roses.
Join
Join us at one of our meetings currently, we are meeting via ZOOM during the COVID. Link can be found on the calendar page. Fill out a membership form in our latest newsletter. Dues are only $25 for individuals or families.
As a member you will get discounts on Rose/garden products through MEVRS and at local nurseries.
Attend our meetings to learn tips on choosing the best roses, planting them, ferritization, and helping them thrive. Give your roses every advantage. Arizona is a great place to grow roses.
Meetings
We meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month – For now, we are meeting via ZOOM.
The next Meeting is on March 11th at 7:00PM everyone is welcome! Topic this month will be “Things (about roses) I Didn’t Learn in Kindergarten.” Presented by Bob Martin
Bob Martin is the 56th President of the American Rose Society.
Bob has been growing roses for nearly 50 years. He and his wife Dona live in Escondido, California, where they maintain a rose garden of more than 600 roses of all types. He is an American Rose Society Master Rosarian, an Accredited Horticultural Judge and an Accredited Arrangements Judge.
Bob is well known as a humorous and effective speaker and rose evangelist, having spoken at 24 American Rose Society national conventions, at district conventions in all of the 18 ARS districts, and more than 250 times at rose societies and garden clubs throughout the U.S.
Use this link to join our Monthly Zoom Meetings
When we go back to meeting in person, they will be
7 p.m. Room 145, Elsner Library, Mesa Community College
1833 W. Southern Avenue, Mesa AZ 85202
DOWNLOAD map of MCC Campus and Elsner Library floor plan.
Fun
Enjoy yourself at our meetings, rose tours and shows. We have great guest speakers with lots of information. Learn to show roses!
Read the latest about roses in our monthly newsletter.
Get to know our wonderful Consulting Rosarians and ask them any rose questions you have. Meet some nice folks who share your passion for roses.
Great Information – Check it Out
As Spring is nearing this is the time of the year to clean up your rose beds and prepare them for the growing season. One of the areas that are often overlooked is the soil. It is said that without great soil your roses will not flourish.
Check out this great handbook on Soils – Soil Handout
