Annual General Meeting
 
Our Annual General meeting was held on 30 th  June and attended by just over 50 members. Members once again brought plants to sell, and money received will go towards the maintenance of our Heritage Rose Garden. Barry Slabbert was nominated as a new committee member. Gill Wilson and Gail Birss were both made Honorary Life Members of the Midlands Rose Society.
 
Pruning Demonstration
 
Our pruning demonstration was hosted in the garden of Val Frankish this year. Barry Slabbert drove all the way from Ladysmith to do the demonstration, and each member was given a wonderful booklet with such interesting information about all things roses by Barry. After weeks of lovely cool but sunny days, the day of the demonstration the weather changed, and we had rain, and it was really cold. Unfortunately, many members cancelled but those of us who attended learnt so much from Barry as he showed us how to prune different classes of roses.