Upcoming Events
FPRS 2026 Meeting Schedule
Saturdays - 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Dogwood/Centennial Pavilion, Centennial Room,
1655 Winslow Avenue, Coquitlam
(There are no meetings in August or December.)
General Meeting - June 13th
Room Change: Poirier Rm 2/3, Poirier Sports &
Leisure Centre, 633 Poirier Street
Tips & Tricks to get ready for the 2026 Rose Show
2026 Rose Show
Roses Transcend Time
WORKSHOP - Summer Care for Roses
Saturday, July 11th, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. in the Centennial Rose Garden
Participants will discuss mid-season pruning, fertilizing and how to deal with some rose pests and diseases. As well they will learn to spot blind shoots and rootstocks. Garden tools, purchased with a Coquitlam Spirit Grant, are available for participants to use.
Closer to the date of the workshop, you can register at Park Spark to attend. Please go to Coquitlam.ca/garden, and then click on the Sign Me Up bar. Under Outdoors, click on Park Spark and go to G for Gardens to register for this FREE workshop.
General Meeting - July 25th
Rose Varieties
Presenter: Jason Crouch
Jason, from Fraser Valley Rose Farm will speak about the varieties of roses and bring roses for members to purchase.
At this meeting we will also review the 2026 Rose Show and present trophies.
WORKSHOP - Roses 101
September 5th, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in the Centennial Rose Garden
More information about this FREE workshop and how to register will be available here closer to the date.
Please note that fall meeting dates are tentative and will be confirmed at a later date.
General Meeting - September 26th
Little Fall Rose Show
Workshop - Putting the Roses to Bed
Saturday, October 3rd, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in the Centennial Rose Garden
More information about this FREE workshop and how to register will be available here closer to the date.
General Meeting - October 24th
Rose Diseases
Presenter - Conway Lum
Conway Lum, from Mandeville Garden Centre, will present information about dealing with common rose diseases.
AGM - November 28th
Annual General Meeting, Elections and
Christmas Social.
2026 Meetings Past
General Meeting - January 31st
2025 World Rose Show - Fukuyama, Japan
Presenter - Theresa Krause
General Meeting - February 28th
Soils and Fertilizers
Presenter - Alex Johnson
Alex, from Gardenworks, Coquitlam, will present a talk on soil health and preparation.
Members are also welcome to bring in soil samples from their garden which will be tested for a fee at Elements, a soil testing company.
WORKSHOP - Waking Up the Roses
March 21st - 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
The workshop is held outside in the Centennial Rose Garden. We will discuss what we do to “wake up the roses” and will have a hands on demonstration on transplanting roses and planting bare root roses. Please register for the workshop, which is free, with Park Spark Coquitlam.
(On Park Spark Coquitlam Park Programs page, click Inspiration Garden and scroll down to Sign Me Up (register for programs).Click Outdoors and Inspiration Garden. Click on W for Workshops and scroll down to Waking Up the Roses #221725 and register.)
General Meeting - March 28th
Companion Plants for Your Roses
Presenter - Dianne Gaines
Dianne Gaines who works at Van Noort Bulb, will speak about which plants grow well with roses. She will also have some roses and bulbs for sale at the meeting.
(Please bring cash for any purchases)
FLORAL ART COURSE - April & May
When: Tuesdays, 12 noon to 3:00 p.m. April 7, 14, 21, 28, and May 5, 12
Where: Mundy Park Field House, 629 Hillcrest St. Coquitlam
Cost: $90 for members; $105 for non-members (payable at time of sign up)
Some of the topics covered include: fairy garden in a teacup, designing with decorative or weathered wood, leaf manipulation, modern design techniques such as shadowing, pillowing etc, bridal and waterfall design.
For further information or to register please email:
info@fprosesociety.org
General Meeting - April 25th
The Art of Photographing Flowers
Presenter - Ron Long
General Meeting - May 30th
Room Change: Mike Butler Room, Centennial Pavilion
Floral Art Demonstration
Presenter - Margaret Nakahara
Margaret will demonstrate a few of the Rose Show categories.
Centennial and Canadian Hybridized Rose Gardens
We work in the Centennial and Canadian Hybridized Rose Gardens, behind the Dogwood Pavilion on
Saturday mornings, April through November, weather permitting, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
You are welcome to join us to learn or just to ask questions. All gardening tools are provided.
1655 Winslow Avenue, Coquitlam, BC