2025 Rose Garden Contest

87th Annual Royal Rosarian Rose Garden Contest
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!

 

Congratulations to the 2025 Rose Garden Contest Winner! 
See you in 2026! 

Royal Rosarian Prime Minister’s Award -- Highest Score, All Divisions:  Barbara Baker
 
Terry and Virginia Schrunk Memorial Award -- Highest Score of Formal Rose Gardens, Division 1:  Karen & Merril Allen
 
Pat Troyer Memorial Award -- Highest Score of Rose Plantings, Division 2:  Richard Baer
 
Division 1 - Formal Rose Garden
A. 25-75 roses -- Stuart & Janet Jones
B. 76+ roses -- Karen & Merril Allen
                                     
Division 2 - Rose Plantings
A. 25-75 roses:
    1st Place: Vilma Venkatesan
    2nd Place: Kimberly Bown
B. 75+ roses  -- Richard Baer
 
Division 3 - Rose Society                         
12+ roses -- Barbara Baker
 
Div. 4  Miniature Rose Planting
A. 25-50 plants -- Gary & Cheryl McClain
 
Div. 5  Visibility                                 
A. West -- Brandie Embry-Strayer
B. East -- Shelagh Kaseburg
 
Div. 6  Senior Citizen
 A. West  (Tied Score for 1st place) -- Carol Warner & Loretta Holstein
 B. East    1st Place: Nancy-Gail Smith
                 2nd Place: Paul Wendlick
 
Div. 7  Professionally Maintained
A.  David Veentjer
B.  Megan Deline
C.  David Brown
 
Div. 8  Royal Rosarian
12 or more plants --  John & Amy Jackson
                                   
Div. 9  First Time Entrant
     1st Place: Dr. Huma Q Pierce
     2nd Place: Jerry Larson   
 
Div. 11 Commercial               
No entries
 
Div. 12 Frank E. Beach Visibility Award 
Commercial -- No entries
Residential
  1. Richard Baer
  2. Gretchen Richert
  3. Kimberly Bown
 

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! 

If you want to support this 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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