The Southampton Rose Society held its 45th annual Rose Show on Saturday, June 11, in the Morris Room of Rogers Memorial Library in Southampton Village. This year’s show, the first one fully open to the public for exhibiting and viewing since 2019, was a resounding success. An estimated 20-plus exhibitors participated, with many colored ribbons for exhibited roses and silver trophies awarded to winners of top awards.
Months of planning and coordination between the Southampton Rose Society and the Rogers Memorial Library, the Southampton Chamber of Commerce, and local vendors went into the production of the event and culminated in a successful show. The show’s tremendous team of volunteers from the SRS and local youth volunteers from St. John the Baptist, St. Anthony’s and Chaminade high school helped with all-day setup on Friday and the show on Saturday.
The annual rose show is held to give rose enthusiasts the opportunity to show and share their love, expertise and appreciation of roses with each other and the community. A robust crowd attended the show’s public viewing hours.
Saturday, June 11th also celebrated Rose Day. The SRS was grateful for the support from Mayor Jesse Warren and the Southampton Village Board in acknowledging June 11th as the second annual Rose Day in the village.
The SRS hopes to inspire more members of the community to join the organization and help them continue their work in the community. Plans for next year’s show are already being discussed, and anyone interested in learning more about roses or the Southampton Rose Society is invited to visit their website, www.southamptonrose.org.
Here are some of the trophy winners and their roses:
Warren J. Hamer Best in Show and Modern Shrub trophy: Christl Meszkat,for L. D. Braithwaite
Sweepstakes trophy: Jack and Salvatore Pearson
Queen of Show: John Doherty, for Marilyn Wellan
King of Show: Alixandra Baker, for All My Loving
Princess of Show: John Doherty, for Ring of Fire
Best Hybrid Tea Spray: Jack and Salvatore Pearson, for Neptune
Duchess of Show: Alixandra Baker, for Twilight Zone
Sean Bruns Trophy: Huguette Hersch, for Tequila
Climber Trophy: Jack and Salvatore Pearson, for Purple Splash
Dowager Queen Trophy: Michael Strauss, for Tuscany Superb 1837 Gallica
Fragrant Rose Trophy: Michael Strauss, for Gertrude Jekyll
Classic Shrub: Perry Guillot, for Windrush
Junior Showman’s Trophy: Evelyn Hanley, for Jubilee Celebration
Sean Rehill Trophy: Peter Marino, for Tess of the d’Urbervilles
Eleanor Reiss Memorial Trophy: Jack and Salvatore Pearson, for Liebeszauber
