DEEP SOUTH DISTRICT FALL CONVENTION AND ROSE SHOW – Florida

DATES: Friday-Sunday, October 11-13, 2024
Best Western Gateway Grand Hotel
4200 NW 97th Blvd.
Gainesville, FL 32606

Hosted by the Gainesville & Marion County Rose Societies. Combined with Gainesville Rose Society’s 50th Annual Rose Show!

Convention Chairs:
Ralph and Jean Stream. Contact them at: streamj@gmail.com
Rose Show Chair: Ralph Stream, streamj@gmail.com

Early Registration Deadline: Postmarked by 9/13/24
For more info contact the Registrar: Kathy Porter at kathymporter@comcast.net or call 352-259-8196.

Show Schedules and Registration Documents

2024 Registration DSD Rose Show & Convention
2024 DSD-GRS Rose Show Schedule and Classes
2024 DSD-GRS-MCRS Event Schedule Fri-Sun

Please make hotel reservations directly with the Best Western Gateway Grand Hotel and Conference Center.
Phone: 352-331-3336. Booking Group Name: Deep South District, American Rose Society.

2023 DSD Mid-Winter Meeting. At the Arrangement Workshop organized by Sandy Dixon. L-r: Sara Stiller Coleman, Pamela J. Russell, and Sandy Dixon. Photo Credit: Cindy Dale
2023 DSD Mid-Winter Meeting. Roses on Display. Photo Credit: Cindy Dale.
2023 DSD Mid-Winter Meeting. Dr. Windham’s wonderfully educational and entertaining talk on rose diseases. Photo Credit: Cindy Dale.
2023 DSD Mid-Winter Meeting. Dr. Windham’s wonderfully educational and entertaining talk on rose diseases. Photo Credit: Cindy Dale.
2023 DSD Mid-Winter Meeting. Celestial Night, Best in Show and Best Floribunda Bloom. Photo Credit: Cindy Dale

The Gainesville Rose Society and Marion County Rose Society, co-hosting together, invite you and your friends to come for this 2024 fall convention. It will not disappoint you with all the programs, rose show, raffle, silent auction, door prizes, wonderful vendors and tours. The Gainesville area offers so much to see and enjoy, so why not plan to come early or stay a few days afterwards to visit some of the sites in and around Gainesville?  Click Here to see the Invitation Letter.  Registration and Schedule of Events below.

This will be the 50th Annual Gainesville Rose Society rose show! The show will include 9 District Challenge classes and 2 rotating National Challenge Classes. Show schedules, including Horticulture, Arrangement and Photography, will be ready soon on both the GRS and DSD websites. You will be able to print the schedule and plan accordingly to the classes you would like to enter. There will be a few printed and available at the registration table for those who cannot print them at home.  Click Here to see the Full Schedule of Events.

Photography Workshop – Friday Afternoon with Bobbie Reed and Stephen Hoy

Friday afternoon  will include a learning opportunity for all of us as Bobbie Reed and Stephen Hoy share their knowledge on Photography. You won’t want to miss this. During the rest of the weekend there will be a wide variety of programs including  an international pair of speakers  who will delight us with highlights about rose activities from Europe and beyond.