Common Questions

Q. How do I join Heritage Roses in Australia Inc.?

Download the membership form here and send to the Membership Secretary by post or scan and email hriai.membership79@gmail.com

Q. How do I find my closest region and regional coordinator?

Go to the regions section under the Association menu to find all the regions in your state. You will also find contact details for each regional Coordinator. To find a list of events for each region under the events section click here.

Q. How often are conferences held?

HRIAI holds a conference every 2 years. The conference and National Executive is held on a rotational basis between states. Find information on the 2012 conference at Mt Gambier, SA Click here.

Q. How do I prune my roses?

Find information on pruning roses under our resources section click here.

Q. What is a heritage rose?

Ideas vary. Roses bred before the first Hybrid Tea (1867) or roses more than 100 years old are common definitions. In Australia,  we consider early Australian-bred roses as our heritage and worth preserving, at least up to 1940. That includes roses of Alister Clark, Mrs

Fitzhardinge and others. We are also searching for apparently-lost roses bred by Frank Riethmuller in the 1950s.