Mother’s Day is coming up on May 11, and the Kansas City Rose Society has a way for you to celebrate your mom with a gift of roses that will honor her and brighten the Laura Conyers Smith Rose Garden at Loose Park for years to come.
“Through our Love is a Rose program, you can give the gift of a rose bush to honor your mother or another special person in your life,” said Joan Sherman, co-chair of the Rose Society’s Love is a Rose committee.
The honoree receives a Mother’s Day card featuring a water-color image of a rose in full bloom, with an insert certificate announcing that one or more rose bushes will be planted in her honor in the Rose Garden. The name of the donor is included on the card. The donor also receives a beautiful card of acknowledgement.
Those who have lost their mothers can honor them on Mother’s Day with a tribute rose bush or bed of roses in their memory.
All honorees and donors will be recognized in an annual “Tributes” keepsake booklet.
The cost to give a single rose bush is $35; $60 covers two bushes; and for $500, you can give an entire bed of roses.
Due to park regulations, “gifted” roses cannot be marked with signage, but honorees and donors may take pleasure in knowing that a donation has enhanced the Rose Garden for all to enjoy.
To purchase one or more rose bushes for Mother’s Day, visit www.kansascityrosesociety.org/love-is-a-rose.
About the Kansas City Rose Society
The Kansas City Rose Society was formed in 1931 as a branch of the American Rose Society, in an effort led by Laura Conyers Smith (1881-1968). Rose Society members maintain the Laura Conyers Smith Municipal Rose Garden through a cooperative partnership with the Kansas City
Parks Department. Members groom the roses, provide gardening expertise and, through a variety of events, raise funds to purchase new roses and rose-care products. Today the 1.5-acre garden boasts about 3,000 roses of nearly 130 varieties. The garden is a centerpiece of the Jacob L. Loose Memorial Park at 51st Street and Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri.
The Rose Society hosts free garden events open to the public, including an annual rose show, with a competition and display of prize-winning roses; Rose Day, with music and family-friendly activities; Jazz in the Roses; and Family Storytime. An annual ticketed event, Wine & Roses, is a fundraiser that takes place in September. Throughout the year, the garden’s Consulting Rosarians offer rose presentations to groups in the Kansas City region and online resources for rose problem-solving.
For more information, visit www.kansascityrosesociety.org.
