5 - 7 June 2019
8 - 12 June 2019
13 - 14 June 2019
Main Tour
From June 5 to June 9, 2023- Brussels and Region
Main hotel is near the park of Brussels, the Royal Palace and the meeting venues: Hotel*** Motel One
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Monday, June 5
06:00pm Opening ceremony - Meet and Greet of the 15th Rose Heritage Conference, Palais des Academies, Brussels
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Tuesday, June 6
Morning: Lectures at Cercle Gaulois, Brussels
07:30-08:30 Registration open
08:30-08:40 Welcome by Henrianne de Briey, President WFRS
08:40-09:20 " François Crepin and the Heritage Roses in Meise botanical garden ", Piet Stoffelen and Ivan Hoste, Belgium
09:20-10:00 " Hybrid Musk Roses from Lambert Pemberton to Lens ", Rudy and Anne Velle for Lens roses, Belgium
10:00-10:40 " The conservation of Heritage Roses: problems and solutions ", Charles Quest Ritson, United Kingdom
10:40-11:20 Networking break
11:20-12:00 " A great taxonomist and the world's largest rose- a magical interaction", Viru and Girija Vivararaghavan, India
12:00-12:40 " On the origin of the Bourbon Roses ", Pascal Heitzler, France
12:40-12:50 Conclusion
Moderator: Behcet Ciragan, President Swiss Rose Friends, Swiss
12:50-13:00 Recommandations for the afternoon
13:15 Departure for HEX castle by bus from le Cercle Gaulois
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Afternoon: HEX castle and his magnificient rose gardens, lunch and visit
16:30 Departure for :
Option 1: ALDENBIESEN abbaye, visit
Option 2: WIDOOIE private estate and rose garden, visit
19:00 Return to Brussels
Free evening in Brussels
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(on invitation only- registration via Derek Lawrence)
19:30 WFRS Friends dinner, Betho castle- Tongeren
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Wednesday, June 7
Morning: Lectures at Cercle Gaulois, Brussels
07:30-08:30 Registration open
08:30-09:20 " Historical Roses in the Europa Rosarium Sangenhausen", Hella Brummer and Eilike Vemmer, Germany
09:20-10:00 " Rescue and preservation of varieties of interest", Paul Lefèbvre and Guillaume Le Texier, France
10:00-10:40 " André Dupont's rose herbarium (pre 1814) or the striy of a discovery", Vincent Derkenne, France
10:40-11:20 Networking break
11:20-12:00 " Roses in Bhutan", Prakash Sushil, India
12:00-12:40 " Project rescue- Saving the Heritage Roses of Aotearoa", Radka Murray, New Zealand
12:40-12:50 Conclusion
Moderator: Brigid Quest Ritson, UK
12:50-13:00 Recommandations for the afternoon
13:15 Departure for Meise by bus from le Cercle Gaulois
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Afternoon: MEISE botanical garden * WESPELAER arboretum and garden * CASTEELS rose nursery * dinner at VRIJBROEK domain
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Thursday, June 8
Morning: Lectures at Cercle Gaulois, Brussels
07:00 Registration open
07:30-09:15 Conservation & Heritage Committee meeting
09:15-09:20 Welcome to the conference
09:20-10:00 " Unique collection of Old Roses for the warm climate in Italy", Sergio Scudu, Italy
10:00-10:40 " The conservation of Heritage Roses", Michael Marriott, United Kingdom
10:40-11:00 " Rosedal Juana de Ibarbourou, Mondevideo's historic rose gardens '", Inés Diaz de Licandro, Uruguay
11:00-11:30 Networking break
11:30-12:10 " The unique beauty of old chines roses", Zhengzi Jian, China
12:10-12:50 " Rose social legacy", Lukasz Rojewski, Poland
12:50-13:20 Presentation of the WRC 2021
13:20-13:25 Conclusions and Recommandations for the afternoon
13:25-14:25 Lunch at Cercle Gaulois
14:30 Departure for Le Roeulx by bus from Cercle Gaulois
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Afternoon: LE ROEULX rose collection * Enghien city of Parmentier * free evening
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Friday, June 9
Morning:
08:00-09:30 (for those concerned) WFRS Executive Committee meeting
09:30 (for all) Departure by bus from the hotel Motel One
COLOMA rose garden visit and light lunch
Afternoon:
Option 1: Private gardens * Argentueil and short stop in Waterloo
Option 2: Brussels historical center * monuments
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20:00 the 15th Rose Heritage Conference Closing Dinner at Cercle Gaulois, Brussels
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Main tour participation fee (excluding hotel) is 520€/ Euros as Regular per person
Closing dinner is 65€ / Euros per person
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What’s Included​
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Two dinners
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Four lunches
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All sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities
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The transportation for the visits
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The support of the organization team, FCSS and ARDHJB
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The Hotel is not included in the participation fee. To be booked individually via the page "Hotels"
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More information: rosabelgica2023@gmail.com
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Pre-tour /
From June 2 to June 5, 2023
Optional Pre-tour in the North of the country
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Friday, June 2
Arrivals in Brussels* check in at hotel * free evening
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Saturday, June 3 (start 08:30am)
On the way to Bruges: day starts at 08:30am with a departure form Brussels' hotel for the visit of LENS rose producers in Oudenburg who grow more than 800 different varieties of roses * lunch at Ter Doest * garden of OOSTKERKE castle* guided walk in Bruges from Beguinhof to Adornes domain owned by Count and Countess de Limburg Stirum * dinner in the private owned castle of LOPPEM hosted by the family van Caloen* overnight at hotel in Gent
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Sunday, June 4
In the city of Ghent: visit of St Bavon cathedral and the Mystic Lamb paint by van Eyck with an art historian “flowers and plants in art” * the rose garden at House Beaucarme * visit of KORTRIJK rose garden * dinner at hotel Falligan - one of the most beautiful houses in Ghent* boat tour on the canals * overnight at hotel in Gent
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Monday, June 5 (end 05:00pm)
The beautiful landscapes of the rivers Lys and
Schelde * OOIDONK castle *park and castle of BEERVELDE * lunch at LAARNE castle * rose producers Van Sante * return to Brussels to be on time for the Opening ceremony - Meet and Greet.
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Pre-tour participation fee (excluding hotel) is 650€/ Euros per person.
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What’s Included​
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Two dinners
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Three lunches
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All sightseeing, entrance fees and gratuities
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The transportation for the visits
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The support of the organization team, FCSS and ARDHJB
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The Hotel is not included in the participation fee. To be booked individually via the page "Hotels"
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More information: rosabelgica2023@gmail.com
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Post-tour
From June 10 to 15
SWITZERLAND/ PROGRAMME UNDER CONSTRUCTION
